I scream, you scream

This is another sort of news: ice cream news.

I usually slouch over to Ici, or stop at Dreyer’s if I’m heading that way. Now I see a new player on the scene, at the Sunday market at the Claremont DMV.

OK, it’s sorbet, not ice cream, but still, take a look at the flavors…

A good day for a malted

This hardly qualifies as news, but with such a heat wave, my thoughts turn to malted milkshakes.

As a relatively new North Oakland resident (less than a year), I haven’t tried too many places yet, so I’m open to suggestions.

The best, but least traditional, I’ve had so far was at Ici. OK, that’s Elmwood, but let’s stretch a point. They were very generous with the malt, but it was pretty small.

I had one at the Smokehouse, on Woolsey and Telegraph, that was fine, but nothing special.

The one I had at Barney’s, on College, came with the extra in the metal cup, or bowl, or whatever that is, which is very nice because it stays cold. Plus it’s fun to top up.

I think perhaps Dreyer’s has only milkshakes? I did have a milkshake there, and I can’t imagine I would have passed up malt if it had been available.