This past week we were at three local Kalamazoo farms picking ingredients for the coming Kalamazoo College event, Rockin’ the Dock (September 16th). These ingredients are for the three flavors we will be offering at the event: K College Butternut Squash gelato Lemon-blueberry gelato Peach sorbet For the K College Butternut Squash gelato, we spent time …
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Yesterday (August 2nd), we took the new RG VW Bus t-shirt to the Kalamazoo Farmers’ Market. And, wait for it….we sold the first on as a result. The t-shirt is simple and to the point — we offer our product in a VW Bus. 🙂
In working on setting up the market in Austin for Rollin’ Gelato, we are fixing up the 1972 RG VW bus. Just like the 1976 RG VW Bus in Kalamazoo, we worked on the brakes first. Thus, the bus went into the mechanic this past week, and we replaced the brake master cylinder (it was …
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Yesterday was our 50th market day at the farmers’ markets in the Kalamazoo area for this year’s season. Our season started on June 17th this year in the Kalamazoo area at the farmers’ market, where we opened up at the Texas Township Farmers’ Market. And yesterday, our 50th market day, we were at the Battle …
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There is no more pleasure to a chef’s heart than seeing a repeat customer coming back for that same flavor or to try a new one. We, at Rollin’Gelato, have enjoyed repeat customers who come asking for more of their favorite flavor and those who venture into a new flavor — and even suggest ideas …
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Earlier this morning (7am), we picked up the VW bus that we will use for the Austin market. It is a 1972 VW Bus, camper style — like the 1976 VW Bus we have for the Kalamazoo market. Our goal is to build out vintage trucks that we offer our gelato from. Our primary vehicle …
You can now by our product at a retail store. As of yesterday, Wednesday, August 9, 2017, we delivered 12 pints of sorbet to Tiffany’s Wine and Spirit store in Kalamazoo, consisting of 6 pints of blueberry sorbet and 6 pints of peach sorbet. This means you don’t have to wait for a farmers’ market …
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Yesterday, July 27th, Rollin’ Gelato catered gelato to the Michigan Tech Send Off event in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The event was for incoming freshman to Michigan Tech, and about 200 people attended. The weather was wonderful…ly warm, which was good for eating gelato and talking about the university. The event was especially good for us, as …
Yesterday Widad bought the honey for the new flavor we are developing for the coming week’s Michigan Tech Send Off event in Grand Rapids. Widad found the honey from a local farmer at the Kalamazoo Farmers’ Market.
Yesterday, at the Vicksburg Farmers’ Market we tested out the composting can — the white can. Patrons came back to our booth after finishing their 4-ounce cup of gelato and deposited their cup, lid, and spoons in the white can — We filled the can 1/3 up. Then we tried it at the Kalamazoo Farmers’ …
