Before Ed Cornell took the reins of the revived Cafe Tropical , he was one half of Milk Cult , a beloved ice cream brand on the East Coast. Now he is bridging those two worlds by launching seasonal ice cream at the Cuban cafe. Located at the intersection of Sunset and Silver Lake Boulevard, Cafe Tropical opened in 1975 as Tropical Ice Cream and Bakery. Legend has it that it had the first espresso machine in Los Angeles. While electricity for the soft serve machine is being installed at the cafe, Ed shops for blackberries from Tamai Family Farms and crimson rose apricots from Juicy Fruit Farms. He'll slow roast them with turbinado sugar and lemon juice to serve with vanilla soft serve. Ed says that making soft serve from scratch can be difficult to pull off as it produces a higher fat con

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