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Gelato In America

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Catherine de’ Medic

Perhaps many of you did not know it, but gelato has a long and distinguished past dating all the way back to ancient Romans and Egyptians. They would make frozen treats from snow and ice brought down from nearby mountaintops

and store them underground.

In the 16th century, gelato re-emerged in the courts of Catherine de’ Medici. A Florentine cook by the name of Bernardo Buontalenti introduced his recipe and refrigeration techniques to court, and Catherine de’ Medici, in turn, brought the innovation to France. It is Buontalenti, who is credited as being the founder of not only gelato but also ice cream.

With the 4th of July approaching, it has me thinking about gelato’s place in America. Everyone knows the expression, “as American as apple pie and ice cream.” What you may not know is that gelato arrived here in America first. Giovanni Basiolo brought gelato from Italy to New York in 1770. Gelato eventually evolved into ice cream, and the first ice cream parlor opened in 1776 in New York.

While gelato and ice cream have some similarities, there are key differences that you should know. While a product legally must contain at least 10% butterfat to be considered ice cream, gelato contains less fat –

between 5 and 7%. Gelato is also much denser than ice cream because less air is whipped into the mixture. Less fat and less air means a creamier dessert with more intense flavors. Less fat also means less guilt with every bite.

So, we here at Pino Gelato are celebrating this 4th of July, and birth of our great nation, by having a slice of apple pie and…gelato! We hope you will consider doing the same.

Tough decisions…

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When customers step in a Pino Gelato, they are amazed by the presentation and flavor varieties we offer. As they sample our flavors, it sometimes seems people have a harder time choosing a flavor than naming t

heir first-born child!

Now, while we love our customers, we think it is time to make it even harder on you. That’s right, it’s time to add new flavors to our list!
But choosing flavors is not just hard on our customers! The Pino Gelato team needs your help choosing new flavors that we can include in our stores. Do you enjoy traditional gelato flavors, like chocolate, hazelnut and pistachio…or are your favorites some of the non-traditional, like Reese’s

and Cream or Ocean Caramel?

Here’s where you come in… We have heard suggestions ranging from lilac to a chocolate-chocolate chip gelato. No idea is too ordinary or too wild (in fact, we can’t wait to hear the wild)!
Straciatella (Chocolate Chip) is a traditional Italian flavor; while Peanut Butter hits the spot for others!
Please let us know what flavors you would like to see, whether you have seen it before, or you are the creator. In fact, we will name the best flavor suggestion after the person who suggests it for its first 2 months in our corporate store on Hilton Head Island, SC.
We appreciate your input, and can’t wait to hear your ideas!

When customers step in a Pino Gelato, they are amazed by the presentation and flavor varieties we offer. As they sample our flavors, it sometimes seems people have a harder time choosing a flavor than naming their first-born child!

Now, while we love our customers, we think it is time to make it even harder on you. That’s right, it’s time to add new flavors to our list!

But choosing flavors is not just hard on our customers! The Pino Gelato team needs your help choosing new flavors that we can include in our stores. Do you enjoy traditional gelato flavors, like chocolate, hazelnut and pistachio…or are your favorites some of the non-traditional, like Reese’s and Cream or Ocean Caramel?

Here’s where you come in… We have heard suggestions ranging from lilac to a chocolate-chocolate chip gelato. No idea is too ordinary or too wild (in fact, we can’t wait to hear the wild)!

Straciatella (Chocolate Chip) is a traditional Italian flavor; while Peanut Butter hits the spot for others!

Please let us know what flavors you would like to see, whether you have seen it before, or you are the creator. In fact, we

will name the best flavor suggestion after the person who suggests it for its first 2 months in our corporate store on Hilton Head Island, SC.

