"The whimsy and absurdity distilled in this dessert reads like a narwhal on acid. The people making it actually let us put gummy bears in a cloud of cotton candy, or perch them on a mountain of pink and purple soft serve. Peel away the cotton candy to reveal a sugar cone wrapped in a paper that reads – we shit you not – JOY. "
Verdict: Scarf! |
"These CandyLand-eyed folks last year introduced pastel ice cream scoops, topped with Fruity Pebbles cereal, and wrapped in cotton candy as hardy as attic insulation. This year’s Lisa Frank-ian experiment is equally sweet, equally Instagram ready: It’s a swirling cloud of pink pillow with a twist of raspberry and cotton-candy soft serve ice cream." |
"SM: GET IT: JOY, pure joy. DW: GET IT. If for no other reason than to be the hero who walks through the Grandstand holding the physical embodiment of a 6-year-old's Willy Wonka fever dream. Also, it's good." |