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Brand new and tucked underground on JFK St. across from the Sony Janus movie theater, Scoops & Beans features Christina's homemade ice cream. You no longer have to trek to Inman Square to find this ice cream lover's delight...
...Christina's offers a Cambridge original: Burnt Sugar ice cream, a flavor developed by a Lesley College professor who came here from Cambridge, England. Burnt Sugar tastes just like the top of a Creme Brulee. Its texture is firm, smooth and dense--just what an ice cream should be. Like some of the other flavors we tried, it would be just as tasty in the midst of a cold, icy Harvard winter. You do need to know, though, that Burnt Sugar is not overpoweringly sweet--in fact it has a bitter edge...
...Christina's Guava Pineapple sorbet is the perfect summer choice. Though we couldn't taste the pineapple, we didn't mind. The icy confection doesn't contain any dairy products, and it melts in your mouth...
...price range, but it's money well spent, particularly since you get three scoops. Guava Pineapple sorbet and other "exotic" flavors cost 35 cents extra. The store will also carry soybean ice cream and is planning a frequent tryers club. If you're willing to walk to the Christina's in Inman Square at 1255 Cambridge St., the ice cream sells for $1.35 a scoop...
...same experience. These rocks make the flowers look better." She is discouraged to learn that the store has sold out-in fact, it can't keep up with demand. "We've got someone now traveling around Indonesia looking for a new source for us," says assistant manager Christina Denkinger. The gold-leafed pots have also sold out. "People in Beverly Hills," says the store's "visual merchandiser," Jerry Wingate, "like shiny things...