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Il Laboratorio Del Gelato Is Owned By Ice Cream Fanatic |
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The name alone is interesting but what this establishment serves is even
better - Il Laboratorio Del Gelato serves great ice cream to the New York
City community. But this is not your ordinary American-style ice cream -
this is gelato. The difference between ordinary ice cream in the US and
gelato is that the former has significant amounts of air and butterfat
incorporated into the product. The gelato product has comparatively less
air and butterfat mixed into it, which results in ice cream that actually
has a creamier consistency and stronger taste (due to the lesser amounts of
fat that would usually mask the true flavor of the ice cream.)
Jon F. Snyder owns Il Laboratorio Del Gelato and is said to have the craft
of making ice cream gelato running through his veins. Snyder only relies on
one machine in Il Laboratorio to create his gelato with most of the
production process done by hand. Snyder's aim is to become a gelato
supplier to caterers and chefs within the city, providing a custom lab
facility for creating new and richer flavors of gelato for the public to
adore.
Snyder's gelato factory/store sits adjacent to the Lower East Side Tenement
Museum. Snyder likes to look for local suppliers for his gelato products,
which could not be possible in years past. Snyder reflects that though his
background in the financial world was helpful in its own way, he much
prefers his status now as gelato entrepreneur. He would like to see less
chains of franchises similar to Starbucks in the US and more small
enterprises like Il Laboratorio Del Gelato doing a thriving business
providing a personalized and individualistic service to the community.
Snyder comments that his gelato recipe has less of an Italian influence to
it, with a unique spin that he is very proud of. Il Laboratorio Del Gelato
also sells sorbets as well. Some unique flavors of gelato that Snyder has
produced are Mexican cinnamon, lime fresh mint, and cayenne pepper (to name
a few.) At present, there are 150 flavors of gelatos and sorbets that you
can choose from. Twelve of these are on the daily menu, including dark
chocolate, ginger, banana, coffee and hazelnut - you may opt to put hot
fudge topping on your ice cream if you choose. If your palate gets tired of
ice cream, the shop also sells sodas, shakes and different types of coffee
for a change of pace.
People who are familiar with the former New York City ice cream icon Ciao
Bella Gelato, and who wept silently when that gelato place disappeared from
the city, will be overjoyed because Jon F. Snyder was part of that
enterprise as well, proving that he has the moxie to claim expertise in the
ice cream/gelato world. Il Laboratorio Del Gelato, for its part, has a nice
Manhattan location on 95 Orchard Street near Broom Street, and has become
known as an inexpensive ice cream and dessert shop in the neighborhood.
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