9 Desserts to Chill Out With

by Natasha Wolff | September 7, 2016 12:00 pm

1. GELATI E SORBETTI – Osteria Morini (New York)[1]

Bursts of color and flavor come together at Osteria Morini in NYC with their Gelati e Sorbetti in flavors like stracciatella, olive oil lemon, espresso vanilla, salted caramel strawberry and lemon basil.

Photo provided by Osteria Morini. Photo by Anthony Jackson.

2. NECTARINE SORBET- The Perennial (San Francisco)[2]

Sweetly tucked into a cone, the Nectarine Sorbet with chicory root toffee and vanilla tarragon at The Perennial in San Francisco is a delightful way to end a delicious meal.

Photo provided by The Perennial.

3. GELATO – SRV (Boston)[3]

Three scoops is better than one at SRV in Boston, with flavors like vanilla bean, stracciatella, dark chocolate and mascarpone, for a cool and sweet treat.

Photo provided by SRV. Photo by Morgan Ione Yeager.

4. MANJARI CHOCOLATE GANACHE – Ela (Philadelphia)[4]

Dig into a rich twist on a cold dessert at Ela in Philadelphia, where toasted almond, ginger-macerated strawberry and rhubarb sorbet come together perfectly for an unforgettable end to a meal.

Photo provided by Ela.

5. OEUFS À LA NEIGE – Brindille (Chicago)[5]

The Oeufs à la Neige (“snow eggs” in French) at Brindille in Chicago is made with refreshing ruby red grapefruit, thyme granité (a semi-frozen dessert made from sugar, water and different flavorings) and Aperol (an Italian aperitif made of bitter orange).

Photo provided by Brindille. Photo by Ryan Beshel.

6. DRESSED-UP SCOOPS – Quality Meats (New York)[6]

In NYC, Quality Meats’ array of fun ice cream flavors, including burnt marshmallow, cookie monster, brown butter pecan pie, and coffee and donuts — which can all be topped with chocolate, caramel or butterscotch sauce — make it tough to decide which way you want to cool down.

Photo provided by Quality Meats.

7. SOFT SERVE – Doi Moi (Washington D.C)[7]

Southeast Asian-inspired Doi Moi in Washington D.C. churns out incredible soft serve ice cream — available by the cone or cup — in flavors that change weekly.

Photo provided by Doi Moi.

8. CARAMEL PROFITEROLES — Grill 23 & Bar (Boston)[8]

Grill 23 & Bar knows how to do dessert right with its Caramel Profiteroles made with coffee ice cream and candied almonds — an unbeatable way to beat the heat and get your sweet fix.

Photo provided by 23 Grill & Bar.

9. VARIOUS DESSERTS – Casa Luca (Washington D.C.)[9]

Casa Luca knows how to bring the heat in the kitchen and cool things down with lots of sweet dessert options, including a summer cherry cassata (fruity Italian sponge cake), tasty bomboloni (Sicilian doughnuts), plus a selection of homemade gelato and sorbeto.

Photo provided by Casa Luca.