Dolci Gelati Café to Open Storefront in Takoma Park This Weekend!

Contact: Anastasia Dellaccio

Dolcigelati@gmail.com
610.547.8700

For Immediate Release:

Dolci Gelati Café to Open Storefront in Takoma Park

For Grand Opening will Offer Buy One Get One Free from 11am-1pm

Washington, D.C. (April 3, 2013) Buy one get one free!  This Saturday, April 6, more than six years after Dolci Gelati first came to DC, Chef Gianluigi Dellaccio and his business partner/wife Anastasia along with fellow Italian and local entrepreneur Marcello Minna have announced that they will open Dolci Gelati Café, their first storefront, in Takoma Park. Dolci Gelati can currently be found at Nationals’ Stadium as well as in restaurants and markets throughout the Washington Metro area such as Whole Foods and Taylor Gourmet. 

 The first planned location will open its doors in Takoma Park just 10 minutes from the Dolci Gelato laboratorio “kitchen”, on 7000 Carroll ave., in the heart of the trendy neighborhood.  As part of their opening, Dolci Gelati will offer a free gelato from 11am-1 pm to whoever buys one.

 Chef Gianluigi currently has created more than 300 varieties of homemade gelato, and will bring his crowd-pleasing favorites such as salted caramel, white chocolate raspberry and bacio to the store daily.   The Chef will also experiment with fresh, new flavors including creating a health-conscious line with tantalizing treats like Green Tea, Pomegranate Powerberry and a Super Citrus Antioxidant sorbet. Dolci Gelati Café will also feature a Social Good flavor, from which the profits will go to a variety of great causes including the United Nations Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign, a movement to protect children worldwide by providing life-saving vaccines where they are most needed, and Lukes Wings, a charity that unites wounded warriors, veterans and heroes with their loved ones when they need them most.

“For years my creations have been bound by what the markets would order.  I have so many new ideas that I want to try both in gelato and pastry and now I have my own place to do so,” said Chef Gianluigi. “I can’t wait to connect with our customers on a new level and offer new varieties that they have only imagined, while staying true to my family’s recipe that I learned growing up in Italy.” 

Marcello Minna also explained” After almost two decades as a coffee distributor to restaurants, I will finally have the chance to see, for the first time, people's reaction when experiencing my coffee. The best part of this adventure is going through this process with a great friend like Gianluigi in one of the best communities in the Washington, DC area.”

Before creating Dolci Gelati, Chef Gianluigi was a Pastry Chef at Galileo, as well as an Italian Water Polo Champion. The Chef plans to incorporate his background as a pastry chef to develop many new items.  The menu will include “cupcake cones”- ice cream cones filled with cupcake and chocolate ganache center, gelato sundaes, pastry and several varieties of praline nuts and artisan kettle corn (chocolate covered, cotton candy, bacon, and parmesan).

Also in the works - Dolci Gelati Café will open their second location next spring at the City Market at O development on 8^th street between O and P Street.  The complex will be erected in Shaw and will also include a renovated state of the art Giant as well as a hotel, apartment complex and other retail and restaurants.

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Dolci Gelati was started in 2005 by Former Italian champion water polo player turned pastry chef Gianluigi Dellaccio. Dolci Gelati offers many great varieties of gelato with a consistent level of quality that can only be achieved with artisan precision. The process starts every morning with deliveries from local dairy farms and other handpicked fruits, fine chocolates and other fresh ingredients.  Gelato offers the same great taste as ice cream with 1/3 the fat and none of the artificial ingredients. Gianluigi uses a 100% authentic Italian recipe and local fresh ingredients to bring you a little bit of Italy across the Atlantic.

Gianluigi whose experience takes him from Italy, Galileo and the Ritz Carlton also serves his gelato at The Washington National’s Stadium, The Pennsylvania Turnpike and hundreds of locations all over metro DC and further.  Dolci Gelati can also be found in pints at Whole Foods, Dean and Deluca, Taylor Gourmet and many more markets.  Ask about our catering packages, homemade popsicles, kettle corn, cotton candy and more!

For more information about Dolci Gelati please visit www.dolcigelati.net  follow @DolciGelati on twitter and facebook . 

We want to make your party UNFORGETTABLE…..

Want to know how Dolci Gelati can make your special event even sweeter and memorable? Of course the natural product you may think of when thinking of us is our incredible Gelato Bar. However, have you ever experienced our Pop Corn Bar? It is an artisan and delicious as our gelato and it is colorful, unique and surprise, delicious!

