On Friday, Melanie and I along with our guest-quester, Drew, went to Angelato in Belmont. After making a few wrong turns, including a U-turn in a construction zone in front of a police officer and suffering through a pretty poor parking job, we arrived at our questing location. Immediately upon entering this gelato shop, we were in love.
Staring into the gelato case full of deliciousness, we couldn't decide what to order. After sampling the pumpkin pie and cinnamon gelato, it was so good that we decided we needed to organize. It was decided that the three of us all needed to order different things in order to maximize the number of flavors we could try. This was a good quest to have a guest-quester because we tried 6 flavors. I ordered peanut butter cup stracciatella and chocolate. Melanie chose pumpkin pie and cinnamon, and Drew ordered apple cider and mocha chip.
As soon as we started eating, Drew seemed surprised by our enthusiasm and our ability to wax poetic about gelato. My peanut butter cup stracciatella tasted exactly like a Reese's Peanut Butter cup in frozen form. It was divine. There were good size pieces of chocolate and streaks of peanut butter in a nice vanilla-based gelato. When I shut my eyes and ate the gelato, it was like tasting peanut-butter and chocolate heaven. I'm not exaggerating even in the slightest. The chocolate gelato was also delicious. It tasted like a fudgesicle and had a very smooth consistency. Our dedicated readers will know that nothing will ever top Piattini's dark chocolate magic, but this gelato had a solid, original chocolate taste that didn't disappoint. It was on par with Rita's.
As I was shoveling my gelato choices into my mouth with a colorful and appropriately sized spoon, I noticed a laminated placemat that had the history of Angelato's gelato and expressed the establishment's love for Gelato. Angelato's mission statement is now officially adopted into the gelato quest: Whether the flavor be traditional Italian, otherwordly exotic, or home grown American, we always remain true to the artisan tradition of producing products with love that are intended to be enjoyed with gusto.
As we sat in Angelato's, we enjoyed our gelato with gusto. Because we loved this place so much, each quester (even our first guest quester!) will write their own comments about their flavors. Get excited for what awaits you, as I described Drew's apple cider gelato as tasting like a fall harvest and Melanie's cinnamon gelato mixed just the right amount of warmth and heat into this cold dessert.
Belmont is a bit off the beaten path, but trust us---run (or drive), don't walk to this delicious gelato shop. You too can eat gelato with gusto!
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