I’ve pulled a few of my favorite press clippings that cover everything from Sugar Hill Creamery to some of the exhibitions I’ve curated.
Photo: Sofia Benitez
New York Art Museums and Ice Cream Shops: A Guide to Perfect Pairings
By Andrew Russeth
In April 2019, Sugar Hill Creamery collaborated with Studio Museum director Thelma Golden on a flavor called Golden Chai, which was just the latest in a string of intriguing offerings that husband-and-wife Nicholas Larsen and Petrushka Bazin Larsen (an alum of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum and the Laundromat Project) have been cooking up since 2017. Other gems—with names that exhibit Duchamp-worthy wordplay—are…
Photo: Clay Williams
Grub Street: Meet the Harlem Couple That Chased Their Dream to Open NYC’s Most Charming New Scoop Shop (August 7, 2016)
By Sierra Tishgart
At some point, everyone fantasizes about dropping everything to open an ice-cream shop, a small place where the main concern is whether there’s enough salted caramel on hand to get through a busy Saturday night. Very few people actually do it, of course, but the city’s newest shop is exactly that kind of project. Nick and Petrushka Larsen are the couple behind Sugar Hill Creamery…
amNew York: Sugar Hill Creamery aims to foster sweet connections among Harlemites (July 11, 2019)
By Courtney Iseman
Thomforde’s ice cream shop and soda fountain stood on the corner of 125th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue from 1903 to 1983. Those who lived in Harlem during that time are probably aware of its status as a local gathering place.
Petrushka Bazin Larsen and her husband, Nick Larsen, learned about it from Harlemites in the years before the couple opened Sugar Hill Creamery in 2017…
Grub Street: Where to Eat Ice Cream in New York Right Now (August 7, 2019)
By Nikita Richardson
Get ice cream with a side of Harlem culture at Sugar Hill Creamery. In Harlem, stop by the corner of Malcolm X Boulevard and West 119th Street for a scoop or two from Sugar Hill Creamery. The family-owned establishment will…
AFAR Magazine: For a Taste of the Real Harlem, Eat Where the Locals Eat (September 19. 2019)
By Khalid Salaam
Sugar Hill Creamery exists in a nexus between old-school neighborhood ice cream shops and the “we will travel the Earth for every ingredient possible” culinary ambition. This high-mindedness somehow escapes the bougie traps that could befall such a venture…
Photo: Buck Ennis
Crain’s: A seat at the table (February 11, 2018)
By Cara Eisenpress
In July Nicholas Larsen and Petrushka Bazin Larsen opened Sugar Hill Creamery in a 500-square-foot shop on Lenox Avenue. Lines for their ice cream ran down the block until they sold out, every day for two weeks…
'Our City' Exhibit Delves into NYC Neighborhood Ties (March 16, 2016)
By Diana Kim
Whether it's Park Slope, Williamsburg, the Upper West Side or Tribeca, we all identify with the unique NYC neighborhoods we call home.
New York City is comprised of numerous diverse neighborhoods each with its own characteristic buildings, vibe and mix of people. A new exhibit called Our City at the Brooklyn Children's Museum features…
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum: How do you spell G-E-N-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N to a 5-year-old? (April 4, 2016)
By Brooklyn Reader
Gentrification. It’s not just a “Brooklyn thing;” it’s become a national phenomenon, spreading like a virus through most major cities and some suburban communities across the country. The socio-economic impact of gentrification on a community speaks to overall equity in opportunity and choice— not only where people are able to live, but also and ultimately, their quality of life.
As communities across Brooklyn continue to develop at breakneck speed, how should its resident begin addressing the changes happening around them, and at what point should the conversations begin?…
Just Opened: An Interactive Exhibit Just For City Kids (March 13, 2016)
By rtyuliyageikhman
Most of the great exhibits at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum would work just about anywhere: kids can learn about nature, other cultures, splash and run around in the Totally Tots area. But with its new exhibit “Our City”, the museum gets hyper-local and enlists the work of seven NYC area artists to help visiting families start a conversation about New York’s communities, the people who live in them, and how the city is changing…
Must Do: Our City at Brooklyn Children's Museum (March 20, 2016)
By Stephanie Barnhart
Living in a big city may be exciting, but it's our local neighborhood communities that keep us connected. Inside the new exhibit, Our City, at the Brooklyn Children's Museum (open through September 4), you'll get an interactive look at how six different local contemporary artists help shape their own communities and portray the people who live in them…
Go "camping" at Brooklyn Children's Museum's cool new exhibit! (December 28, 2016)
By Allie Early
While summer camp season won't be here for quite a while, your kids can experience "Wilderness Camp" at Brooklyn Children's Museum for an exciting adventure right here in town. On the second floor of the Museum, you'll find an interactive exhibit inspired by Tatfoo Tan, whose work examines our relationship with nature.
"Wilderness Camp" offers opportunities to try camp-worthy activities, like…