Kathy Reakes is reporting for the Northwest Dutchess Daily Voice Fortunes Ice Cream in the village of Tivoli, has the best ice cream in the state of New York, according to a report by "Food & Wine" magazine. The shop was opened just before the pandemic by Bard College graduates Brian Ackley and Lisa Farjam who had just moved back upstate from Brooklyn. Neither Ackley or Farjam are chefs or have restaurant experience, but Ackley was known to be a skilled 'recreational' ice cream maker. Fortunes now serves up cones with flavors such as rosewater pistachio and vegan chocolate, and more. All of the dairy and most of the ingredients used are from the Hudson Valley. The shop is open every weekend. Read the full story at dailyvoice [dot] com.