The Wait Is Over! New Products Hitting the Shelves

After months of buzz and sneak previews, Ciao Bella’s NEW Sea Salt Caramel Gelato Squares have finally hit the shelves! Inspired by Ciao Bella’s Executive Chef, Danilo Zecchin, these Gelato Squares offer the perfect blend of savory and sweet sure to please the most discerning palette. If you haven’t tried them already,  then picture this: sea salt caramel gelato with rich caramel and decadent chocolate swirls nestled between two chocolate wafers. Is your mouth watering yet?

The Adonia™ Greek Frozen Yogurt collection is also welcoming a selection of new items this year. Blood Orange + Vanilla Swirl will join other protein-packed flavors like Espresso, Key Lime, and Mango. Other new items include two Greek Frozen Yogurt Bars (Mango + Vanilla and Raspberry + Vanilla) and three Adonia™ Greek Frozen Yogurt Novelty Squares (Vanilla, Chocolate, and Vanilla + Chocolate Swirl).

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The True MVP of The Big Game with Ciao Bella Gelato

Whether you watch for the commercials or you’re a true fan of football, the Super Bowl is not just a game, it’s an event.  Planning seems to start well in advance. Who should be on the guest list? What food should I get and how much? I’ve been to a few Super Bowl parties over the years and the host usually asks the guests to bring something to contribute to the party. I am a big fan of 6 foot subs and cheese platters. And of course you need to have the chicken wings. They are a given, like fireworks on the 4th of July.  But instead of bringing the 10th bag of chips or the 15th bottle of soda, why not do something different and put Ciao Bella gelato or sorbet on the roster?

Lemon Zest Sorbet is great palate cleanser as you switch from tortilla chips with queso dip to an Italian sub. It not only tastes great, it soothes your mouth after you have finished your last hot a spicy chicken wing. As a 4th quarter dessert, why not try one of my favorites, Malted Milk Ball Gelato.  You can never go wrong with rich cream and malted milk ball morsels. And of course, I need my Pistachio Gelato. So bring some Ciao Bella on February 3rd and truly become the MVP of the party!

Where’s Your Home for the Holidays?

The holidays have snuck up on us one again – Hanukkah is almost over and Christmas & Kwanzaa are less than two weeks away. Ciao Bella is celebrating at our shops in New York City and San Francisco. Where are you heading for the holidays?

We all know it’s the busiest travel time of the year – people are flying across the country and some across the world to be with their families this season. It has us singing a holiday favorite: there’s no place like home for the holidays.

Ciao Bella is glad to call New York City our home. It’s where we began as a small gelato and sorbet shop in Little Italy and it is a spectacular place to be this time of year. The Rockefeller Plaza Christmas Tree, ice skating in Central Park, all the stores decorated on Fifth Avenue – the list goes on and on. This time of year also features delicious treats at our Grand Central Terminal gelato bar like the Tartufo Rosso – a Raspberry Truffle smoothie featuring our Adonia Greek Frozen Yogurt and Dark Chocolate Sorbet.

Blackberry Cabernet Sorbet
Skip the bottle – bring Blackberry Cabernet Sorbet  as a dessert!

No matter where you’re spending the time, if you’re heading to a holiday party, Ciao Bella is happy to make our gelato, sorbet or Greek frozen yogurt a part of your celebrations. Remember you can always put a spin on traditional hostess gifts and substitute some Blackberry Cabernet Sorbet in place of what everyone is expecting – Cabernet in a bottle.

We wish all of our fans a wonderful and delicious holiday season and a very happy new year!