Soooo, after being let out early from work unexpectedly and my sister also being free, it was pretty obvious there needed to be a food trip! I was in the mood for gelato, who isn't in this weather? But I was also really hungry too so since otto was in the same neighborhood as her hair salon (she got her hair cut first) we decided to go there for an "afternoon nosh" as the waitress called it. Here's what we got.
We got the Quattro Fromaggi pizza which had tomato, mozzarella, taleggio, cacio, and ricotta. We found out that cacio is a type of sheep's milk cheese. As you can see, the different cheeses were spread differently. It wasn't like all four cheeses on every slice, more like a few dispersed. I'm not sure if I like that or not. Regardless, I thought the pizza was good. I normally don't like ricotta cheese so thatone was ok, but the orange looking ones and the other cheesy ones were pretty good. I like ooey gooey cheese, not like crumbly things. I like cheese so I liked this pizza.
Up next, dessert! We ordered the banana tartufo (left) and the blueberry almond crisp (right). The banana tartufo had banana gelato, chocolate brownie, caramelized white chocolate and spiced peanuts.Sound ridic? It was. Lemme start off by saying that gelato was on point! Theyre known for their amazing gelato and I can see why. That banana gelato tasted like I was eating a really good freakin banana or banana cake. So good. And then there was a chocolate brownie on the bottom that was really soft and went perfectly with the banana flavor. The caramelized white chocolate was especially cool because it cracked like the top of a creme brulee and offered a nice sweetness. I also liked the spiced peanuts because they gave that perfect salty crunch. A really good dessert. The blueberry almond crisp game with vanilla gelato and whipped cream (not pictured). This one was really good too. I haven't had many crisps before so this was a nice new experience. Once you get through the crumble there's a lot of soft, gooey blueberries that just look and taste awesome. The blueberries were sweet but not too sweet and with the crunchy crumble was just awesome. The vanilla gelato and whipped cream went really well with it. I couldn't decide which dessert was beter, they were both that good.
People pops! So the ones they had on hand were yellow peach with mint, strawberry balsamic, and strawberry something else that sounded plain. I went with the strawberry balsamic cuz I'm always hearing this whole balsamic thing and have no clue what it tastes like except the balsamic vinagrette salad dressing. Thought itd be a freaky combo and boy it was. At first you get a strong strawberry flavor and then at the end youre kinda like whoa? what the hell is that? but not in a bad way. just like in a curious way because its a little tart, kinda like the vinagrette. I found that the vinagrette dressing is pretty on point in regards to what balsamic tastes like.Overall, I liked this weird combo.
Mona had never been to chelsea market before so upon hearing this we made a trek over especially since people pops and l'arte del gelato were both there. Double win!So on to L'Arte Del Gelato.
MmmmmmMmmmmmmm. Gelato. First off they had so many flavors! I tried the marscarpone and the biscotti one but stopped after that cuz they seemed kinda annoyed. I ended up getting the mango sorbet and the mixed berry sorbet as I was in a fruity mood. They were both expected flavors. The mixed berry was very refreshing and just fruity. I liked the mango slightly better just because when I tasted it I was like holy hell I am tasting a mango right now. They even managed to get the sorbet to be a bit stringy like what you find in a real mango! Love. But then again, I friggin love mango. A perfect palate cleanser for the rest of the day. So get over to these places because the weather ain't getting any cooler!
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