Where can you get split New England Lobster with Japanese fried chicken? Have two types of pepperoni on one pizza? For Tim and Nancy Cushman, variety is the spice of life.

“We don’t stick to a specific genre of food. It’s not Italian food, it’s not American food. We choose our dishes based on the ingredient first. So it’s ever changing. Some things are staples, but everything else that weaves in and out is totally seasonally dependent and based on what inspires the chef.”

There aren’t a lot of menus out there that offer pork belly, paella, and peanut butter s’mores. But that’s what makes Liv restaurant such a standout on the South Shore.