The iconic DiCosmo's Italian Ices shop in Elizabeth sits at or near the top of just about every food critic or food lover's list of the best in New Jersey. The recipes haven’t changed in over a century. But some changes to the business are on the horizon. “I need to tell people, ‘This could be theirs,’” says co-owner Nancy DiCosmo.

Nancy and John DiCosmo own what is arguably the greatest Italian ice shop New Jersey has ever seen. But they say that it is time for someone else to take over the reins. “My husband and I are getting old,” Nancy says. “We’re just looking to retire.” John DiCosmo’s grandparents opened the shop 106 years ago. Many of the people who stopped by more than a century later, still say it is some of the best Italian ices that they have ever had.