Gothamist: Gelato, Italian Style, at Grom

do as I say

Tue, 08 May 2007 09:44:41 -0500

This is New York. We invented elitist hypocrisy. Now I'm off to buy carbon offsets.

MasPinaSarap

Tue, 08 May 2007 01:22:47 -0500

BEST GELATO I'VE GOTTEN OUTSIDE OF EUROPE!

alps smalps

Mon, 07 May 2007 20:44:39 -0500

transporting water over the ocean is a waste of energy. nyc tap water is just as good as the goat pee water from italy.

Joe

Mon, 07 May 2007 19:43:51 -0500

The terms ice cream and gelato seem to be used loosely. Ice cream has a lot more butterfat (from cream) than gelato. However, except for super premium varieties, ice cream usually also has more air whipped into it than gelato. With less air whipped into it, the lower-fat gelato can carry a very intense flavor yet still feel creamy.

jojo

Mon, 07 May 2007 19:23:02 -0500

can someone tell me what the difference between gelato is and regular ice cream? It tastes the same to me. and the whole foods houston has really good gelato too.

Joe

Mon, 07 May 2007 18:46:08 -0500

greenwasher, I mentioned the paper cups, not Grom. As you point out though, they do fly all their ingredients from Italy, which is odd since they are big supporters of locally-grown food.

JoeBoy

Mon, 07 May 2007 18:13:19 -0500

Are there styles of Gelato other than Italian? Do tell!

greenwasher

Mon, 07 May 2007 17:48:00 -0500

they talk about 'biodegradable paper cups' when they are transporting all the ingredients and WATER from the other side of the planet?! what a waste of smog and carbon emmissions.

Scoboco

Mon, 07 May 2007 17:37:33 -0500

My kids and I went on Sunday afternoon, waited 30 minutes, thought it was the best gelato—the best frozen treat?—we've ever had. Totally lived up to hype. Can't wait to go back. My full review (including menu) is here: http://scoboco.blogspot.com/2007/05/grom.html