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6/11/18

Artisanal Gelato in Naples



Naples Italy Food Traditions



The Gelateria della Scimmia is a Neapolitan Tradition dating from the 1930s. Named for the proprietor’s monkey who was rather fond of ice cream, the establishment has been at the same location in Piazza Carita’ from the very beginning.



A Gelato Artigianale whose processes and standards have remained unchanged over nearly ninety years except for the introduction of new machines over time. The result is a perfect equilibrium among milk, eggs, sugar and cream; the paste is also made in house.



We have developed anchor locations from which you can best base your travel movements, mindful that you are likely to visit three to four places in a compressed period of time, typically 7 to 10 days, and experience multiple interests that range from cultural to culinary, wellness and the environment. 

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Artisanal Gelato in Naples
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Coffee Flavored Gelato and Semifreddo are made with the highest quality coffee; fruit ice cream is prepared only with in season fruits.







Traditional Recipes are the norm; however, as a concession to dietary preferences and evolving tastes, the sugar content has been reduced by nearly 20 percent; sugar free gelato has also been developed for celiac and diabetic customers.

 The Family Business continues In the 21st century with grandsons Marco and Luca in Piazza Carita’ e Piazzetta del Nilo across the street from the Sant’Angelo in Nilo Chapel. 



Photos and Original Italian Text courtesy of Ciro La Rosa

Travel Logistics Move in one direction. Anchor your stays in strategic locations conveniently located near points of interest. Take in sites, meals and other planned events in a hub and spoke fashion and enjoy the places and the people you are visiting. Tema develops and manages personalized travel itineraries, an in-depth knowledge of your destinations and superior client service throughout your trip. 


Riding the Empire Builder Train from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest



La Crosse Red Wing St Paul Portland and Seattle
The Empire Builder travels daily between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest along major portions of the Lewis and Clark trail with views of the Mississippi River, the North Dakota plains, the Big Sky country in Montana and Glacier National Park. Seattle is reached via Spokane; alternatively, the train follows the Columbia River Gorge toward Portland.

The National Park Service and Amtrak Trails & Rails Natural and Cultural Heritage
The Train Service runs in both directions and travel time is 45 hours at an average speed of 50 mph - 80 km/h. Inaugurated in 1929, the Empire Builder was named in honor of James J Hill and is the most popular long-distance train in the Amtrak system with 65% of operating costs covered by fare revenue. Ridership is nearly 500 thousand passengers/year.
Bike Racks are Installed Aboard the Empire Builder
Recommended Town Visits and Stopovers
La Crosse is located at the intersection of the Black, La Crosse and Mississippi rivers in Western Wisconsin in a broad plain between the river bank and the tall bluffs typical of the Driftless area. It was named from the game with sticks - lacrosse in French - played by local Native Americans. It was further settled during the middle of the 19th century with completion of the La Crosse & Milwaukee Railroad.
The River Towns of southeast Minnesota are located 60 miles from the Twin Cities. Winona is an arts and cultural center with three major galleries that hold works by Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet that depict lakes, oceans and rivers. The Garvin Heights overlook features panoramic views of the town and Mississippi River Valley. Follow the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway to New Ulm and experience Old World German heritage through unique architecture, restaurants and shops selling German imports, from chocolates to cuckoo clocks. A traditional Glockenspiel features figures from the town’s history.
Red Wing is in the Mississippi River Valley flanked by rolling bluffs. The town is a leading manufacturer of leather, pottery and Red Wing Shoes and is named for the Native American Chief who first met a US Army Officer in 1805. Tucked between bluffs and the river, Red Wing has many historic Victorian properties and farmhouses, including the St James hotel that dates to the 1880s. It overlooks the Mississippi River near the 1904 Amtrak Depot, home to an art gallery and a visitor center.

Minnesota means clear blue water from the Dakota language. Nearly 60 percent of the population lives in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the center of transportation, business, industry, education, government and an internationally renowned arts community. The remainder of the Land of 10,000 Lakes consists of western prairies, forests in the southeast and mining, forestry, and recreation.








