gelato
noun
ge·la·to
jə-ˈlä-(ˌ)tō 
je-
plural gelati
jə-ˈlä-tē
je-
also gelatos
: a soft rich ice cream containing little or no air
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Then finish with the shaggy, colossal coconut gelato sundae or a little demon of a coffee cake, fondant eyes agog.
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
This sort of attention to dessert is otherwise increasingly rare; too many ambitious kitchens pour all their resources into their savory menus and then punt on the sweet courses, serving a scoop of gelato in a fancy coupe, or a slice of cake assembled off-site.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
Staying there feels like stepping back in time to a less crowded, less hurried version of Italy, where old men gather in front of the church to watch the world go by, and families with little kids enjoy a gelato on the terrace of the cafes on the main square.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Go 30 minutes east along the coast into Pizzo for gelato at either Bar Galeteria Ercole or Bar Dante on the Piazza della Repubblica.
—Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2026
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
This sort of attention to dessert is otherwise increasingly rare; too many ambitious kitchens pour all their resources into their savory menus and then punt on the sweet courses, serving a scoop of gelato in a fancy coupe, or a slice of cake assembled off-site.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
Staying there feels like stepping back in time to a less crowded, less hurried version of Italy, where old men gather in front of the church to watch the world go by, and families with little kids enjoy a gelato on the terrace of the cafes on the main square.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Go 30 minutes east along the coast into Pizzo for gelato at either Bar Galeteria Ercole or Bar Dante on the Piazza della Repubblica.
—Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2026
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“Gelato.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gelato. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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