"They say spring is a time of optimism, and Mike Mitchell would agree. The rabid Cleveland Guardians fan also loves to wax poetic about his namesake ice cream, lauded as one of Ohio’s finest. Mitchell and his brother, Pete, founded Mitchell’s Homemade Ice Cream a quarter century ago and in 2014 transformed a weatherbeaten theater in Ohio City into a sparkling production and retail facility. It’s one of nine Mitchell’s locations sprinkled around northeast Ohio. The Ohio State University philosophy major brings an enlightened approach to the craft. “There’s a certain Platonic ideal for ice cream flavors, a taste image that you carry with you,” Mitchell says. “I’ve spent my adult life working on these flavors, and they’re all where I want them to be.”" - Wendy Pramik
