This past June, Jonathan Ellsworth stumbled across a gelateria in Firenze (Florence) Italy, that basically changed his life. Because after going there every day — usually twice a day — he knew that he would have to come back to Florence and sit down for a CRAFTED conversation with Alberto and Julia Bati, owners of My Sugar Gelato Artigianale, to talk about the craft (and the hard work) of making some of the best gelato in the world. Here is that conversation, fresh from Florence.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• 300 gelato shops (5:30)
• Florentine gelato vs “tourist” gelato (6:58)
• Making gelato (9:43)
• What to avoid and what to look for (14:37)
• Texture (26:32)
• Ice cream vs Gelato (31:02)
• Teaching gelato making (32:30)
• What’s a typical day like? (37:31)
• Jonathan’s story of finding My Sugar (44:06)
• The Shop Name: “My Sugar” (49:54)

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• My Sugar’s Instagram
• BLISTER Open Mic Series
• BLISTER Craft Collective

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