Frost Gelato
1 rating since posting on Monday, October 23, 2006
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Not only is this locally-owned independent gelato bar located here in Tucson, but it's some of the best gelato I've tasted in the US. Their only location is in the Casas Adobes Shopping Center at Oracle and Ina. Since, I rarely make it out to that 'glamorous' part of our city, it's a real treat for me when I do go. In case you aren't familiar with gelato, it's an exquisite cousin to ice cream except that gelato only has ~6% butterfat (usually only from milk) versus ice cream's 24%, and gelato contains much less air (20%) than ice cream does (~80%). From Karyn Zoldan's Tucson Weekly review of the place: "Childhood friends Jeff Kaiserman and Steve Ochoa opened Frost last year after touring Italy and becoming enamored with gelato. They attended the Gelato University in North Carolina, and then hired Nazario Melchionda, a full-time master gelato production chef from Bologna, Italy. Frost imports pure cocoa and flavored pastes (pistachio, coconut) from Italy in order to make an authentic product. What grabs your attention is the display case, another Italian import, whose curved form is almost as seductive as what's on display. Flavors creatively adorned with fruit, ladyfingers, coconut shells and orchids beg to be tasted. "Chocolate, gianduja [sic] (hazelnut chocolate) and stracciatella [sic] (chocolate chip) are the most popular flavors," said Kaiserman." - Archer , posted 10/23/06 |
Frost Gelato was recommended for:
- Tribe: Tucson
- Tribe: Food Geeks
