Has it ever occurred to you that Dairy Queen, renowned for its hot eats and cool treats does not refer to its ice cream as, well, ice cream? This is because, per the U.S. government, it's not really ...

Soft serve is ice cream magic, so lush and airy it cannot be scooped and must be churned to order until it barely holds its shape. It’s not destined for tubs sitting in freezers but for enjoying ...

This week I reached out for a Vanilla Soft Serve cone at Baskin-Robbins, the world’s biggest ice cream chain with 6,000 stores across America and around this crazy blue marble. Let’s make sure we’re ...

Frozen yogurt and ice cream get plenty of acclaim, but what about that sweet, sweet, middle ground? What about soft serve, the swirly treat we all remember from our youth? Turns out, there are tons of ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2019 and is updated annually. There is nothing sweeter in summer than a lick of creamy-smooth soft serve. But soft serve gets little respect.

A restaurant dinner is a treat anytime, but it becomes particularly enjoyable in the summer when we shudder to think of turning on our home ovens and can hardly stand to leave non-air-conditioned ...

The exterior of Buena’s Organic Soft Serve in Burlingame. Courtesy Buena’s Organic Soft Serve. Craving ice cream without the sugar crash? There’s a new ice cream shop in downtown Burlingame offering ...

Imagine my surprise when I discovered I can make my own Dairy Queen vanilla soft serve ice cream. No, it's not Dairy Queen's soft serve. In fact, it might even be better. Dairy Queen's famous ...