We appreciate your input, and can’t wait to hear your ideas!
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Earth Day

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We celebrated Earth Day on April 21st with Experience Green and Hilton Head Monthly at Shelter Cove Community Park. We are very passionate about being green and take steps at making a difference, we call it “greenifying.”
Carolina and the zumba girls enjoying some Pino Gelato
We participate in a program with our local power supplier that allows us to buy power from renewable energy sources like wind turbines and solar panels. They estimate the environmental benefits of choosing renewable energy sources each year are the same as not driving a car for three months!
In our store, we use

biodegradable cups, to-go containers, napkins and trash can liners. We clean with environmentally friendly products, and have replaced our floor mats, and our ceiling and floor tiles with ones made from recycled materials. We always recycle plastic, there are so many plastic bottles and bags that the average American uses each year, and recycling these items is so much better for the environment. We even spotted the Bag Monster at the Earth Day event!

Don’t Feed the Bag Monster!
We can go green in all parts of our daily routines, because it isn’t just recycling. We can also use environmentally friendly products, or be aware of our energy consumption. Our employees at Pino Gelato take pride in our green efforts, and apply our “greenification” to our personal lives as well.
The energy saved from recycling a single aluminum can is enough to power your TV for three hours! Recycling paper is important too. For every ton of paper that is recycled, 20 trees and an amazing 7,000 gallons of water are saved.
Lets talk about the computer you are reading this blog on, if you left it on for the entire time you owned it, it wouldn’t use as much energy as it took to make it. In fact, you wouldn’t even use 1/4 of the energy required to make it.
Did you know that “quadrillion” was a word? Me neither. Well it turns out the United States consumes over 99 quadrillion BTUs of energy per years…that’s 15 zeros. One BTU is equal to the energy from lighting a single match. It feels good to take steps at reducing our energy consumption and using renewable sources whenever we can.
Nick Wheeler is a thirteen-year-old local resident who cares very much about our environment, and we got a chance to chat over some gelato at the event. Nick started a non-profit organization called “Kids Helping Kids Help the Environment”, which has cleanup events at local beaches and parks. You can check out their Facebook page.
We all can make a difference

We are always looking for new ways to “greenify.” What do you do at home to help our environment? Do you reuse something that most people would throw away, or use green products that you want to tell people about? Let us know as we strive to be greener and greener.

It’s all about green, isn’t it?

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From Wikipedia, the color associated with Saint Patrick is Blue. Over the years the color green and its association with Saint Patrick’s day grew. Green ribbons and Shamrocks were worn in celebration of St Patrick’s Day as early as the 17th century. Saint Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagans and the wearing and display of shamrocks and shamrock-inspired designs have become a ubiquitous feature of the day. In the 1798 rebellion to make a political statement, Irish soldiers wore full green uniforms on March 17th in hopes of catching public attention.
 
In the world of Pino Gelato, use the word in the Old English style; growan, “to grow”. Green symbolizes nature, ecology, and environment.
 
As you know, we at Pino Gelato have incorporated green practices in our day to day lives and business operations. We know many of our fans subscribe to the same practices and we applaud you! We recently discovered something that will interest you. The EcoCradle™line of products from Ecovative Design, made from mushrooms!
 
Yes, we said MUSHROOMS!
 
Ecovative Design uses fungal mycelium, which is, basically, the roots of mushrooms. The mycelium acts like a glue to bond

agricultural byproducts like rice hulls or cotton gin trash together into an all-natural rigid material. The finished material has similar material properties and cost as Styrofoam. BUT, unlike everyone’s favorite packing material, EcoCradle™ are 100% biodegradable and compostable! They will do well in your garden and home compost pile but the implications for our environment are larger when you think of a landfill. OooH.

 

 
The Ecovative Design team is now working on prototypes for insulated coolers.
We think this is awesome. Speaking of Gardens, what are you planting this year? Flowers? Veggies? What grows well in your climate? Soil?

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America, we need your help!
 
We’re so excited. Most of you know that we are a “Pay it Forward” and “Give Back” company.
We’ve found out that doing the next right thing really does work!!!
 
We’ve been selected as one of the
Nation’s Blue Ribbon Award Winners
by The United States Chamber of Commerce.
 
