Our Story

I think it’s fair to say most of us have childhood memories involving ice cream. For me, growing up in New Jersey, there were many. Hot summer weekends “down the shore,” walking along the boardwalk with a cone in hand, trying to eat it all before it melted down my arm. Making a trip back to New Jersey years later to that same roadside custard stand, only this time as a mom, and seeing my children’s eyes light up the way mine used to too as they were handed their ice cream. When looking back, these memories are never about how unique and artisanal the ice cream flavors were or how elaborately it was made and presented; they’re memories of quality times spent together with family and friends.

The idea for Countryside Cones didn’t come to fruition from any sort of background in the food industry (a pediatric ICU nurse by training; my husband, Chase, a physician). Frankly, we simply wanted an ice cream shop in the neighborhood for our three kids to enjoy as they grow up. We determined if no one else was going to open one, we were! Choosing Countryside Village was an easy decision for us by being within walking distance from schools, churches, our house and other surrounding neighborhoods landing us here in “the village.”