Italy Update: International Exhibition Artisan Production of Gelato, Pastry, Confectionery Begins

Teo is having quite the tasty adventure in Italy! He’s shared some of it with us:

“There was a taxi strike in Rome so we had to walk EVERYWHERE. We arrived late Thursday walked  straight to Gelateria San Crispino near the Trevi fountain and Giolitti. Thumbs up for San Crispino.



“Friday taxi still on strike.  Ran through the streets of Rome to shake off jet lag. Found an amazing pastry shop Pasticceria Regoli - one customer told me they were a legal drug. You can’t quit.  Got dressed & Went to Taza D’oro Caffe. Both thumbs up.

Walked to the Vatican and said a blessing for my customers and employees (I hope it worked).  Walked to Fatamorgana (another gelateria) but it was closed for the holidays until February. 

On the way home, I crossed the river and saw the Spanish steps. I took a wrong turn but it allowed me to stumble upon a very unique and different gelato.  Of course I can’t remember the name but they make their own bases and have a large production.”

“Saturday a.m., all I could think of was the wild strawberry pastry from Pasticceria Regoli,  so I ran to it again, (gotta fit in my pants). All very good. We got the car to drive to Rimini via L’Aquila (a town that endured an earthquake in 2009). On the way out, tried to go to Fatamorgana’s other location but it was also closed for 8 week vacation. Drove through mountains with snow to get to Adriatic coast and stopped at Auto Grill, a highway stop. Even the highway espresso is better than Starbucks!

 Got to Rimini, where the gelato & pastry convention is being held, after finding myself driving with traffic going 160 kilometers per hour and I was getting passed!”

Take a look at some of the items and stories told above:

Made from scratch gelateria in Rome.

Made from Scratch Gelateria in Roma

 Gelateria Fatamorgana in Rome, closed for the holidays.

Classy Entrance to Gelateria Fatamorgana, Closed for the Holidays

Teo arrives in Rimini for the gelato and pastry conference, SIGEP! The entire event takes up eight football fields-worth amount of space featuring gelato, pastries, coffee, and other tasty goods.

Teo in front of the entrance to the SIGEP Conference!

Here’s a pastry competition at the conference.

Italian Pastry Competition at the SIGEP Conference

There’s even a world cup competition of gelato from countries all over the world.

Coppa Del Mondo Della Gelateria (The World Cup of Gelato)