It is an honor for us to be recognized for all we do to create a better world.
We try so hard to do our part and be an example of how we can make a
successful business without compromising our ethics and values.
 
If you think it’s possible also, then we’d like to ask you to become one of our
Happiness Ambassadors!
With your help we can do so much more. With Pino Gelato,
every scoop of Pino Gelato gives something back, lends a helping hand, or helps protect an

innocent child or animal.

 
It’s why our tag-line says “Scoop Some Happiness!”
 
With Pino Gelato, you’re always scooping happiness.
 
That’s my Promise to you.
 
Together, we can help more children learn, rescue more abused animals, and make environment a healthier place.
And we can do it simply by enjoying a scoop of Fabulous Pino Gelato, a healthy snack and a virtually fat free goody.
 
We created Pino Gelato as a win-win and you can help us win the #1 spot in the country.
 
Help Us show that Kindness Wins!
 
Before March 15th 2012,
Please go to:
and vote for Pino Gelato.
 
Thank you,
Ramona
 
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Please forward this email to your friends and family,
and help us go Viral before the March 15th deadline.
 
Please share this on facebook.
 
Once you vote, please tweet this
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Elegant &quot;Sundays&quot;

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On a day of rest, it’s time to treat yourself to a dessert that is a little more special. It’s called an affogato. This Italian coffee based

drink combines two phenomenal Italian pleasures: espresso and gelato (how could you not?!).

Come to Pino Gelato and taste an affogato for yourself! We’ll create one specially for you with your choice of gelato and toppings! Once you’ve tried it and have the desire to be creative; take home your two favorite flavors of gelato and prepare to have some fun!

Here is our traditional affogato to help you get started:

Place two scoops of gelato in bowl or glass: 1 vanilla and 1 chocolate
(maybe 3 scoops… Just because you deserve it J )


Affogato (Italian for drown) the

gelato in 2 shots of espresso.

Add some whipped cream (homemade preferably)

Drizzle your favorite toppings (nuts, fruit, chocolate syrup, etc…)

Grab a palettina spoon and Enjoy!

When you are finished licking your spoon…..

Tell us about your homemade affogatos!!!

A Distinctive Spoon

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Take a moment to look around and see

the variety of dishes buy viagra online we for different foods and meals.

When you take a step back, it’s amazing how many different types of dishes we use to serve food. All of these specific materials

were created for their own purpose, and over time, the use of them has become a tradition that can demonstrate the evolution and history of food.

Plastic-ware for picnics
Fine china for special occasions
Salad forks
Soup spoons
Espresso shot glasses

Did you ever notice that the spoons in those bowls used at gelaterias, like Pino Gelato, are atypical?

These fascinating little spoons are called palettinas and are a part of the tradition of eating gelato. They are smaller than our normal dinner spoons which allows you to enjoy every moment of your gelato rather than rushing through the pleasurable taste. Allow this little spoon to help you cleanse your palette with full bursts of gelato. In addition, their square shape makes them stand out from other desserts and adds the international flair to parties.

Here is a supplier of the little palettinas.
https://www.gelatosupply.com/products.html?id=g

Acknowledge the difference between gelato and other desserts.
Eat your gelato with a palettina.

The Green Scoop

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You know what I’m talking about.

So sweet…

So refreshing…

So green…

I’m talking about my favorite flavor of gelato – Mint Chocolate Chip! I must say that it is a delectable choice for a pleasant winter day. Sitting on a plaza or park bench with a charming little dish of Italian dessert paradise. Enjoying the relaxing moment of life and allowing the gelato to cleanse the palette and soul… sigh.

Whoa…! Sorry about the daydream… back to blogging!

Well, as much as I do love my mint chip gelato (and I do!), there is something else that I have been wanting to share with you.

Do you know what else is sweet, refreshing, and green?

Actively taking care of the environment everyday.

