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[KatieLoeb]

Sign @ Capogiro says that, starting in January, they'll be offering Italian lessons.  Which, when you think about it, is a brilliant idea.

Ciao mi amico!! Anybody want to take Italian with me?? I've been wanting to learn for quite some time.

Anybody??

And we can have a weekly gelato fix. What could be bad about that?

So it looks like I'm going to have to de-rustify my Italian in the near future. And what could be a better way than this? Anybody still interested: Katie? Herb?

Andrew:

The first class was already held this past Monday evening. Since I'm not positive about my schedule yet I couldn't commit. Should have a better idea of my availability by the time the next session rolls around in 6 or 7 weeks. I'm still interested and will get all the details and post, OK?

[herbacidal]

The first class was already held this past Monday evening.  Since I'm not positive about my schedule yet I couldn't commit.  Should have a better idea of my availability by the time the next session rolls around in 6 or 7 weeks.  I'm still interested and will get all the details and post, OK?

There's gonna be another session? Cool. I couldn't commit either.

[Andrew Fenton]

The first class was already held this past Monday evening.  Since I'm not positive about my schedule yet I couldn't commit.  Should have a better idea of my availability by the time the next session rolls around in 6 or 7 weeks.  I'm still interested and will get all the details and post, OK?

Ah Katie, yer the greatest! Session #2 sounds terrific.

[philadining]

tonight was one scoop of Rosemary Honey Goatmilk, and one of Stracciatella (no, not the wedding soup, the ice cream with leaves of chocolate). The rosemary was really lovely, and as a kid, I ate only chocolate chip ice cream, so I feel entitled to regress from time to time...

[KatieLoeb]

tonight was one scoop of Rosemary Honey Goatmilk, and one of Stracciatella (no, not the wedding soup, the ice cream with leaves of chocolate).  The rosemary was really lovely, and as a kid, I ate only chocolate chip ice cream, so I feel entitled to regress from time to time...

Ohmigawd! I love the Rosemary-Honey Goatmilk gelato at Capogiro! They only have that flavor once in a while, but it's soooooo good!

[philadining]

Olive Oil Gelato... it was, well, oily. And a little olivey. I liked it. Pistachio was nice too, even though I ordered Hazelnut. But the winner was the Mojito Sorbetto. Yowza!

[cdh]

On the olive oil, I'd say it was more than just oily. The oil was textural. The flavor was cooked sugar. Very tasty.

Not an ideal pairing with the fruit options I'd selected to accompany it... but tasty.

[South Jersey Epicurean]

They had Mandarin Clementine, Seville Orange (much more tart) & Mojito flavored last night. I stuck with Pistachio & mixed it with Seville Orange. I think it has replaced Pistachio with Mexican Chocolate!! The mojito was fantastic as well.

[KatieLoeb]

Mojito was my pick for most refreshing and possibly new fave flavor at Capogiro. Minty and very lime-ey with a subtle hint of rum in the background. Quite comlimentary to the Thai Coconut Milk gelato that was my other scoop. But I'm still awaiting the return of Pineapple-Mint sorbetto and Honeysuckle gelato in the summertime. Moscato D'Asti floats await!

I tried Philadining's scoop of Olive Oil gelato and found it quite tasty, but definitely savory as opposed to the sweet treat one normally expects when ordering dessert. If that's kept in mind, the Olive Oil flavor might not be so jarring I think.

[Lisa1349]

After what was the first of many farewell pies to be consumed at Lombardi's, we enjoyed the Mojito (on Katie's recommendation) as well as blood orange that was a fab combination. I had burnt sugar and grapefruit w/campari. This was a mistake.

Mixing gelato and sorbetto should be warned against by the service people. I hadn't even noticed the grapefruit was sorbetto (without dairy) until the textures collided in my cup. Burnt sugar was heavenly, not so burnt it was bitter - nice and sweet and creamy. Grapefruit also nice but a tad icy.

Beau's friend John had nutella and bannanas foster, a winning combo. I also must note that the beau and I both ordered smalls, yet mine was nearly half the size of his. I compensated by eating his extra

I intend to have the straciatella by itself very soon. Looks divine.

[mrbigjas]

i stopped by yesterday and didn't see the mojito. fortunately they had the campari grapefruit, which might be my favorite sorbet flavor ever.

[philadining]

1) apple with apple brandy (sorbetto): no real brandy flavor, but eerily exactly like a nice granny smith apple, right down to the fleshy texture and bits of skin. Really good.

2) cilantro and lime (sorbetto): I had to get this because of an odd experience I had at Pod just shortly after it opened. Some friends and I sat at the bar, and I asked if they could make a mojito. These drinks weren't quite all the rage yet, so the bartender seemed a little unsure, then decided he could. All looked good, he was squeezing limes and working something with sugar in a muddling cup, but the taste was a little odd. He and I both figured it out simultaneously: he had accidentally used cilantro rather than mint. It wasn't that good of a drink (he replaced it with a proper one), but it did lead to a good inside joke about parsley mojitos....

But I'm happy to say the combo makes for a better sorbetto, not quite as good as the mojito sorbetto from a couple of weeks ago, but the cilantro and lime was nice and sour and refreshing. Thumbs up.

[TarteTatin]

A large group of 10 of us went Saturday night around 10 p.m.
I had Bitter Chocolate, Mexican Chocolate and Banana.

I know there were no sorbetto's left for our two lactose intolerant friends...

Hubby had Nutella, Thai Coconut and Bitter Chocolate.

He noted that they were all heavy.

Then, I agreed, and so did the rest of the people.

