Our gelato is regarded by many, including Saveur, Bon Appetit, Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, to be among the best in the country. Winner of Best Gelato in DC for four years in a row (Washington City Paper), Winner of Best Coffee and Croissants in the Area (Trip Advisor), Winner of Best Ice Cream (Washingtonian), Ten Hottest Ice Cream and Gelato Shops in DC (Zagat).
Our Blackberries & Cream flavor is a psychedelic-purple journey. The color alone is enough to draw you in but the flavor we get from cramming so many blackberries into the recipe is unbelievable. This is one of our venerable favorites all year long. Our blackberries are grown for us by Westmoreland Berry Farm in Oak Grove, VA, along the banks of the Rappahannock River. Available June to August.
No fruit is anticipated as much as the Virginia strawberry. She summons the beginning of summer fruit season and is only around for a mere 5 weeks, making it even more special. We start with berries from Westmoreland Berry Farm around Mother’s Day and finish the season in Pennsylvania with Toigo Orchards. We love roasting them and mixing them with fresh cream or making an exquisite sorbetto of strawberries and tarragon. Available May to June.
Our blueberries are grown along the Rappahannock river in Virginia. Westmoreland Berry Farm brings our order to Arlington Farmers’ Market every Saturday and we go to pick our flats every week. We eat them non-stop during the 2 month long season and love to combine them with fresh yogurt or make a sorbetto with lemon-thyme. Available July to August.
