Couture Ice Cream

When restaurants chefs dream of ice cream, they imagine some pretty wild flavors ( two scoops of Blackberry Cabernet, please)—and only a handful of companies can make the concoctions a reality. Lucky for mere mortals, these manufacturers also sell their exotic creations to the public.

Créme Crémaillére

The company's flavors (Crème Brûlée, Franises des Bois, and Chocolate Suzette) are so French, it's hard to believe the husband-and-wife team Robert and Bobbie Meyzen is based in a New York farmhouse. Custom restaurants flavors include Molasses and Basil, and for a wedding, the dou paired Rose Petal ice cream with Mint sorbet (914-234-2736; frenchicecream.com)