Friday, July 9, 2004

New England's Best: Best Frozen Yogurt

You voted, we counted, then hit the road to get the dish on "New England's Best Frozen Yogurt Shop".

Our third-place winner isn't a drip, TCBY offers soft-serve yogurt with all the trimmings...

Donald Gentile, TCBY
"Blueberries, blackberries pineapple. And then you can be bad and get heath bar and peanut butter cups and that."

And no matter what your diet, at TCBY they have a yogurt for you.

Donald Gentile, TCBY
"We have non-fat yogurts, we have low-carb yogurts, we have no sugar added yogurts."

In fact TCBY is so concerned with our nation's health, right now they're running a million pound challenge campaign.

Donald Gentile, TCBY
"We're trying to get the country to lose a million pounds. Once we get to that point, we're going to offer some free gifts, free yogurt."

Licking the competition is our second place winner, JP Licks.

First opened in 1981 in Jamaica Plain, this family-owned chain of seven stores offers homemade frozen yogurt with lots of flavor.

Vincent Petryk, JP Licks
"We generously flavor our yogurts, so it has the same intensity of flavor our ice cream does."

At JP Licks they go way beyond chocolate and vanilla with their own unique flavor twists.

Vincent Petryk, JP Licks
"We have everything from a Kahlua-laced White Russian to a caramel Oreo Cookie."

And "holy cow" do they have some cool interiors.

Vincent Petryk, JP Licks
"You may have noticed they all have a common theme and it's the cow. My wife Kimberly is an artist and she painted the cows."

Mooove over for our first-place winner, Richardson's in Middleton. This family-run farm has been around since 1690 and has been serving up frozen treats for more than 50 years.

Chris Richardson, Richardson's
"We get people's grandparents here saying they came here in the 50's."

At Richardson's frozen yogurt goes from cow to cone without ever leaving the farm.

Chris Richardson, Richardson's
"Everything is from scratch here… and we have the cows that get milked here twice a day every day."

Richardson's also allows you to work off those calories with lots of fun outdoor activities.

Chris Richardson, Richardson's
"We have the miniature golf. We have the two courses there. The driving range, the batting cage."

So if you're in the mood for low fat and great taste, be sure to check out "New England's Best Frozen Yogurt".

Best Frozen Yogurt

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Reported by:

Amy Johnson

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