Comments on: Gelateria GROM…

By: Marghi

Marghi — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:36:19 +0000

mm, I agree with you about San Crispino being better than Grom ….I think their melone and trademark honey-flavored san cispino special is clean , crisp and light…on your next trip there, try the tiny Trattoria Suor Lucia 2 doors away from the gelateria , Ita a simple, tiny place recommended by a Roman avvocato who sat beside us at dinner some 8 years ago at another restaurant that served bistecca fiorentina close to the VAtican…We asked him where we could eat well and be around locals and he shared his favorite secret eating place….also try Vivoli in Florence for gelato…this was already an institution especially for students in Florence when I was there in 1987 and its so nice to see that it has not changed…a few blocks away from the imposing Piazza Santa Croce…this was my neighborhood when I lived there and is just a magical little secret pocket of that city…If you ever find yourself in Milano, try Chocolat for the best chocolate gelato in 18 different concentrations and blends of chocolate….be ready to line up for a bit…think your family will be floored…i am not a chocolate person, but I was floored…their fragola was awesome too…

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:07:02 +0000

Randy, you are absolutely correct, I always believed that apparently apocryphal story that mcdonalds shakes had no milk...therefor their name shakes... but a quick google yielded this page from mcdonald's that lists the ingredients of all their products...it's actually very interesting and yes, the soft serve type desserts do indeed contain milk... thanks for that!

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:45:20 +0000

MM, soft serve does contain milkfat, though in much lesser quantity than regular ice cream. The reason for the lower fat content is the high amount of air in the soft serve product, but I suspect that milkfat has been replaced by vegetable oil in some cases for economic reasons.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:35:50 +0000

homaygess, sorry, didn’t get a chance to try fro-yos… aridelros, you are correct, the more cream the closer it gets to the gelato assignation… no cream such as Mcdonals soft white stuff is called flurries…

By: homaygess

homaygess — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:33:27 +0000

MM- speaking of new york holidays, did you ever try the much-talked about fro-yo sensation – pinkberry? i’ve been hearing and reading so many things about it, calling it “crackberry” for being so addicting.

By: MasPinaSarap

MasPinaSarap — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:15:54 +0000

Yesssssss Grommmmm!
I waited in line for almost an hour on opening day to eat this and it was worth every second!

By: Sister

Sister — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:50:48 +0000

Will check out Amorino’s versus Berthillion next weekend. Where is Amorino’s located?

By: mikelinparis

mikelinparis — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:54:50 +0000

yes MM. berthillon is still around. but it’s only famous ‘cuz it’s been around for a long time and french made. would rather have haagen daz or ben & jerry’s anytime. and yes, among all the gelaterias in paris, amorinos is tops!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:15:32 +0000

Randy, you are correct… also in some version of explorer, the text on the green background disappears…it re-appears if you scroll up and down…its a minor technical glitch that I can’t personally figure out but my techie guy is too busy at the moment to correct it… The old Arce ice cream did use carabao’s milk at one point, but I don’t know if they still do…

By: Randy

Randy — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:00:34 +0000

Hope you don’t mind a technical observation. I’ve been having trouble reading those comments that have a green background, and I think it’s because I turned on the MS ClearType option that makes text easier to read on LCD screens. When I turned it off, the problem went away.

With regards to gelatos and ice cream, I hope someone will try to make one here using pure carabao’s milk and cream. Buffalo milk is far tastier than cow’s milk and should yield a superior product.