Eat In. Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream.

I'm not sure if there's anything better then really good ice cream. There are some things that come close, but a scoop of amazing ice cream can make my day.

At a friend's house recently I saw the amazing funky flavors of Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream in the freezer. There was the seasonal sweet corn with black raspberry, dark chocolate, and "Mackenzie Creamery Goat Cheese with Roasted Red Cherries."

All were amazingly creamy, sweet, and very unique in flavor. The sweet corn was surprisingly sweet and creamy, and there was the barely detectable hint of its origin as an ear of corn.

Jeni's has other interesting ice cream combinations like Queen City Cayenne, Bangkok Peanut, and Wildberry Lavender. Their current seasonals also include Backyard Mint and Brown Butter Almond Brittle. Some Backyard Mint sounds amazing after a grilling dinner outdoors in our last few nights of summer.

These aren't exactly cheap though, being shipped in from Ohio. Jeni's sells at 4 pints for $48, or 6 for $68.

-- Lauren Williams

Eat Out. Manhattan Beach Creamery.

Now that the sunny California summer is starting to appear, it's the perfect time to get some delicious hand-crafted ice cream and the Manhattan Beach Creamery serves up classic and creative flavors that are delicious.

MB Creamery is a vintage-looking ice cream shop, with memorabilia from Manhattan Beach's early days as a beach community. The ice cream here is really extraordinary, probably because its extremely creamy.

Some of their flavors include root beer, cotton candy, Nutella, and Apple Blackberry Sherbet. This place can take any flavor and make it delicious. I usually am not keen on bubble gum flavor, but the one here is excellent.

Since it's so close to the Manhattan Beach Pier I like picking up a scoop and taking a walk on the pier -- to me that's an ideal summertime afternoon.

Manhattan Beach Creamery is located at 1120 Manhattan Ave.

-- Lauren Williams