Damn you, New York Times Dining In! Did you have to tell me about Sheer Bliss? Florence Fabricant describes this new ice cream bar in delectable detail in Wednesday’s Food Stuff column:

“Sheer Bliss, an ice cream company in Hallandale Beach, Fla., now enrobes its ultra-rich pomegranate ice cream in good dark chocolate and sells these confections-on-a-stick in boxes of three. The somewhat tart flavor of the ice cream is perfectly balanced by its dark cloak.”

Last year, the big thing in fruit beverages was pomegranate juice. Ads for Pom popped up everywhere, touting the benefits of the antioxidant-rich juice. There was even a dark chocolate-coated Pom flavored ice cream bar, a tasty but slightly schizophrenic blend of antioxidants and trans fats.

Pom's been riding high, but açai (“ah-sigh-ee”,) a berry that grows wild in the Brazilian rainforest, packs such a nutritional punch it could knock Pom off its perch. The Açai Supercharger smoothie is a hot seller at Jamba Juice bars, and açai juices from Sambazon and Bossa Nova are available in stores.