Pistachio Squared

It took a long, long, long time for Brian to make a pistachio ice cream. So long, in fact, that when it appeared, the sandwich board outside proclaimed: “Finally!” Growing up, Brian hated nuts. And pistachios most of all. Anything crunchy and nutty was out of the question. He just couldn’t bring himself to spend the money or the time on a flavor of ice cream he knew he wouldn’t like. But Jackie, Lauren, and one out of every three customers kept badgering him. So eventually, almost two years