I enjoyed a hot fudge sundae on butter pecan ice cream and a cup coffee this afternoon ... yep, before dinner. (They say life short so you should eat desert first.)
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Great Lakewood story ... In 1935, Mike Malley dreamed the American Dream: owning a business. It was the middle of the Great Depression. One in five American workers were unemployed. Nearly half the banks open for business in 1929 had closed, taking with them $2 billion in customer deposits. But Albert Martin Malley’s dream burned hot inside him, compelling him to chase it. He had worked in a chocolate store as a boy in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He had learned to create wonderful chocolates using a simple copper pot over an open flame. He had seen delight come to the faces of customers as they tasted those treats. Now he wanted to see it over and over again!
A Family Affair from the Beginning in 1935
Having no money, he borrowed $500.00. With half of the money, he rented and fixed up a small store and living quarters at Lewis Drive and Madison Avenue in Lakewood. He moved his young family into the back rooms. With the remaining $250.00, he bought the materials and supplies needed to become a Chocolatier and Ice Cream Concoctioner.
Albert, better known as Mike, was in business. Mike's love of chocolate and his ice cream "creativity" brought in customers. His wife, Jo, saw to it that the bills were paid on time, which brought respect in the business community.
Read more at their website: http://www.malleys.com/our-history
Congrats, Malley's. I'll see you someday soon before dinner!