 

Here is a look at just some of the flavors we can do:

·         Sea Salt Kettle Corn

·         Chocolate Covered Kettle Corn

·         Red Cotton Candy Pop Corn

·         Blue Cotton Candy Pop Corn

·         Cheddar Cheese Pop Corn

·         Bacon 

·         Parmesan and Romano Cheese Pop Corn

 

Now that you know where to find great ideas to entertain and indulge your guests, call or e-mail us to get your proposal. dolcigelati@gmail.com

Remember that we have more options for you as our Gelato Cart, Gelato Bar, Chocolate Fountain, Mini Popsicles, Dip Popsicles station and more. Let our imagination bring you to the sweetest world.

You can visit us to see it this Sunday  March 17th @ Milestones Party Planning Expo.

For more information visit our website: www.dolcigelati.net and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @Dolci Gelati.

L'chaim! Celebrate your Bar/Bat Mitzvah with Dolci Gelati!!!

I grew up in a Jewish family and used to go to many celebrations with my parents, cousins and friends. Growing up on the Main Line outside of Philadelphia, I think I actually attended 1-2 of them every weekend for two years!

When I finally turned 13 years old I had my Bat Mitzvah and still remember how special and happy I felt that day.  I also remember how my parents and all of the other parents of my friends were always trying to find the newest coolest thing, food or activity in order to make their days memorable and special.  I know if Dolci Gelati had been around when I turned 13, my parents would have put a gelato bar at the party for sure along with the varieties of incredible toppings so that all of the kids could make their own sundaes!  In addition, I know I would have had my own signature flavor (it probably would have been like cotton candy bubble gum swirl or something). What teen doesn’t like a custom made gelato flavor in their name?

Dolci Gelati offers many great catering options which are perfect for entertaining.  A gelato bar at your teens Bar/Bat Mitzvah or Sweet 16 could be the perfect way to celebrate.  You can choose from our hundreds of flavors or have one custom made just for the guest of honor!  We can create a popcorn bar with several varieties of fresh made popcorn, kettle corn and other great flavors as well as chocolate fountains and mini popsicles. We will bring all of the marshmallows, homemade chocolate and strawberry sauce, crushed candies and fresh fruit for a make your own sundae station.

Please call us today for a tasting or stop by and see us at the Milestones Party Planning Expo on February 24^th in the Hilton Gaithersburg.

Besides the delicious gelato there will be loads of other treats to try as well, prizes, and a DJ performing throughout the day.

If you are planning a Sweet 16 or a Bar or Bat Mitzvah for your son or daughter come to visit us and see the options we have to make this day really special.

For more information and to set up a tasting please email us at DolciGelati@gmail.com or come see us at the expo!  Cheers!

Remember to follow us on Facebook and Twitter @DolciGelati and also check our website for news: www.dolcigelati.net

Free Gelato? Create a Flavor? Happy Valentine’s Day from Dolci Gelati!Free Gelato? Create a Flavor? Happy Valentine’s Day from Dolci Gelati!

We love Valentine’s Day!  As the author of this blog and wife of Dolci Gelati chef Gianluigi, it is one of the days out of the year that he brings home all of the yummy experiments and deserts he creates for me to try!  I am always coming up with great ideas for new flavors, that of course he never has time to make, for me that is.  Some favorites I will be asking for this year are toasted coconut, green tea and salted caramel (now at Whole Foods), along with banana chocolate chip, and I have been begging to try chocolate covered pretzel!

Well, Valentine`s is almost here and we at Dolci Gelati have prepared a special gift for you as we want you to be able to pick your own flavors too.  We are running a promotion at three Whole Foods Markets, Silver Spring, Tenleytown and Georgetown.

Here is the deal, come to the markets at the times below, buy our product and you will be automatically entered into a raffle for a chance to win 4 pints of custom made gelato!

It`s simple! It will take place in 3 different locations:  meaning 3 chances to win.  Check out the schedule bellow and put it in your calendar for you don`t miss this sweet and unique opportunity.

Good luck and start dreaming up which flavors you want now, I know I already have my order in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Promotion Schedule:

Location                                               Date                      Hours             

Whole Foods Silver Spring            02/02                     2pm – 4pm

Whole Foods Tenleytown            02/10                     12pm – 2pm

Whole Foods Georgetown          02/14                     11am – 1pm

6 New Gelato Flavors Now at Whole Foods Market

We from Dolci Gelati would like to wish you a very Happy New Year and we hope all of your dreams come true in 2013. 

