The Beginning

Welcome, everyone!

We have started this blog to keep you updated on our "Viaggio del Gelato" (Voyage of Gelato!). We're still in Maine right now, and we're still a couple of months away from senior projects (We can't wait for May!), but our proposal is due in two days and we are furiously working on completing it.

Our plan: We are going to go to New York City for fifteen days in May to explore the city's gelaterias and learn about the history of Little Italy and of the Italian influence in New York. We will visit about ten gelaterias and will write a review of each one. We also hope to meet the owners/gelato makers and learn their secrets! When we get home, we will make some gelato of our own (You'll get to try some if you come to our presentation at Waynflete on June 1st!).

During this project we'll be updating this blog to let you all know what we've done. At our presentation, we will have a book of gelateria reviews and recipes for everyone to look at.

For more information about the difference between gelato and ice cream, we invite you to visit this site: Ice Cream vs. Gelato. To learn about the history of gelato, click here: History of Gelato.

Keep checking back for updates, especially in May when we'll finally get on the road!

Cecilia and Louisa