"The origins of ice cream are both mythical and abstract,including legends attributing the invention of ice creamto the Chinese during the Tang Dynasty. Despite its unclearbeginnings, the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory (CICF) hasmade ice cream a tangible and undeniably delicious reality!By coalescing American’s most popular dessert withan exotic Chinese twist, Philip Seid demonstrates a uniqueentrepreneurship in establishing CICF. H...

"The origins of ice cream are both mythical and abstract,including legends attributing the invention of ice creamto the Chinese during the Tang Dynasty. Despite its unclearbeginnings, the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory (CICF) hasmade ice cream a tangible and undeniably delicious reality!By coalescing American’s most popular dessert withan exotic Chinese twist, Philip Seid demonstrates a uniqueentrepreneurship in establishing CICF. Having been inexistence for over 28 years, CICF stands today as oneof Chinatown’s oldest businesses, and is oftenreferred to as an unofficial landmark. CICF continuesits tradition of being a family run operation, with anew generation of Seid ice cream makers, including Philip’sdaughters Christina and Katherine. What’s the secretto our delectable frozen products? The answer is simple:ice cream making is in our genes."

By Christina Seid and Katherine Seid