Salted caramel or double ginger? Butter pecan or baby coconut? Tough calls face ice cream lovers enjoying an explosion of artisan creameries and gelaterias across the West. Handcrafted ice cream is frozen in tiny lots, often with in- season local fruit and nuts, fine organic chocolate, real vanilla beans, and uncommon flavorings (cardamom–orange peel, anyone? SUB ZERO ICE CREAM Orem, Utah. Fruit punch, cake batter—frozen with liquid nitrogen while you watch. (801) 434-4475, www.subzeroicecream.com.