fiasco!

It is a mixed blessing, this amazing

gelato place in my part of the world.

The gelato and sorbetto can't be beat.

My plans for a svelte self can be beat every day.

It calls to me.

Rumor has it that one of the Town Fathers

discouraged this business plan when it was in its

beginning stages.

"I can imagine you'd do ok in the summer with the tourists,

but how can a business succeed that sells mostly ice cream

to the locals in the dead of winter?"

So much for listening to the experts.

Josh and Bruno are doing very well, thank you.

All year round.

(In the thick of winter, they offer money off

for each degree below freezing.

Cold weather doesn't stop many local folks,

the stuff is THAT good.)

Plus, they are great contributors to the community

in which they do business, and they have 

 the best service, always with bright conversation, and a smile.

The photos don't do it justice.  Every flavor is made

in the kitchen, from local ingredients, always fresh.

Gelato has a milk (not cream) base,

and sorbetto is fruit based--no dairy.

Selected sorbetto flavors today--not inclusive:

Lemon mint.  Orange spice. Papaya. Strawberry Balsamic.

Also Chocolate, for the dairy-avoidant chocolate fiends.

Yum.

Gelato flavors today, also not inclusive:

German chocolate cake gelato.  Honey graham gelato. Espresso Chip gelato.

Hazelnut gelato (made with Italian hazelnuts!)

Toasted coconut gelato.  Butterscotch pecan gelato.

Not to mention Chinese five spice gelato (don't knock it, it's delicious!)

Maple bacon gelato.  Pink and Black Peppercorn gelato.

You can have a small taste of anything you ask for.

The only flavor I wasn't partial to was the garlic gelato

they served up one day in the dead of January.

We are coming into the season of abundant fruits and vegetables.

No telling what will be on hand tomorrow!

One of the secrets of gelato is the tiny, tiny spoon.

You can work on a small cup for a long time,

and still have more to savor.

At the same time, you can watch the world go by--

either outside or in.

If you are coming to coastal Maine,

and are in the vicinity of their flagship store in Brunswick, 

or you are eating out in a fine restaurant,

or shopping in Hannaford's in the state,

keep your eye out for a treat from Gelato Fiasco, Brunswick.

Your taste buds will thank you, 

even if your waist doesn't!

Bet you can't eat just one!

;o)

ps.  nobody asked me to do this post.  And I'm not even getting a free

cup for it.  Just loving the product, and wanting to share the news!