Wes + Kristen Bechtel

During his senior year of college, Wes Bechtel ditched class one day and learned how to make ice cream from an episode of Alton Brown’s Food Network show, Good Eats. He graduated college, got a real job in the corporate world, and did a lot of experimenting with ice cream recipes before launching Boombalatti’s in 2015. Kristen’s part time job at a Dairy Queen as a teenager probably made her more qualified to run the business, but together they have built a loyal following of ice cream lovers with their mix of classic and funky flavors. With three area locations and a VW bus named Sprinkles for events, life couldn’t be sweeter.