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Sugar Darling: Gelato in square
Leicester gelato fans we are in for another treat thanks to the wonderful Gelato Village team! From 27th to 29th of October ten of the world’s best ‘Maestri Gelatieri’ are heading to Leicester to take part in Gelato in the Square. This will be a weekend celebration of this wonderful sweet treat, it’s innovative chefs and creators and the slow food producers that provide the best quality ingredients for my favourite cold dessert.
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Then Antonio got in contact…he and Daniele run Gelato Village in Leicester…..my favourite geleratia outside of Italy. I’ve written about them in the past here
http://thinkingofthedays.blogspot.com/2017/11/gelato-days-when-maestri-gelatieri-came.html
Antonio hasn’t made damson sorbetto before but thought he might like to try. So on Monday I put three kilos in my wicker basket and dropped them off at the geleratia, only a few minutes walk from work.
The next morning I received a call. “It’s ready ” said Antonio, and I could tell he was pleased with the flavour when he sent this tweet.
Read more at Thinking of the Days
Leicester’s Gelato Village named the best dessert parlour in the Midlands
Independent Leicester city centre business Gelato Village has scooped the title of best dessert parlour in the entire Midlands.
The St Martin’s Square eatery received the accolade at the 2019 Midlands Food Drink and Hospitality Awards, which were held in Birmingham last night.
Hailing from Turin in Italy, the pair create authentic Italian gelato, with a unique sense of place.
Leicestershire produce used at Gelato Village includes milk from Vine Farm Dairy and honey from The Bee Farmer.
Gelato varieties which give a nod to Leicester’s heritage include Alice Hawkins (lavender and white chocolate) and Richard III (fruits of the forest with homemade rose blossom essence).
Antonio and Daniele are currently in Turin speaking at the Turin Epicurean conference about their commitment to fantastic food, so they sent a deputy to receive the award on their behalf.
They said: “We are over the moon to have picked up such a high profile award. It is great that the judges were impressed by our use of the best quality seasonal and, where possible, local ingredients to make the best Italian gelato.
“We will continue to always make the very best product for the people of Leicester to enjoy and hope award will encourage even more people to visit Gelato Village and to find out all of the great things our fantastic city has to offer.”
Read more on the Leicester Mercury website here.
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An independent food festival, selling pizza, curry, ice cream, cakes, barbecue food and other cuisine, is being launched in the city.
The new event, called Leicester’s Independent Food Festival, will take place on the August bank holiday, Monday, August 31.
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Gelato days – when the Maestri Gelatieri came to town
It may be Autumn, but last weekend I was taken back to Italian summer evenings on the shores of Lake Garda, to afternoons of stifling heat in Florence, and stolen moments outside Leicester Cathedral on warm, sunny lunch breaks.
Leicester becomes home to the world’s best gelato
Award-winning Gelato Village in Leicester is bringing a star-studded line up of gelato makers to the Midlands city at the end of October.
Their second annual Gelato in the Square event will celebrate the unique stories that artisan gelato tells. These are master craftspeople whose creations reflect seasonality, local produce, folk memory and food heritage.
Six leading gelaterias from around the world will be flying their teams to St Martin’s Square in Leicester. This includes L’Albero Dei Gelati of Brooklyn, New York. They will be presenting ‘Year after Year’, a gelato which celebrates the unique impact of time and patience in the production of complex flavour profiles.
Giovanna Musumeci of Pasticceria Musumeci in Sicily will be putting Leicester’s palates to the test by offering a gastronomic tomato granita. This will be served on toasted bread with burrata and basil in the style of a bruschetta.
All of the gelato makers are committed to using only the best ingredients, and do not use any artificial stabilisers, preservatives or flavourings. Half of the 17 flavours will be dairy-based. The gelatieri will have to adapt their recipes so that they work in balance with the rare breed Leicestershire cow’s milk that Gelato Village will provide from the local Belvoir Ridge Creamery’s single herd of Red Poll cattle. The other half of the recipes on offer will be water-based, meaning that they are suitable for vegans and others who follow a dairy free diet.
Running over 27th and 28th October, the event is being put on in collaboration with the newly established BID Leicester. They make funding available to BID area businesses to support events that make Leicester a more attractive place to visit.
Simon Jenner, BID Leicester director:
“Gelato in the Square is a great event, giving us a taste of some of the world’s best gelato right here in Leicester. We are pleased to be supporting Gelato Village with this event which can help to benefit the whole BID area by raising Leicester’s profile as well as bringing more people into the city centre.”
As the gelato is served using traditional spatulas, rather than scoops, visitors to Gelato Village will be able to enjoy a cup or cone of up to three festival flavours, regardless of what size they choose. Throughout the two day event there will be a series of free workshops and tastings that look at the journey of the ingredients in more detail. Foodies can also get stuck in at ticketed gastronomic events. There is also a 6 course Taster Menu pairing gelato with Italian wine at neighbouring Delilah Fine Foods, the UK’s leading deli. Tickets for this unique menu cost £32 and are available from Delilah on 0116 296 3554.
“We want to shout out about what makes authentic gelato different. Creating a complex gelato in perfect balance takes knowledge and skill.” said Daniele Taverna, co-owner of Gelato Village. “Using the best quality ingredients always shines through. We, and our colleagues, are dedicating to respecting Slow Food principles and seasonality and we can’t wait for everyone to try the results of our hard work!”
Admission to Gelato in the Square is free, just pay for the gelato you consume.
For more information, visit our website.
5 of the best places in Leicester to go for ice cream or gelato
“Hooray, the sun’s shining – and it looks like it’s here to stay for the next few days at least.
Of course, we all know what goes hand in hand with glorious sunshine, don’t we?
Yes, a delicious ice cream, or gelato.
Here in Leicester, there’s some brilliant places serving up these sweet treats, so why not pop into one of these parlours?”
We love how the Leicester Mercury knows that we make gelato and not ice cream. They are fantastic supporters of small local business in the city and always try to get the word out about what we are up to. Well, the weather is absolutely glorious today so we hope the whole of Leicester will pay us a visit and say ‘ciao’!
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St Martin’s Tea and Coffee has been one of the most lively independent businesses in Leicester city centre for years. After starting life as a cookware shop, it opened a coffee roastery, then combined the two businesses and opened a cafe, which eventually swallowed up the cookware business.