MASSACHUSETTS \u2014 Don’t let the mac and cheese ice cream fool you, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is more than just a gimmick.<\/p>\n
Take their ongoing expansion as evidence of that, with the company’s latest shop opening in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood next week.<\/p>\n
Van Leeuwen opened in Chestnut Hill earlier this year, and will open doors at the latest Massachusetts shop on Thursday.<\/p>\n To celebrate opening day, Van Leeuwen will offer $1 scoops from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Guests can enjoy their cheap scoops in the courtyard and get a chance to chat up CEO and co-founder Ben Van Leeuwen. <\/p>\n One of those scoops includes an exclusive flavor.<\/p>\n Van Leeuwen has teamed up with local pastry legend and James Beard award winner Joanne Chang and Flour Bakery to create a limited-edition Lemon Meringue Pie flavor. <\/p>\n The Lemon Meringue Pie flavor features toasted meringue ice cream with chunks of white chocolate-covered homemade crunchy pie crust and swirls of house-made tart lemon curd. This exclusive flavor will launch at the Seaport location and be available at the Harvard Square location when it opens this fall, officials said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are excited to bring Van Leeuwen to Boston, and to collab with one of the city\u2019s best local pastry chefs to celebrate the Seaport scoop shop,\u201d said Van Leeuwen. \u201cIt\u2019s been so fun working with Joanne and the Flour team, who have welcomed us to the awesome Boston food scene. We can\u2019t wait for everyone to try the collaboration flavor and all the goodness Van Leeuwen will be serving up.\u201d <\/p>\n The Seaport location, located in The Superette at 70 Pier 4 Blvd., will be open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Friday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.<\/p>\n Negroni Week<\/strong><\/p>\n Anthony Bourdain’s favorite cocktail is having a moment, and that’s because it’s Negroni Week. <\/p>\n “From September 16th to 22nd 2024, Campari, Italy\u2019s iconic red ap\u00e9ritif, and Imbibe Magazine will come together for Negroni Week once again to support Slow Food\u2019s mission to foster a more equitable and sustainable world of food and beverage through a series of local events at bars, restaurants and retailers around the world,” Campari said in previewing the event.<\/p>\n Bars and restaurants all over the world are participating, including spots in New England from Portland, Maine to Providence, Rhode Island and out to Nantucket.<\/p>\n Popular local spots in Massachusetts include Little Donkey and Wusong Tiki Bar in Cambridge, Courtland Club and Lucky Enough in Providence and Topper’s in Nantucket.<\/p>\n Campari has a published list of venues on their website to help you find local spots participating in the week. That list can be found here.<\/p>\n \n Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.<\/p>\nFind out what's happening in Across Massachusettswith free, real-time updates from Patch.<\/h2>\n
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