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Italian Newlyweds Spurn Wedding Cake For Ice Cream

by Carol King | Sat, 08/10/2013 - 06:30

words by Carol King Italian brides and grooms are foregoing buttery pastries and sugary cakes in favour of ice cream and sorbets, according to the Istituto del…

Food & Drink

Occupy Gelato Movement Wins After Milan Bans Ice Cream After Midnight

by Carol King | Wed, 06/19/2013 - 05:34

In what the Italian media has referred to as the “battle of the cones”, Milanese ice-cream lovers have forced the local council to back down after it banned…

Culture

Talking To: Ivano Fachin, Director Of "Gelati E Granite"

by Carol King | Mon, 06/17/2013 - 08:55

Carol King speaks to Italian film director Ivano Fachin about his documentary of an ice-cream seller’s life on the road. Photos by Lorenzo Sammito As you’re…

Food & Drink

Gelato World Tour To Find Best Artisan Ice-Cream Maker Hits The Road

by Carol King | Sun, 06/09/2013 - 02:30

The Gelato World Tour 2013-2014 has started. The tour aims to find 40 gelato artisans, who will compete in the Grand Finale in Rimini , Italy in September 2014…

Food & Drink

Häagen-Dazs Launches Limoncello Ice Cream – With No Limoncello?

by Carol King | Thu, 05/09/2013 - 09:22

There is no doubt that when it comes to fashion and food Italy sells. People are willing to pay extra just because of that Italian name on the label, which…

Food & Drink

Sherbeth Festival: International Gelato Festival a Big Success in Cefalù, Sicily

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 09/12/2012 - 09:35

photos courtesy of Sherbeth Festival White figs from the Cilento area of Puglia with chocolate gelato and almonds was the winning flavour at the International…

Culture

Gelato, Pleasure and Business

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 08/20/2012 - 09:56

words and pictures by Silvia DonatiEver thought about becoming a gelato entrepreneur? Then, you’re covered: in Anzola dell’Emilia, a small town near Bologna,…

Italians Refuse to Renounce their Gelato for Austerity

by ITALY | Mon, 01/23/2012 - 03:41

words by Pierangela ZandanelItalians facing up rising prices and austerity are seriously giving up on their traditional long holidays and leisurely lunches.…

23 Million Indulge in Summer Gelato

by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 07/06/2011 - 05:22

Out of Italy’s population of 60 million, 23 million Italians are indulging in ice cream this summer, at an estimated 20 servings per person.Cone, cup or…

Gelato Festival Invades Florence's Squares

by Natalie Aldern | Thu, 05/26/2011 - 05:53

Any day in Florence is a delight, but the next three days will be especially sweet with the Firenze Gelato Festival in town for the second year.From 25-29 May…