Carmela Ice Cream

The ever-popular Carmela—which is also sold in a few specialty food shops around LA—rides the locavore trend by incorporating fresh herbs and seasonal fruit into flavors like Rose Petal and Spiced Strawberry sorbet. Three locations—Pasadena, Beverly Grove and Woodland Hills—offer sweet-toothed Angelenos the chance to sample a few favorites before choosing a flavor (or two) to be placed atop a cone or wedged between two cookies for an ice cream sandwich. We're partial to the salted caramel and Intelligentsia espresso.