You only have to take a look around the famous art galleries of the world and you can see how food has influenced and inspired the creation of beautiful, fascinating and extraordinary artwork. Chefs from every nation also view cuisine as an art form and express this through the preparation, use of ingredients and the presentation of the dishes they design. The definition of cuisine is ‘a characteristic manner or style of preparing food’. Cooking is diverse in its flavors and tastes, not only does each country have its own national cuisine, so does every region within that country, and even families are known to have a special recipe that has been passed down through the generations. As travel to foreign countries becomes more accessible, part of the fun of travelling is to find out about other cultures and explore the regions cuisine, delighting in tastes and flavors never experienced before can help you to understand the country and its people. Travel also enables our taste buds to change, there was a time when eating pasta, Indian or Mexican food would be only for the adventuress, now it is easily accessible to most people. Cuisines are influenced ... [more..]

S’mores is the newest flavor creation that Crescent Ridge has added to their 31 flavors and it is available at the company’s Dairy Bars in Sharon (407 Bay Road) and Holbrook (176 South Franklin Street, Route 37) as well as through home delivery. S’mores was the winning flavor suggested by ice cream aficionados last summer during the “Create a Crescent Flavor” ice cream contest commemorating Crescent Ridge Dairy’s 75th year. S’mores is a chocolate based ice cream with a fudge swirl that runs throughout. Chunks of real graham crackers and real marshmallows are carefully churned in. “S’mores is absolutely delicious and reminds me of sitting around the old camp fire,” noted Mark Parrish, president of the family-owned Crescent Ridge Dairy. A Dairy of Distinction Crescent Ridge Dairy has been providing small batch milk and quality provisions to customers since 1932. Now serving more than 100 communities throughout the Boston area, Crescent Ridge Dairy provides the convenience, quality and customer care demanded in today’s busy lifestyles. Crescent Ridge is known for their creamy, delicious hormone (rBST) free milk in environmentally-friendly glass bottles. Over the years, Crescent Ridge’s home delivery product line has grown to include wholesome USDA Choice beef, all-natural chicken raised ... [more..]

DATELINE: BOSTON; BROOKLINE; JAMAICA PLAIN; NEWTON CENTRE; SOMERVILLE AND WEST ROXBURY, MA… The complimentary ice cream offer applies to frozen yogurt, sherbet, sorbet and lactose-free flavors and is available all day. Some stores are open until midnight, go to www.jplicks.com to check the hours. Special January flavors include Mint Oreo, Black Forest, Oreo Cake Batter and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip ice cream; Fresh Lemon sorbet; Pineapple sherbet; Chocolate Chocolate Chip frozen yogurt and Chocolate Pudding lactose-free ice cream. J.P. Licks is Kosher certified and proudly meets all the high quality standards pertaining to ingredients, production and store cleanliness. J.P. Licks can be found at Coolidge Corner, Davis Square, Mission Hill, Newbury Street, Newton Centre, West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. Interested in a semester of free ice cream? Sign up at JPLicks.com. The winner of a free semester of J.P. Licks ice cream will be drawn on February 29th. Congratulations go out to Lauren Kling, a Northeastern student, who won a semester of free ice cream in a previous contest. Best of Boston and Beyond For more than 25 years, J.P. Licks has been serving homemade ice cream and other specialties in their seven Kosher-certified shops in ... [more..]

Most people's idea of Italian cuisine is a combination of tortellini, minestrone, spaghretti, and lasagna. If you visit Italy with such an narrow view of Italian cuisine, you will be pleasantly surprised at the variety of food that the Italians eat. The reason for this variety is simple. Italy has nineteen regions, each with its distinct cuisine. In addition, Italian cuisine changes according to the seasons. Fresh ingredients are of utmost importance in an Italian kitchen. As a result, you will discover that the summer cuisine is different from the winter cuisine. North Italian Cuisine Usually, Americans are familiar with the part of Italian cuisine that is typical of north Italy. All the heavy dishes loaded with cheese and rich sauce comes from this reason. You will enjoy a stay in north Italy if you enjoy the Italian food available in America. Although you will be familiar with north Italian cuisine, you will still be surprised by the wonderful differences in authentic north Italian food and the Italian fare available in America. South Italian Cuisine The cuisine of south Italy is different. The people of south Italy use more fish in their diet. This variant of Italian cuisine is named "Mediterranean food." In ... [more..]