Oh Carmela!

The car temperature registered 90 degrees today when the girls finished their two hour long violin practice at the conservatory.  It didn't feel particularly hot outside, but it gave us an excuse to try the newly opened Carmela Ice Cream shop in Pasadena.  They are justifiably famous for their exquisite small batch ice creams with flavors developed from seasonal farmer's market produce. We got there in time to line up for tastings; Meyer lemon & olive oil, chocolate sorbet, dark chocolate & cocoa nibs, and salted caramel.  I chose salted caramel and the girls got chocolate sorbet and the dark chocolate cocoa nibs.  WOW!!!! My salted caramel ice cream was the best thing I have tasted in months.  If you love the Little Flower Candy Company fleur de sel caramels, this is the ice cream for you. The Meyer lemon was really beautiful, as was the chocolate & cocoa nibs. There were no seatings in the store and the sidewalk was burning hot, so we got into the car, turned on the AC, and ate our ice cream in contemplative silence. I am so glad that my friend and trainer Osha added another day to her core class because I have a feeling this will be  a regular haunt.  So run, don't walk to Carmela...that way you can have an extra scoop.

Update: We went back the following day to try out the other flavors we were obsessing about. I got cardamom, Sophie had brown sugar and vanilla, and Holly got the lavendar honey.  They were all freaking awesome.  And we also brought home a quart of salted caramel for Paul.  Houston, we could have problem here.


Carmela Ice Cream