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Spread Joy

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Our Story

Nightingale was born in the food-centric city of Richmond, VA & grew out of a love for bringing great tastes to the community. Influenced by the ever-creative chefs, artists, musicians & culture creators in our city, Nightingale is built on the idea of making something you’re proud of and sharing it with the ones around you.

 

Founder & Veteran, Hannah Pollack, & her husband, Xavier Meers, both professional chefs, met in the kitchen & bonded over their love for spreading joy through food. During a 5 year restaurant run together, Hannah created the first Nightingale ice cream sandwich as a menu dessert option. Gaining almost instant popularity, Hannah & Xavier were soon filling ice cream sandwich orders for markets, restaurants and events all over town.  Shortly thereafter, they left the restaurant kitchen behind to fully embark on their new venture—one born from a love of their culinary crafts, classic desserts & each other.


Handcrafted in small batches, Nightingale ice cream sandwiches are made with a 14% butterfat ice cream, fresh baked cookies & homemade inclusions. Unique & gourmet in nature, they cannot be compared to any other ice cream novelty, evoking tastes of childhood with new-age sophistication.

Inspired by making people smile, we have one simple goal: to spread joy & eat ice cream.

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in the press

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Oprah Daily

July "O" List Made in America

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Washingtonian

People Are Really Hyped Up...

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Richmond Biz Sense

Nightingale Flies into Walmart

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New York Post

Nicky Hilton's Guide to...

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Pop Sugar

Best Ice Cream For...

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Fodor's Travel

10 Gourmet Ice Creams...

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CBS 6

Delivering Happiness

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Style Weekly

Richmond's Nightingale...

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RVA Living

Cool Down w. Nightingale

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Matador Network

Must Try Food & Drink

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Paste Magazine

Ice Cream As An Art Form

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Richmond Times Dispatch

Nightingale x Nicky Hilton

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LifeSavvy

Viral Ice Cream Sandwiches

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Fortune

8 Ice Cream Brands...

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Eater DC

Epic Ice Cream Sandwiches in...

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Richmond Mag

A Cool Coincidence

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Let's Eat RVA

Stay Cool in The Heat

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NBC 12

Where to Find Nightingale

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RVA Mag

Recreating a Classic

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Guest of a Guest

Nicky Hilton's Ice Cream Collab

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NBC 12

Nightingale x Duke's Mayo

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Richmond Mag

In Freezers Near You

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BRIDES

Everything You Need to...

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Spoon University

Nightingale Ice Cream...

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Made in Virginia

2017 Award Overall Winner

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Richmond Times Dispatch

Soft (serve) at Heart

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CBS 6

Flying into Local Markets

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Big Spoon Co

Nightingale Took Flight

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