Doug Quint is part bassoonist, part ice cream man. And not just any old ice cream man at that. He and boyfriend Bryan Petroff launched the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, a venture that's blown up beyond what they ever imagined. With the help of Twitter (they have over a thousand followers to whom they tweet toppings of the day, truck location and solicit suggestions), the truck has become a bit of a summer hotspot to those seeking both a good cone and some good humor.

Quint jokes with his customers while serving up soft serve concoctions, $3 for standard cones and toppings and $4 for premium toppings such as ginger cookies, wasabi pea dust, dulce de leche, nilla wafers, pumpkin butter, curried coconut, cocoa nibs, cayenne and Nutella. The newest concoction is a "choinkwich," an ice cream sandwich made with chocolate ice cream, cookies, Nutella and caramelized bacon for which he only offered to his Twitter followers, selling out despite not putting it on the menu.

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