Gelato is an Italian ice cream and should be enjoyed fresh.  Gelato is amazingly low in fat and contains less air and is more intensely flavored.  Our gelatos are made by hand daily on the premise only with premium natural fresh ingredients.  Unlike the commercially produced ice cream, we don't add manufactured cream and preservatives.  Mondo Gelato produces true artisan style gelato achieving a perfect balance between taste, softness, and creaminess.

• ice cream evolved from chilled wines and other beverages.
• the roman emperor Nero sent fleets of men to the mountains to  fetch snow and ice, which were flavored with nectar, fruit pulp, and honey.
• Marco Polo brought water and ice recipes to Europe from Asia.
• in the mid-1600's the use of a combination of salt and ice was used to depress the freezing point making the production of frozen ices more common.
• in 1660 the cafe Procope was founded in Paris.  Their water ice and cream ices were manufactured and sold.
• Nancy Johnson invented the first hand cranked freezer in 1843.
• Italo Marchiony invented the ice cream cone in New York in 1896.
• The great depression saw huge growth the ice cream equipment industry as many drugstores expanded into the manufacturing of ice cream to supplement their business and bringing home made ice cream to the masses.
• the 60's brought us the "fast food" culture and soft serve ice cream and milk shakes were the order of the day.
• the 80's saw the frozen yogurt explosion with nonfat and lowfat products dominating the scene.
• the 90's brought us the gourmet ice cream, specialty ice cream, and micro batch ice cream manufacturing.