THE SEARCH FOR THE BEST GELATO IN THE WORLD TOOK PLACE IN 2017
“Though it seems obvious that the prize would go to an Italian, the finalists came from 19 countries around the world, including a coconut-and-palm-sugar caramel entry from Singapore's Momolato; a fior di latte with caramelized fig and balsamic from all-natural Black Market Gelato in North Hollywood, California; and a rosewater cream studded with chunks of Turkish delight from Caprices du Palais in Keserwen, Lebanon. In addition to votes from event attendees, the gelati were judged by a jury of 47 "ice cream experts" that included a delegate from the James Beard Foundation, chefs, food critics, and the "historian and curator of the Gelato Museum Carpigiani"—the ultimate dream job.” “Second place went to "Tribute to La Serenissima," a grape-strawberry sorbet with caramelized nuts, from Guido and Luca De Rocco (two brothers of Italian descent, who named the flavor in honor of their roots in the Veneto region) of the 50-year-old Eiscafé De Rocco in Sc...



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