I’ve never tried Pinkberry. Or Red Mango. Or the zillion other yogurt joints that seem to be required to put some combination of a fruit and a color in their name. Most frozen yogurt, honestly, kind of grosses me out. It always just tastes…fake. Good old dairy-aisle yogurt, on the other hand, I love. I grew up mixing honey, wheat germ and bananas into plain Dannon. Our fridge almost always has at least one container of Fage. I will try almost any yogurt that I can get my hands on.
I finally got a taste of the tart froyo after we moved here at a shop with erratic hours called Organic Yogurt. Later, I tried Allegria in Coconut Creek. In an attempt to corner the market on food trends of the past ten years, the store also sells cupcakes: a genius combination, as far as I’m concerned. Unfortunately, the cupcakes suck. The frozen yogurt, though, is dandy.
Over the weekend, a tart yogurt craving hit. We tried Organic Yogurt, only to discover a For Rent sign in the window. I fell asleep thinking about the creamy treat. The next day, out running errands, I figured I’d get my fix at Forty Carrots, the café inside Bloomingdale’s. It’s been a while since I’ve lived near a Bloomingdale’s, but I used to love getting a cup of yogurt and walking around the beauty floor. Forty Carrots, sadly, was out of the plain flavor and wasn’t sure when it would be back.
I picked up my phone and started googling. We drove out to a place that supposedly exists in West Boca and were met with another For Rent sign.
Today nothing was getting in my yogurt way. I found Lutz Delight (a hike, yes, but I was feeling adventurous). And? It was awesome. Yogurt nirvana: achieved. Now, how to convince the owners to open a shop in Boca?
I love tart frozen yogurt! and fage! you must try to find Liberte yogurt next :o)