What to know
- Dutch Dreams in Toronto claims it was Drake’s favourite spot for ice cream growing up in the city.
- The shop now features “Drake’s Chocolate Peanut Butter” in his honour.
- The Dutch ice cream shop owner recalls fond memories of serving the future superstar and his mother.
Before Drake put “Toronto on the map,” he was an ordinary Toronto-born child visiting his local ice cream shop, and the recent Iceman mania is sending fans back to the shop behind where the owners reminisced about serving him in his younger years.
Dutch Dreams has been a long-standing Dutch ice cream shop since the 1980s.
There are currently 36 flavours, all made with Kosher ingredients.
In an interview with @hushblankets on Instagram, owner Theo Aben shared fond memories of Drake as a kid.
“Drake grew up coming here when he was a little boy. This was his spot,” he said.
“He’s a Toronto kid,” Aben proudly added.
But he recalled a night when three famous actors were in the store. That same night, Drake’s mother was talking to Theo, shocked that such famous people visited that store, Aben said in the TikTok clip. Ironically enough, years later, her son is one of those famous people.
“Drake was a little boy back then. Look at what happened to Drake. He ended up being the most famous person on the planet,” he said.
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In honour of the Toronto rapper, Dutch Dreams has named Drake’s store-favourite flavour: peanut butter and chocolate, the “Drake’s Chocolate Peanut Butter.”
(Courtesy: Dutch Dreams)
“We’re just missing Drake standing right here,” he said.
Now Toronto contacted the shop/store for a comment, but did not hear back by the time of publication.
