Instead, I have seen a few new frozen yogurt establishments pop up whose products I’ve sampled and been disheartened.  A place near where I used to work sold Yolato.  I swear I am not lying when I say it tasted exactly like Lemon Pledge.  Not that I eat Lemon Pledge… but when I used to, it could have passed for the product Yolato claims is frozen yogurt.  I was disappointed to say the least.

Some friends recommended other places I should try, namely Pinkberry and Red Mango.  There happens to be one of each adjacent to each other on 14th St. and 6th Ave., so one day I decided to check them both out.  First I stopped at Red Mango; a friend had recently raved about the place. I never purchase without sampling and though it was definitely better than the Lemon Pledge, I didn’t like it enough to buy any.  I moved on.

I had heard and read a lot about Pinkberry, and as I approached the counter I felt pretty confident I was going to leave with some frozen yogurt and ordered a sample of vanilla; but I just didn’t like it. One particular brand that I do like that no one else seems to is Smoochies.  Then too, sometimes you can still find the ol’ Columbo standby at a deli or salad bar. Needless to say, the quest goes on – to be continued…