Last month, we shared with you many of things we are doing at Pino Gelato to help take care of the environment so we can all continue to enjoy life on this beautiful planet. If you didn’t have a chance to read it, scroll down a bit to January 20th and see what kinds of actions we are taking!

We want you to be a part of our eco-friendly family of gelatorians! Come into Pino Gelato and share the things you have done over the past month to change your impact on the world.

If

you didn’t have a chance to change anything in busy-busy January, don’t lose your chocolate chips. You can still do something! After googleing and facebooking, like many of us do on the weekends, we noticed that this week is the Random Acts of Kindness Week. What a perfect time to make a difference?!

We challenge you to dedicate this week to making at least one change in your life that can support the environment!

When you have done that random act of kindness for the earth, then act kindly toward your community and society by posting that idea

here on the blog, on our face book page, and/or tell your friends about it!

As individuals, we may not feel like we can make a difference, but we are all a part of a giant green scoop of difference. You are the chocolate chips that make that mint gelato so sweet and worth changing for.

Take a moment today to come to Pino Gelato and start making a difference!

Gelato – The Food of Love

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Gelato is red
Gelato is blue
Vanilla for me
Chocolate for you.
We all know that Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and has become both a loved and hated holiday of the year. We

think it’s time that everyone has a chance to enjoy in the sweetness of the day.

If you are single:
Well…. there is good news this time around.
Gelato is on your side! We invite you to Pino Gelato to enjoy a delicious treat and a cappuccino! Bring your friends and celebrate your love savoring creamy gelato.


For the couples:
The season of romance is upon us complete with: (the usual suspects)
Red Roses
Box of Chocolates
Teddy Bears
Romantic Films
Candle Light Dinners
Do you want to fall into these clichés or are you ready to take your romance international? Add an Italian twist to say “Ti amo”( I love you, in Italian) by bringing your sweetheart to Pino Gelato for a scoop of their choice.
In addition, who could forget the romantic line, “As you wish” from The Princess Bride?
Come to Pino Gelato to say “I love you” by granting your partner’s wish with a truffle made uniquely for the two of you.

A Scoop A Day Keeps the Sadness Away.

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Hello Gelatorians!

Time for a check-up to see how your Gelato New Year’s Resolution’s are going. We hope that you are getting stronger by achieving your resolution

to take better care of your body!

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To show our support, we took gelato to the Powerhouse Gym in Hilton Head, SC to celebrate their 2nd year anniversary and a few things going on with Pino Gelato! Around 400 people came out to this place of energy and high spirits

First-

We are celebrating the opening of a new store in Old Town Bluffton! For those of you who live off island, we have a closer Pino Gelato for you! If you are traveling to Hilton Head Island in the spring or summer, we would absolutely love to see you at the original Pino Gelato in the Wexford Plaza. Also, try out the new store located just off the island at the Bridge Center where we are adding a worldly touch through Italian dessert.


Second –

We wanted to encourage you to be

active but also to treat yourself because let’s be honest: without some reward, it’s tough to keep going. So take a moment and let your taste buds savor some well-earned gelato.

To help some of the 5,000 Powerhouse Gym members and local people who came to party with us succeed in changing their lives for the better; we gave away Yum Yum Dishes!
Remember the Yum Yum Dishes that help control portions?
They were featured in the January newsletter?

Still smiling? J If you haven’t tried them out, I dare you.

If you don’t receive the newsletter, sign up today at the bottom right of our website http://pinogelato.com/Home.aspx

One of our resolutions has been to keep in touch with YOU, the backbone of our family of gelatorians! We hope you have enjoyed our new blog resolution. It has been a treat to hear from you here and on our face book page. We love hearing about your stories and passion for gelato and hope that you will continue to do so!

A lot is going on with us, and we hope that good things are happening with you too. So, here is your prescription from your caring gelato family.

Take some time to relax.
Visit the nearest Pino Gelato.
Reward yourself for all of your hard work.

Well… I am off to take a break and have a scoop of mint chocolate. Care to join me?