Vincenzo Tettamanti from West Chester’s Gemelli Artisanal Gelato & Dessert Café has been selected to compete in a prestigious international competition, the Gelato World Tour. The tour travels internationally in search of the best gelato flavors in the world. The next round of the competition will take place in New York City on April 27.
Vincenzo is competing for a chance to enter the Gelato World Tour grand finale, which will be held in Rimini, Italy, to crown the best gelato artisan in the world. The competing gelato makers will bring their ingredients and handcraft their respective flavors fresh on-site for a professional jury to pick a winner based on presentation, structure and flavor.
Vincenzo’s farm fresh gelato flavor was selected based on his reputation and the reputation of the gelato shop. The competing flavor is Vincenzo’s Goat Cheese & Fig Balsamic Reduction—creamy, fresh goat cheese gelato folded with a hand-crafted balsamic from Modena and a fig reduction.
“The flavor I crafted is a gourmet and refined gelato combination that reflects my love for my home country while pairing high quality, local and fresh ingredients together in an extremely well-balanced flavor profile. Also, it is a great opportunity to showcase one of the local partners I work with in town, A Taste of Olive, which is where I source all the Italian balsamic and olive oil used in my desserts. West Chester is such an amazing community where I both live and work, and I am honored to represent it in an international competition such as the Gelato World Tour,” said Vincenzo.
To celebrate this accomplishment, the flavor will also be available in Gemelli’s gelato case for the whole week of April 24. Stop in to try some Goat Cheese & Fig Balsamic Reduction—you don’t want to miss one of the best gelato flavors in America!
Find Gemelli Artisanal Gelato & Dessert Café at 12 W. Market St. in West Chester; phone: (484) 557-8482.
- Photos: Gemelli Artisanal Gelato & Dessert Café
