Ever since I tried Sam Kopicko's caramel-y Vietnamese iced-coffee popsicles at Parallel 17 [2] last fall, I've been waiting for the former restaurant server to open her own ice cream shop. Last week, she did. Just a block north of Deluxe [3] and Beatrice and Woodsley [4], Sweet Action Ice Cream [5]--operated and owned by Kopicko and her boyfriend, Chia Basinger--serves up flavors to match last year's Asian-accented treats. My favorite is the smooth, creamy white Russian ice cream that tastes as if it has been poured from an old-fashioned glass straight into my biodegradable ice cream cup. But the baklava, swirled with huge chunks of honey pastry, and the vanilla porter, made with Breckenridge Brewery [6]'s dark suds, won kudos from my group. Even bigger props, though, go directly to Kopicko and Basinger, who work with Diamond D Dairy in Longmont and LoHi's Savory Spice Shop [7] for their ingredients, and whose modern shop is 100 percent wind-powered. 52 Broadway, 303-282-4645 Photo by Sarah Swartzendruber