Ice Cream Man: A Memoir of Hollywood Heartbreak, Hard Passes, and Non-Vegan Deliciousness

The true story of how a failed Hollywood dream, a barely functional ice cream truck, and a series of terrible decisions somehow turned into a national brand—and nearly broke the man behind it

Joe Nicchi came to Los Angeles to be an actor. Ice cream was supposed to be a side hustle. Instead, it became a high-risk, debt-fueled experiment involving burned down trucks, failed inspections, and near fatal mechanical breakdowns. With the growing realization that, as the sole provider for a wife and...