
Anna Maria Island on Florida’s West Coast is one of the most beautiful, beachfront communities in the country, and the recent addition of the Anna Maria Island Creamery and Bakery has given residents and guests even more to be happy about.
Anna Maria Island on Florida’s West Coast is one of the most beautiful, beachfront communities in the country, and the recent addition of the Anna Maria Island Creamery and Bakery has given residents and guests even more to be happy about.
You don’t have to go to Rome to enjoy some of the best Italian gelato in the world. Fatamorgana Gelato in the Studio City area of Los Angeles offers the same high-end quality and exotic flavor options without the price of a plane ticket, and when you walk through Ventura Boulevard doors, you actually feel like you’re in Italy.
No matter the season, from hot summer months to the frigid winter, there’s always room for gelato. But storing this Italian treat in ideal temperatures can be the difference between selling a frozen favorite or gelato soup. So how do you know if your refrigerated display case is set to the right holding temperature for gelato?
Summer is the time of year for beach getaways, pool days, and delicious frozen treats. Everyone knows that ice cream and gelato sales will increase during the summer, but what if you can increase sales even more?
Gelato. The more glamorous and mythical cousin of American ice cream. We’ve already explored the differences between gelato and ice cream, but what about gelato itself? Let’s take a look at how gelato is made, served, and displayed.
We all love a good frozen dessert now and then, especially when it comes to ice cream or gelato. Despite the fact we’ve been eating these frozen desserts for most of our lives, many do not understand the real differences between gelato and ice cream. Well, once and for all, here they are.
To know what people look for when buying high-quality gelato, it’s important to first understand the difference between gelato and ice cream. Gelato is an Italian specialty. It’s a frozen dessert that is similar to ice cream, but it contains less butterfat. The churning process is also more delicate and less frequent, which results in a creamier, denser product with a richer texture.
But what do people look for when buying gelato?
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Many gelato experts will check the …
More than just about any other foodservice operation, ice cream and gelato shops are point-of-sale businesses driven by impulse buying. Just think about it. Where else can you taste the entire menu before actually buying something? From looking at the colorful flavors to analyzing the smooth and chunky textures, people usually decide which ice cream to buy when they’re standing at the display case.
So if we all agree that gelato and ice cream shops rely …
When they moved from Rome in 2014 and set up camp in Carlsbad, California, they already knew what they wanted to do. With a passion for outstanding flavors and traditional gelato, Cristina and Paolo opened Gaia Gelato with their business partner, Fabrizio, remaining an active contributor while still living in Italy.
Their passion and research for the most outstanding gelato brought chef Cristina to the Università dei Sapori, or “The University of Flavors,” which is located …