So far, some of our dreams seem to be already coming true as we have just started the year with some exciting news! We worked hard last year not just to deliver the best Gelato with high quality to our customers, but also to improve and create new ways to keep people happy. We received many suggestions about flavors that you would like to see at Whole Foods Market, and we are very glad to announce that you can now find six new flavors. 

These flavors are - Sea Salt Caramel Gelato, Espresso Gelato, Green Tea Gelato, Toasted Coconut Gelato, White Mint Chocolate Swirl Gelato and Lemon Agave (made with Agave Syrup is a perfect desert for people who cannot have sugar). 

Stop by at your closest Whole Foods Market and grab some Dolci Gelati, if you are nice enough, you may even choose to share it with your family and friends.

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To know more about Dolci Gelati visit our website: www.dolcigelati.net

Dolci Gelati participates in the Inaugural #GivingTuesday

I had been so busy working at the UN Foundation for the first annual #GivingTuesday, which happened on Tuesday. #GivingTuesday was as huge success as online giving that day increased over 53% compared to the previous year! Even though I was incredibly busy, I still wanted to do more to help and give back to my community. That is why Gianluigi and I are aware about how important is to cooperate and how small businesses can cause impact in society. Dolci Gelati as a local company has a knowledge that prosperity is not only about making profit, but how we can use our brand to bring awareness to big issues in our community. Dolci Gelati is proud to support the Georgetown Jingle, an annual event and charity created in 2006 by the Four Seasons Hotel and members of the Washington design community to raise critical revenue for the Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program at Georgetown University Hospital.  On Tuesday, November 27, #GivingTuesday, we were do proud to help to design and erect a beautiful Christmas Tree at the Four Seasons in Washington DC which will be auctioned off.  As part of the package to be auctioned off, we will also donate a gelato party for 100 people to whoever wins the tree.

Our tree which is now open for bidding has a decidedly Italian feel. Taking inspiration from Italian artist Piero Fornasetti, Nick of JDS designs and I  incorporated his surrealist artwork into a holiday tree. Since Fornasetti's most iconic works feature the face of Opera Singer Lina Cavalieri  as motif, we decided this would be perfect for our ornaments as well. Fornasetti is also perhaps best know for his works in black and white so this color scheme was an obvious choice. Butterflies , a common fornasetti motif, and a black faux taxidermy crow add to the surrealist feel of the tree. "Gifts" wrapped under the tree are covered in a Fornasetti wallcovering of garlands of flowers from which the butterflies surrounding the tree might have sprung. This is all set off against a red tree, to serve as a bold backdrop and a slight twist on the traditional green most have come to expect, as well as a red tree skirt done in an osborne and little velvet.

To read more and begin bidding, see our Indiegogo auction here!
http://igg.me/p/272102

To read more about #GivingTuesday and its massive success, please read the press release here.

Behind our Incredible Gelato, there is an Amazing Pastry Chef….

I always say that I am so lucky to be married to a Pastry Chef. Gianluigi studied pastry and the art of gelato making in top school in Milan, and has a vast experience in treating people with his delicious creations. His experience includes work at the Ritz Carlton and acting as executive pastry chef for Galileo and Il Labritorio for 6 years. Gianluigi cannot help his imagination and passion for creating new products. That is why, this fall, Dolci Gelati is launching these irresistible Gelato Truffles, and to celebrate it, we are offering these as a special on Gilt City DC until November 19, just in time to buy before your Thanksgiving dinner.

Our special offer includes Four Artisan Gelato Truffles that you can share with your friends and family, a great option to indulge your guests with or even the perfect hostess gift if you are attending someone else’s party.  

The flavours included are Strawberries and Cream with our natural and low fat Strawberry gelato filled with a creamy vanilla center drizzled in our decadent homemade chocolate;

 

Cappuccino which an Italian espresso makes the base for this creamy coffee gelato that is filled with a layer of vanilla and milk chocolate gelato.  This truffle is beautifully dusted with a fine layer of Cocoa Powder;

 

Pistachio which Rich Sicilian pistachios are blended to make a perfect melody of sweetness and nuttiness. The pistachio is then filled with a chocolate core and then artfully coated in a delicious mixture of chopped dark chocolate and pistachios;

 

Vanilla Cherry Bomb is a Creamy vanilla gelato filled with a cherry and toasted almond core. Smothered in a rich homemade chocolate, it is the ultimate decadence.

 

My mouth is watering after just writing this post. So, don`t feel guilt, go to Gilt City and get these delicacies that will bring you to the heaven.

Also, remember to follow us on Facebook Dolci Gelati and Twitter @DolciGelati. And check our website www.dolcigelati.net to make sure you do not miss our news and promotions.