I know it's 49 degrees, but can I please share this list of flavors anyway? It's from the Molly Moon Ice Cream shop, scheduled to open in Wallingford (1622 1/2 N. 45th St.) on May 10, and I'm going even if the hail starts up again. (Free cones for kids from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.) Molly's flavor list includes honey lavender (using Vashon lavender), salted caramel, Vivace Coffee, balsamic strawberry... but she had me at "cardamom." Just as intriguing as the flavors is the news that Dana Cree, a chef who just gets more worth watching every year, will be making the toppings. Molly Moon is also going to offer two vegan sorbets.

And here's more great local ice cream news: Epicurean Empire, whose ice cream makers wowed us at the Ballard Farmers Market last year with flavors like sweet corn with a caramel swirl, will be back on May 24 -- and they've expanded! The ice cream guys will be at the University District Farmers Market as well as Ballard. Come July look for them at the Magnolia and Fremont markets too.

Do those flavors sound odd? Try out David Lebovitz's ice cream book to become an instant convert. I can attest from experience that the ability to appreciate inventions like cranberry sorbet in no way interfere with the capacity to enjoy a double-cone of Baskin-Robbins Rocky Road.