Gelato Village present Richard III at Sigep, Rimini

The Gelato Village team have appeared at the 40th Sigep – the trade show for artisan gelato, pastry and coffee. The festival takes place each year in Rimini, a coastal city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

 

gelato making at Sigep Rimini
Fun and games in the Sigep Gelato Laboratory

 

As well as showcasing some of the world’s best products, the festival is a hive of activity for leading professionals across the globe to get together and share good practice. Proceeding our very own Antonio and Daniele on stage was leading gelatieri and past Gelato in the Square participant Paolo Brunelli with Italian Master Chef Alessandro Borghese.

Paolo Brunelli and Alessandro Borghese at Sigep 2019

 

King Richard III Gelato

Gelato Village’s own Antonio and Daniele were invited to Sigep to present their exclusive Richard III gelato. This recipe was developed to highlight Leicester’s rich history. Like all of Gelato Village’s gelati, it is made using fresh, natural ingredients without artificial preservatives, stabilisers or flavourings. The gelato blends a homemade rose blossom infusion with a fruits of the forest ripple in a nod to the last stand of the White Rose of the House of York at Bosworth during the War of the Roses.

Making Richard III gelato at Sigep

 

As well as presenting on their creation, the team used the festival Gelato Laboratory to create a batch of the gelato for guests to taste. It is being showcased as one of the flavours of the day alongside an extra virgin olive oil gelato made by fellow Maestro Gelatiere Mirko Tognetti. Mirko is the gelatiere at Cremeria Opera in Lucca. He participated in the Gelato in the Square event at Gelato Village in 2017.

 

Daniele Taverna, Antonio De Vecchi and Mirko Tognetti at Sigep 2019
Daniele Taverna, Antonio De Vecchi and Mirko Tognetti at Sigep 2019

 

Compagnia Gelatieri and Project Gelato

Both Gelato Village and Cremeria Opera’s gelatieri are participating as representatives of the Compagnia Gelatieri. This professional organisation is arranged by invitation only and includes the best gelato makers in the world, who are dedicated to the production of authentic Italian gelato using only fresh, natural and high quality ingredients.

 

 

These gelato chefs, along with others, have their recipes featured in Progetto Gelato, the new book from Andrea Soban. This publication is also being showcased for the first time at Sigep 2019. The book is aimed at those in the industry wishing to improve their professional practice, or for those who are new to gelato wishing to start up in business. Along with advice on selecting the best ingredients and advanced techniques, there are a range of recipes featured from some of the world’s best gelato makers. Gelato Village are extremely proud to have been invited to contribute to this publication.

Leicester Mercury – Italian dessert cafe to launch in Leicester

An Italian dessert cafe is to launch in Leicester later this week.

Gelato Village, which will provide four new jobs, will open at St Martin’s Square on Friday.

The store has taken over the former space of sports and casual wear shop, Magic Toast, following a refurbishment of more than £100,000.

 

Gelato in the Square event success!

The UK’s first celebration of artisan Italian gelato saw ten of the world’s finest Maestri Gelatieri descend on Gelato Village in Leicester last weekend. As well as bringing incredible new tastes to the people of the city – including Chocolate & Tuscan Cigar – the event provided an opportunity for visitors to learn more about the craft behind traditional gelato making and the careful sourcing of ingredients that goes into its creation.

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Gelato Village, St Martin’s Square

Leicester’s only authentic Italian gelato is made fresh in-store every day, using only natural ingredients, including non-homogenised milk from the Belvoir Ridge Creamery near Melton Mowbray.

The daily-changing flavour selection includes the likes of pistaccio, tiramisu, and Richard III (rose blossom and fruits of the forest).

There’s also a range of sorbets available.

Read more at Leicester Mercury

22/06/18

 

Gelato Village: The Taste of Italy in the centre of Leicester

A feature on Gelato Village in the Italian magazine, Corriere Della Sera

 Secondo me, sarebbe una bellissima idea. – Quando Antonio de Vecchi e Daniele Taverna hanno chiesto a un amico come vedesse il loro progetto di aprire una gelateria di tradizione italiana nel centro di Leicester, lui ha risposto così.  E da quella frase, detta quasi per scherzo, si può partire per raccontare la storia di Gelato Village.

Read the full article on Corriere Della Sera

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I tried. I travelled the 1,300 miles that separate Rome from Leicester imagining what I would find. I put my pen and notebook into my backpack determined to write a report on the miracle of Leicester City. I swear I tried…

Gelato Village reveal how they make their award-winning gelato in Leicester

If you live in Leicestershire, then there’s a good chance that you’ve heard of Gelato Village.

And if you’ve ever tried their award-winning gelato for yourself, there’s an even bigger chance that you thought it was delicious.

The St Martins shop was opened by Daniele Taverna and Antonio De Vecchi in 2014, after they spotted a gap in the market in Leicester.

Hailing from Turin in Italy, the pair have since won lots of fans in the city, as well as earning national and international praise.

Striving to create the most authentic gelato you can get your hands on outside of their homeland, the pair source their ingredients one by one for seasonal creations that include ricotta and apricot and mango lassi.

But while it’s no secret that the shop is probably the best place to try the treat in Leicester, have you ever wondered how they make it?

Read more at the Leicester Mercury

This is how Leicester’s Gelato Village responded to a ‘tasteless’ review

When it comes to sweet treats, plenty of Leicester folk swear by Gelato Village.

The dessert parlour produces fresh, authentic Italian gelato which has scooped a number of awards for the St Martins Square business.

And the reviews online nearly always match up to this – with an average Google Review of 4.8 out of 300 gradings.

So when one reviewer took to the ratings site to describe their products as ‘tasteless’ they jumped to their pastry’s defence.

Read more in the Leicester Mercury

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