Lick Ice Cream

Small-batch ice cream maker Lick plans to open a location in Broad Ripple.

Beat the heat in the sweetest way at these cool temples of Moose Tracks and orange sherbet, from the tiniest roadside stands to the prettiest parlors.

From French vanilla to French Violet, here are the homegrown flavors to try when the forecast is sunny with a chance of sprinkles.

Five things we’re currently craving.

Cool treats.

Another Scarlet Lane location, and more hours to belly up to The Lemon Bar.

Sign us up for cocktail camp and Piggy Paté.

The James Beard nominees are announced, as well as an opening date for The Owner’s Wife.

Gourmet ice cream. Barrel-aged coffee. A week’s worth of dishes from Rook. Here, our list of the food and drink that made this city great this year.

Who better to help us review 30-plus ice creams from parlors across the city than a distinguished panel of experts: the Hancock County dairy club, whose members range from ages 5 to 14.

So you’ve munched on corn at the Indiana State Fair and had your mouth set afire by a certain shrimp-cocktail sauce. But what are the modern-day rites of passage? We have answers.

Think you love food? These fans of flavor display their food-related tattoos and explain the significance behind them.

A San Francisco native opens an ice cream shop that doubles as a family-friendly hangout.

Lick’s creamy root beer vanilla bean ice cream from Eggshell Bistro (51 W. City Center Dr., Carmel, 317-660-1616), served in an old-fashioned parfait glass with tiny, cute spoons. The vanilla beans give the treat a true flavor boost.

Ice cream always hits the spot in the throes of summer. At the Broad Ripple Farmer’s Market, relief comes in the form of Lick Ice Cream, a gourmet stand started by Meredith Kong and Kelly Beerbower, two sisters with no culinary background but a knack for off-the-wall flavor combinations like Gorgonzola-Praline, Rosemary-Olive Oil, and Milk Chocolate with Honey Goat Cheese. (Traditionalists can order more mainstream f