Last summer, I prioritized trying as many offbeat ice cream flavors as possible. From dark chocolate tinted with chile pepper to boozy mint chocolate to wasabi, this experiement concluded with a whole-hearted embrace of this summertime staple’s versatility. However, even that experience couldn’t have prepared me for the unorthodox flavor I stumbled across this year….
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Ice Cream Without Boundaries Part 4: Charlie’s Ice Cream
If there’s one thing all “college towns” have in common, it’s the presence of student-friendly eateries easily accessible from campus. As a SNHU alumnus, I can safely say that Manchester has several, but among the oldest and most popular is the Puritan Backroom. The reason is twofold: there’s a buzzing takeout window in addition to…
Ice Cream Without Boundaries Part 2: Holy Cow
We’ve all heard the phrase “It’s the journey, not the destination,” but sometimes, the destination really is the root of all happiness. Case in point: You’re in need of something while in an unfamiliar area, so you wander aimlessly, whether on foot, by car or otherwise, hoping to spot that restroom, gas station or bakery…
Ice Cream Without Boundaries Part 1: Mount Desert Island Ice Cream
Now that summer solstice is behind us, the dawn of the season is upon us, and that means clusters of people lingering by ice cream shops, stands and carts. Add an unforgiving heat wave plaguing both the east and west coasts to the equation, and the allure of everyone’s favorite frozen treat becomes flat-out feverish….
Quell the Heat with South Asian Kulfi
The dawn of summer is approaching at rapid speed, and many of us are ready to live a little more this year after the abomination of 2020. It’s the season of beach umbrellas swaying in the breeze, grilled meat perfuming the air and, most iconically, ice cream dripping off of sugar cones in the hot…
Angelo’s Amore Churns Italian-Inspired Ice Cream in the Newmarket Mills
A summer in New England simply isn’t complete without several trips to a local ice cream shop. Few activities speak more quintessentially of summer than fighting off the heat with a hefty scoop of freshly churned frozen dairy. Nearly every town in the granite state has a parlor that the community holds dear. Toward the…
Cado Avocado Ice Cream: Is It Worth Eating?
There are two types of people in this world: those that believe avocadoes are what makes life worth living and those that believe that they are overrated beyond belief. I sit comfortably in the former category, so my ears perked up when I first realized that avocado ice cream was a thing that exists on…