The Starter: Sundae, Chocolaty Sundae

Before there was Bi-Rite Creamery’s famous salted caramel ice cream, there was Michael Recchiuti’s equally famous burnt caramel ice cream (which used to be sold at Bi-Rite Market itself). Recchiuti’s ice cream is now available again, this time at the Chocolate Lab—the renowned chocolatier’s Dogpatch café, which is set to open just about now. This time it’s fashioned into a sundae designed for adults, topped with tuiles of chocolate, burnt caramel almonds and hazelnuts, cubes of toasted housemade marshmallows, and crunchy little chocolate-covered pearls, all served with a ready-to-pour mini-pitcher of warm, extra-bitter chocolate sauce. Your only job—if you can call it that—is to spoon it all up before it melts. 801 22ND ST. (AT TENNESSEE ST.), 415-489-2881