July 7, 2013

Tom Harte goes to Italy in search of the best gelato in Rome.

Tom Harte samples some of the latest gelato flavor trends at a shop in the heart of Rome.
Tom Harte samples some of the latest gelato flavor trends at a shop in the heart of Rome.
TOM HARTE ~ photos@semissourian.com
A cup packed with gelato is ready for devouring at a gelateria in Rome.
TOM HARTE ~ photos@semissourian.com A cup packed with gelato is ready for devouring at a gelateria in Rome.
A myriad of tempting flavors of gelato like this is a common sight on the streets of Rome.
A myriad of tempting flavors of gelato like this is a common sight on the streets of Rome.
TOM HARTE ~ photos@semissourian.com
This is a typical gelateria in Rome.
TOM HARTE ~ photos@semissourian.com This is a typical gelateria in Rome.
Mounds of gelato piled high and waiting for customers at one of Rome's many gelateria.
Mounds of gelato piled high and waiting for customers at one of Rome's many gelateria.
Cold and creamy gelato laced with star-studded cookies on display at a typical Roman gelateria.
Cold and creamy gelato laced with star-studded cookies on display at a typical Roman gelateria.
The counter at V-Ice, one of Rome's most glamorous gelateria.
The counter at V-Ice, one of Rome's most glamorous gelateria.
An array of some of the imaginative flavors of gelato available at V-Ice, an igloo-like ice cream shop in Rome.
An array of some of the imaginative flavors of gelato available at V-Ice, an igloo-like ice cream shop in Rome.
The logo for V-Ice, perhaps the most glamorous gelateria in Rome.
The logo for V-Ice, perhaps the most glamorous gelateria in Rome.
Tom Harte investigates some of the trendy flavors of gelato available at V-Ice in Rome.
Tom Harte investigates some of the trendy flavors of gelato available at V-Ice in Rome.
A server dishes up a cup of imaginatively flavored gelato at Rome's V-Ice gelateria.
A server dishes up a cup of imaginatively flavored gelato at Rome's V-Ice gelateria.
A chalkboard announces the many flavors of gelato available at San Crispino in Rome.
A chalkboard announces the many flavors of gelato available at San Crispino in Rome.
A server at Rome's famed Giolitti dishes up a cup of several flavors of gelato.
A server at Rome's famed Giolitti dishes up a cup of several flavors of gelato.
An illuminated sign on the storefront of San Crispino, long regarded as one of the best gelateria in Rome.
An illuminated sign on the storefront of San Crispino, long regarded as one of the best gelateria in Rome.
A cup of assorted flavors of gelato at V-Ice, one of the trendiest gelateria in Rome.
A cup of assorted flavors of gelato at V-Ice, one of the trendiest gelateria in Rome.
A server offers up a few scoops of gelato at San Crispino, one of Rome's famous temples of ice cream.
A server offers up a few scoops of gelato at San Crispino, one of Rome's famous temples of ice cream.
At Rome's famed San Crispino, gelato is kept under cover in steel vats to keep it at its peak.
At Rome's famed San Crispino, gelato is kept under cover in steel vats to keep it at its peak.
Seated on a wall just outside the Pantheon in Rome, Tom Harte samples some of the extraordinary flavors of gelato now available in the Eternal City.
Seated on a wall just outside the Pantheon in Rome, Tom Harte samples some of the extraordinary flavors of gelato now available in the Eternal City.
Gelato flavors abound in the ice cream shops of Rome.
Gelato flavors abound in the ice cream shops of Rome.
A typical cup of Roman gelato, Italy's upscale take on ice cream.
A typical cup of Roman gelato, Italy's upscale take on ice cream.
If you like ice cream, a typical display of "cold comfort" like this one in Rome is hard to resist.
If you like ice cream, a typical display of "cold comfort" like this one in Rome is hard to resist.
A sign near Rome's Pantheon directs pedestrians to Giolitti, one of the city's most famous gelateria.
A sign near Rome's Pantheon directs pedestrians to Giolitti, one of the city's most famous gelateria.
Displays of gelato like this beckon tourists and natives alike everywhere in Rome.
Displays of gelato like this beckon tourists and natives alike everywhere in Rome.
There's no end to the variety of gelato flavors available on the streets of Rome.
There's no end to the variety of gelato flavors available on the streets of Rome.
TOM HARTE ~ photos@semissourian.com
Gelato is arrayed in an assortment of flavors and colors in Rome.
TOM HARTE ~ photos@semissourian.com Gelato is arrayed in an assortment of flavors and colors in Rome.
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