Ice Cream Flavors Go Wild! Meet The New Queen of Ice Cream

Ice Cream Flavors Go Wild! Meet The New Queen of Ice Cream

June 19, 2026 · 59 min

About this episode

Lokelani Alabanza discusses her innovative ice cream flavors and culinary experiences.

Lokelani Alabanza has created over 300 wildly inventive ice cream flavors. She shares the triumphs (strawberry pretzel salad), the disasters (barbecue) and the flavors she still hopes to bring to life (…crystal store?!). Plus, Mindy Merrell and R.B. Quinn share how country and bluegrass music stars contributed to the rise of self-rising flour; Will Coley travels to Palermo to sample pastries invented by Sicilian nuns, from the Triumph of Gluttony to the Chancellor’s Buttocks; and Linda Tay Esposito takes us on a tour of Penang. Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify

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