Marcus Purtzki’s Made By Marcus is a micro-creamery specializing in small batch, locally-made artisanal ice cream. The key ingredient that gives Marcus’ ice cream its creamy texture is egg. Marcus initially ran a macaron-making business, which required large quantities of egg whites for the macaron cookies’ meringue exteriors. Marcus decided to turn the remaining egg yolks into ice cream. Order up a scoop (or two) or purchase a pint to go.
Previously available at various shops around the city, Made by Marcus recently unveiled its own “microcreamery” on 17th Avenue Southwest. The artisanal ice cream shop serves unusually tasty flavours such as dulce banana walnut, lemon curd and wild raspberry. The shop’s seasonal flavour rotation keeps visitors guessing, and fruity, dairy-free sorbet flavours are available.