The weather may seem like March, but it's almost June, with July on the way. Perhaps the best way to get the sun to shine is to tempt it with one of our favorite summer pastimes: ice cream.
Morelli's Gourmet Ice Cream
749 Moreland Ave., S.E., 404-622-0210, www.morellisicecream.com
Want funky flavors? Morelli's has 'em, from sweet corn (which tastes like the ice cream version of my grandmother's scrumptious creamed corn) to coconut jalapeño. But you can also get your old-fashioned ice cream game on big time with dulce de leche and plain old strawberry. All the flavors, from East Indian kulfi to mint chocolate, are house-spun and full of fresh, creamy fun. Dessert crepes, malts and frappes are sweet alternatives to the cone.
Rita's
Midtown Promenade Shopping Center, 931 Monroe Drive N.E., Atlanta. 404-816-6617, www.ritasice.com (other locations in Peachtree City, Marietta, Dunwoody and Athens)
OK, it's a Philly-based chain. I know. But sometimes I crave the Philly-style ices and soft-serve ice cream like ... well ... like something really worth craving. The best? The "blendini," a super-swirled concoction that mixes an Italian-style ice flavor together with one of the frozen custards and a cookie (Oreos or vanilla wafers). The creamy, icy combo makes the novel idea of cookies-n-cream seem as old-style as Betty Boop.
Yoforia
1402 N. Highland Ave., Suite 7, Atlanta. (Other locations inside Perimeter Mall and Windward Parkway in Alpharetta.) 404-685-3747, yoforia.com
So maybe you're dreaming that it's going to get warm enough to swim. That means you'll need a bathing suit. It's hard to reconcile your suit with the frozen treat cravings you're experiencing. The answer: frozen yogurt of the Yoforia kind. This stuff is so 1975: one spoonful and you're at the mall, getting a layered cut and buying a bottle of Charlie's cologne. Top the original flavor with fresh fruits like pineapple, blueberries and mango, or Fruity Pebbles and some chewy gems of sticky mochi. Then get in the pool. Guilt-free.
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