Riding the Empire Builder Travel Itinerary

Reduce Travel Times and Costs on Your American Vacation or Business Trip




Environment Friendly Destinations and Vacations
Portland is located between the Cascade Mountains and the Pacific Ocean at the northern end of the Willamette Valley and river which flows through the city and links with the Columbia River. The citizens and their local government are notable for: land-use planning, local transport, environment conscious policies, high walkability, a large number bicyclists and ten thousand acres of public parks Read More



 
Neighborhoods Planning Development Sustainability and Local Transport
Seattle’s first major industry was logging; by the late 19th century the city also became a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. In the 1940s, Boeing established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing and, beginning in the 1980s, the area developed as a technology center with companies like Microsoft and Amazon.

6/10/18

Italy Gelato and Chocolate Tour Bologna Florence and Perugia



Our Gelato and Chocolate Itineraries let you follow the various processes of making, including explanatory videos and tastings, as you walk through the whole production process.
Bologna and Gelato
12.000 BC to the 13th Century AD in Mesopotamia, dispatch runners traveled one hundred kilometers on foot to get the snow and ice necessary to cool the drinks served during the royal banquets and religious ceremonies held at Mari Palace. During endless feasts, the Romans paraded their gold and silver colj nivarum, using them to filter the snow. The Arabs developed shrb (sugar syrup) and in Palermo they grew 400 different types of flowers to flavor their sorbets.
16th to 18th Centuries the birth of a noble trade Caterina de’ Medici and Cosimo Ruggieri, celebrated alchemist and astrologist, introduced the Florentine Renaissance to Paris. The architect Bernardo Buontalenti is credited with the egg cream gelato, but Francesco Redi and Lorenzo Magalotti made it famous by singing its praises and describing its ingredients. Francesco Procopio Cutò, later known as François Procope des Couteaux, sold sorbets to Parisian intellectuals in his café.
Neapolitan doctor Filippo Baldini wrote that sorbet is good both for your body and your mood
19th Century Gelato Goes Global customs change and gelato and sorbets start to play significant roles in the menus of important luncheons and suppers. Sorbet, gelato, hard treats, and frozen creams appeared in the haute cuisine recipe books. With the invention of artificial ice, gelato moved out into the streets with the help of street vendors.
1900 – 1950 New Technologies the cone makes it easier to eat gelato in the streets, gelato shops appear and the Gelato Manual is published in Italy. Science and technology help gelato artisans with production innovations.
1950 – 1985 Gelato Becomes a Science consumption grows rapidly with industrial ice cream but artisans and suppliers commit to quality improvement and the pasteurizer guarantees food safety.

Florence
In between your gelato experience in Bologna and your chocolate adventure in Perugia you will visit Florence and its cultural and culinary traditions.

Perugia and Chocolate
Chocolate History up until the late 18th century, chocolate only existed in liquid form and was drunk exclusively by the aristocracy and the clergy, only to spread to other sectors of society, beginning with the wealthy merchant classes. The drink of the gods dates back to the Maya, using cocoa beans to prepare a beverage, the Xocoatl, with a very spicy and intense flavor. Cocoa becomes a very valuable commodity. Christopher Columbus and Cortes discover the Americas, the cocoa plant and bear the seeds for the first time in Europe. The recipe of the Aztecs, with red pepper and hot spices, is modified with cinnamon, sugar, vanilla and cocoa for a sweeter taste. In Italy, Venetian and Florentine masters give life to the art of preparing chocolate and start exporting it.
19th Century chocolate becomes accessible to a wider audience, product quality improves and new varieties are created. New manufacturing processes separate cocoa paste and cocoa butter.

 
Tasting Chocolate Sight color and brilliance communicate chocolate perfection; the best are shiny. Check its nuances and gloss before tasting it. Tact scroll slowly the chocolate with your fingers to uncover its silky texture. Feel it on your lips: good chocolate is smooth, velvety and melts quickly.
Smell a lingering, intoxicating and intense fragrance: cocoa releases olfactory emotions that are never forgotten. Breathe deeply and feel all the richness and harmony of aromas. Hear break the tablet with your fingers and listen to the sensual sound it produces. Taste the endless aromas that make chocolate a most intoxicating experience for the palate.




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A Gelato and Chocolate Tour in Bologna Perugia and Florence