{"id":308133,"date":"2026-05-25T17:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/308133\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T17:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:05:23","slug":"best-texas-restaurants-chefs-crowned-at-2026-tastemakers-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/308133\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Texas restaurants, chefs crowned at 2026 Tastemakers"},"content":{"rendered":"

A revered ice cream chain from Ohio has scooped into Hurst: Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream<\/a>, known for its many flavors, opened a location at 6100 Precinct Line Rd., Ste. 100, in Hurst on Thursday, May 21.<\/p>\n

Handel\u2019s was founded in 1945 in Youngstown, Ohio by Alice Handel, who started by making ice cream with fruit from her backyard; the company is said to still use her recipes.<\/p>\n

Ice cream in the Northeast is serious business, and Handel’s has a library of more than 100 flavors of ice creams, sorbets, and sherbets, with a minimum of 45 offered at each location. That includes your basic chocolate and vanilla but also unique options such as:<\/p>\n

Cherry Magnolia: black cherry ice cream with whole black cherries, brownie pieces and chocolate chipsMonkey Business: banana cake batter ice cream with bananas, caramel ripple, and brownie piecesBlue Monster: blue vanilla ice cream with Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookiesSpouse Like A House: malted vanilla ice cream with Reese\u2019s Peanut Butter ripple and chocolate-covered pretzelsMeri\u2019s Joy: coconut ice cream with toasted almonds and chocolate chipsThe menu<\/a> includes cones, dishes, pints & quarts, sundaes, shakes, “Hurricanes” (vanilla ice cream blended with mix-ins), and Handel Pops (ice cream dipped in chocolate and served on a stick.)<\/p>\n

\"Handel's Three overloaded cones at Handel’s Ice Cream. Photo courtesy of Handel’s <\/p>\n

The new shop is located near the Hurst Justice Center – maybe a good way to drown legal sorrows or deal with stress?<\/p>\n

The Hurst location is owned and operated by father-and-son team George and Cameron Summers, who are bringing a personal (and geographical) connection to the brand. The family lived for more than 20 years in Columbiana County, Ohio \u2014 not far from Handel’s original hometown of Youngstown \u2014 where the ice cream chain was a longtime family favorite.<\/p>\n

The owners say in a release that their affection for Handel’s even extended to Cameron’s wedding, where the ice cream was served to guests.<\/p>\n

“It has always been my dream to own something authentic with unbeatable quality,” says Cameron Summers in the release. “After seeing the reaction to Handel’s at my own wedding, we knew we had to bring this experience to Hurst. We aren’t just opening a shop; we’re building a destination for families and friends to come together and make memories.”<\/p>\n

Cameron brings six years of franchise experience with Wingstop, where he focused on customer service and team training. George, a veteran and longtime physical therapy business owner, brings nearly three decades of experience operating a local business and serving the community.<\/p>\n

According to the release, the 1,850-square-foot scoop shop features a rotating selection of 48 flavors, ranging from classic favorites to innovative seasonal creations, as well as pickup and delivery through DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Postmates, and catering services.<\/p>\n

The shop is open daily from 11 am-10 pm.<\/p>\n

Handel’s has over 175 locations across 20 states; Hurst is the fourtth Tarrant County location, after shops in Arlington<\/a>, Burleson<\/a>, and Southlake.The Fort Worth area has become a hot destination for out-of-town ice cream chains lately: Portland-based Salt & Straw<\/a> will open in the city’s Near Southside on Friday, May 22. It follows the recent opening of Pennsylvania-based Bruster’s Real Ice Cream<\/a> and Massachusetts-based The Scoop N Scootery<\/a>, both in the Alliance area. Ohio-based Whit’s Frozen Custard<\/a> also just made its Texas debut in Aledo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A revered ice cream chain from Ohio has scooped into Hurst: Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, known for its…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":308134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[2808,116,118,117,354,64856,27],"class_list":["post-308133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-chefs","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-restaurants","tag-tastemaker-awards","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}