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Cannoli Ice Cream and Rome

Jul 18 by Anita 4 Comments

Hello readers, hope you’ve been enjoying your summer! I was in Europe for two weeks in June, visiting France and Italy, if the photo of cannoli ice cream above didn’t give you a clue. I’m still going through vacation photos and making tons of ice cream in the last few weeks in an attempt to […]...

Filed Under: Europe, Ice Cream, Recipes, Travel Tagged With: cannoli, cannoli ice cream, gelato, ice cream, rome, travel

{Sweet San Francisco}: Coletta Gelato and Chocolate Sorbet

Aug 29 by Anita Leave a Comment

Coletta Gelato, a new ice cream shop in San Francisco’s SOMA district, has gelato so tasty I wish I still lived nearby – a handful of years ago it would have been walking distance from my apartment. In a city that’s fairly obsessed with ice cream, Coletta has quickly made its mark with some fantastic […]...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Ice Cream, Recipes, San Francisco, Sweet Spots Tagged With: chocolate, coletta, gelato, ice cream, san francisco

Summer Vacation: Stracciatella in Rome

Jun 23 by Anita 10 Comments

Two weeks back from a 12 day cruise through the Mediterranean and I’m trying to hold on to the post-vacation glow (figuratively and literally – I got quite a lot of sun). I’m really excited to share some vacation photos and dessert inspirations with you all over the next couple of weeks!...

Filed Under: Europe, Ice Cream, Personal, Recipes, Travel Tagged With: Europe, gelato, honeymoon, pizzelles, rome, stracciatella, travel


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Anita Chu, also known as pastrygirl, is a baker, writer, and photographer with a passion for pastry. She trained at Tante Marie's Cooking School and is the author of Field Guide to Cookies, Field Guide to Candy, and Lollipop Love. Anita lives in San Francisco with her husband, baby girl, and rescue cockapoo Snickerdoodle. More about pastrygirl

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