Gelato Penguin 39;s Game

[Marketta Filipovich]

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A quirky gelato ice cream van driven by a couple of pesky penguins...removable lid and 3 sweet ice creams to bring out and stand on top of the roof. Penguin Driver is also

I was inspired to write this post by a photo I stumbled upon on Flickr, by Katherine of Chicago (seen below). This intriguing photo showcases a shuttered Argentine Ice Cream store on the North Side of Chicago, named the Penguin.Apparently Argentina is quite known for its delicious ice cream, which has a style of its own. Ice cream arrived in Argentina with the many Italian immigrants, and is a direct descendent of the famous Italian gelato. Today in Buenos Aires, the streets are apparently filled with Heladerias, and dulce de leche is a popular flavor. I was eager to try some in Chicago, but The Penguin is no more. Apparently, this helado has even found its way to London. Short of going to Buenos Aires, do you know of anywhere in Chicago to try it? If I only had an ice cream maker I could make some myself.

Kacie Rose is a travel content creator living in Florence, Italy. After a life-changing solo trip and her own little "under the Tuscan sun moment," she made the official move to Italy in January 2021. Through positivity, authenticity, and humour, she began sharing culture shocks, travel tips, and life abroad across her social media, where her following quickly grew to a community of over 1.5 million people.

From explaining why you won't find "pepperoni pizza" and "lattes" in Italy, to sharing how to order a coffee, figure out the train system, and find authentic gelato, Kacie's goal is to encourage and help her community travel abroad by showing them the beauty of cultural differences, all the while reminding them that they are strong, deserving, and so much more capable than they think they are.

At his Papa Gelateria shop in New Castle, customers can select from dozens of flavors, such as tiramisu, pistachio, Belgian chocolate, banana dulce de leche, raspberry sorbetto (dairy free), mint chunk, strawberry swirl, salty caramel truffle and vanilla bean.

Aspasia Lyras-Bernacki, co-owner of Penguin City, met Papa in November when his fraternity at Youngstown State University approached her about collaborating on an event. She was quickly sold on the idea to offer his gelato at the brewery.

He does not currently have a production facility to make his gelato; that is done under a contractual arrangement with several suppliers in Pittsburgh. But he intends to change that in the near future.

On my first visit to Torino, Italy, I arrived in rabid pursuit of gianduja, a confection made from local hazelnuts ground with milk chocolate that is a specialty of the Piedmont region. I was also looking forward to having gianduja gelato at the source. Needless to say, I did not leave disappointed: every bakery, chocolate shop, and gelateria offered jars of gianduja for spreading, traditional triangular tablets for nibbling, and by the scoop for licking. I was in hazelnut heaven.

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