Moms and their mini-mes, mademoiselles in maxi dresses and men in man-pris, all with milky relief in mind on muggy, meridional days are making a made dash to visit Mary, the newly-minted gelato maven of the Marais.
Swamped in the Marais: Mary, Merce and the Muse
June 28th, 2010 § 6
Paris is Freezing
June 9th, 2010 § 12
Now that summer is upon us, I thought I’d round up my favorite addresses for ice cream and sorbet in Paris.
Rome: Trattoria Cadorna, Gelateria I Caruso
May 31st, 2010 § 4
First Night
July 2nd, 2009 § 2
The bad news is that it’s really, really hot in Paris right now. The good news is that it doesn’t get dark until 10:30, so that when things start cooling off in the evening there’s still plenty of light left.
Not that Paris isn’t beautiful in the dark…
Read MoreGiolitti Gelato
March 28th, 2009 § 2
This has to be one of the most useful signposts in all of Rome, communicating two things every tourist needs to know: How to get to the airport and how to get to the gelato.
Read MoreGlace Italienne (Pozzetto Gelato)
February 28th, 2009 § 6
Though it was the first thing I thought of when I saw it, this is not a fancy dish of mashed potatoes, scooped up cafeteria-style with a big well in the middle for gravy. No, it’s giant portion of fior di latte gelato, ready to be drowned in espresso and turned into one of my favorite treats: Caffé affogato.
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