Banana walnut ice cream with truffle chocolate cookies on the side at Feast located at 3719 East Speedway Boulevard. Photo taken: Tuesday November 11, 2014 Photo by: Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star

$7, 3719 E. Speedway, 326-9363, eatatfeast.com

Ice cream is a year-round treat when you live in the desert. In winter, you just opt for comforting, hearty spices, says Feast ownerΒ Doug Levy. Here, everyone in the kitchen fights to create the creamy confections. The restaurant’s small batch β€” just two quarts at a time from the Italian-made Musso Pola β€” ice cream starts with a cooked base of egg yolks and cream and comes in ever-changing, inventive flavors: chocolate-cabernet-fig, tomato-pear, coffee-cardamom, even beet. A must on the side: the truffle chocolate cookie (65 cents).


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