Times change. As a kid, the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough at Baskin Robbins was the pinnacle of all things dessert. That freezer-burnt, rock-hard scoop of goodness on top of a cheap, crumbly cake cone…
Those were innocent times. Then came college, and ventures into Wallingford, and a little magic something called Fainting Goat Gelato. Embarrassingly, I’ll admit that it first caught my attention through a sweet Groupon deal. But this small, family-owned store had a draw of its own.
Fainting Goat is the dream shop of couple Yalcin and Sevim Ataman, hailing all the way from the faraway city of İzmir, Turkey. In 2009, they brought their talents to Wallingford, with all three of their daughters lending a helping hand. Almost as remarkable as the Atamans’ journey is their signature flavor: Goat Milk Mastic. I know, I know—Goat Milk what? It’s a flavor I would wager can’t be found anywhere else in the state, or even the country.
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