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Start at Rittenhouse Tavern with a burger and fries, followed by a talk and ice cream tasting led by Eric Berley of Franklin Fountain. (Photo by D. Swanson for GPTMC)

Summer’s favorite trio of treats — burgers, fries and ice cream — makes an appearance at the Philadelphia Art Alliance, Rittenhouse’s historic institution dedicated to the advancement and appreciation of innovative contemporary art, for a special evening with Franklin Fountain’s Eric Berley and his event “The Craft of Ice Cream,” Thursday, July 26.

Beginning with an optional burger and fries dinner, tickets are $35 (drinks not included) and grab you a 5:30 p.m. reservation at Rittenhouse Tavern, the Art Alliance’s restaurant serving contemporary American fare from Chef Nicholas Elmi.

If you’re skipping dinner and heading straight for dessert, admission is a cool $20 and buys you a front row seat to Berley’s ice cream chat and tasting from 7-8:30 p.m.

With the combination of Ben Franklin’s invention of ice cream in 1787 and Franklin Fountain’s nod to the forgotten flavors of Philly’s past, “The Craft of Ice Cream” will prove to be an interesting history tale of sweets in addition to a heat-beater thanks to each tasty sprinkle-covered lick.

The Craft of Ice Cream at the Philadelphia Art Alliance
Where: 251 S. 18th Street
When: Thursday, July 26, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $35 dinner and admission; $20 admission only
More info: www.philartalliance.org