Y'know, I think I've fallen out of love! I used to be madly, unfailingly in love with not only the flavors, but the quality of Capogiro! There was nothing like her outside of Italy!

But, I have to admit, my love affair is----not over, its still good, but, its different somehow.
Our love has gotten----heavier! The consistency is more -----corn starchy?

It's been great, and its certainly not over, but we'll stay good friends that see each other once in a while instead of obsessively!

[philadining]

Bourbon-caramel: not much bourbon flavor, but dense caramel streaks in what seemed more like vanilla. Still really tasty.

Bitter Chocolate, because, well, it had been more than 15 minutes since I had it last.

[Andrew Fenton]

I had the all-herb, all-the-time combination the other day:
* rosemary goat milk. Old standby, this one. Never disappoints (though it doesn't taste at all goaty), and

* basil. Very nice. There ought to be more basil used in desserts: it has a similar sort of flavor profile to mint, but for whatever reason, it just gets ignored. Anyway, this was perfumy and just delightful. Aw yeah.

[shacke]

I finally got down there today and I was happy I did. To be honest, I don't have much to complare to - being a gelato neophyte - although that may change when I hit Italy in the fall. I had samplings of the banana, chocolate, bitter chocolate and bourbon butterscotch. Really worthwhile although in comparison the garden variety chocolate was just that.

Some of the more interesting flavors mentioned before were not there today. The most avant garde was cilantro-lime sorbetto but cilantro is the only thing on the planet I cannot eat.

Thanks to the posts in the thread for the info.

Evan

[herbacidal]

Y'know, I think I've fallen out of love! I used to be madly, unfailingly in love with not only the flavors, but the quality of Capogiro! There was nothing like her outside of Italy!

But, I have to admit, my love affair is----not over, its still good, but, its different somehow.
Our love has gotten----heavier! The consistency is more -----corn starchy?

It's been great, and its certainly not over, but we'll stay good friends that see each other once in a while instead of obsessively!

Reminds me of my relationship with Studiokitchen.

In summer 2003(?) I had three dinners there.
By the end, I still liked Shola's food, but had less appreciation for how good it was.
I needed more time away, to taste normal food.

[ellencho]

I visited for the my first time ever and great googly moogly is this place good. I had the crimson table grapes gelato and the pineapple. I tried the cherimoya and it was outstanding, but I didn't end up getting a scoop of it because I wanted a more tart and sharp treat rather than something creamy like the cherimoya.

[rlibkind]

Does it count if I enjoyed my Capogiro at DiBrunos' new Chestnut Street emporium following Pizza Club at Lombardi's? If so, I partook of coconut and chocolate.

And it waas reported at Pizza Club that Capogiro is going to open a store in the vicinityh of 19th and Sansom.

[cdh]

Last night i had the cherimoya and the apple and calvados... a fantasitc combination. The apple was wonderfully tart and a great complement to the creamy fruity cherimoya. Yummy!

[18/10]

Does it count if I enjoyed my Capogiro at DiBrunos' new Chestnut Street emporium following Pizza Club at Lombardi's? If so, I partook of coconut and chocolate.

And it waas reported at Pizza Club that Capogiro is going to open a store in the vicinityh of 19th and Sansom.

Psssst---I heard from a little birdy-go up a block--northeast corner-20th and Sansom. mid to late summer.

[herbacidal]

And it waas reported at Pizza Club that Capogiro is going to open a store in the vicinityh of 19th and Sansom.

Psssst---I heard from a little birdy-go up a block--northeast corner-20th and Sansom.  mid to late summer.

Might you mean the northwest corner?

That would explain the takeover and renovations of what used to be Hot Tamales.

[shinyboots]

I had the all-herb, all-the-time combination the other day:
* rosemary goat milk.  Old standby, this one.  Never disappoints (though it doesn't taste at all goaty), and

* basil.  Very nice.  There ought to be more basil used in desserts: it has a similar sort of flavor profile to mint, but for whatever reason, it just gets ignored.  Anyway, this was perfumy and just delightful.  Aw yeah.

I agree, basil rocks. Basil with a scoop of bittersweet chocolate or a nut ice cream - like Cashew, another winner - would be a very quirky delight. The thing is, both flavors are so strong that you won't regret paying a 5 spot for ice cream because you will be surfeit by the time mini-spoon hits plastic.

[Capaneus]

And it waas reported at Pizza Club that Capogiro is going to open a store in the vicinityh of 19th and Sansom.

Psssst---I heard from a little birdy-go up a block--northeast corner-20th and Sansom.  mid to late summer.

Might you mean the northwest corner?

That would explain the takeover and renovations of what used to be Hot Tamales.

Hmmm... I thought that whole side was wrapped up in some sort of development scheme. At least that's the reason I've heard for Crimson Moon closing, sometime in August. Though I can't think of where on the NE corner it would go, either... maybe the old Police mini-Station?

Edited by Capaneus, 15 May 2005 - 02:34 PM.

[mrbigjas]

why would they open a shop at 19th or 20th & sansom, when they're selling their product in dibruno's at 18th & chestnut?

just curious.

[rlibkind]

why would they open a shop at 19th or 20th & sansom, when they're selling their product in dibruno's at 18th & chestnut?

just curious.

That was what we were wondering at Saturday's Pizza Club, too.

[TarteTatin]

Sunday night, yesterday:

apple/calvados -yum and refreshing
campari/grapefruit-yum and refreshing

orange/cardamom -YUUMMMM! Should have had a touch more Cardamom.


We also had the Bitter Chocolate again. Although I love it, there are some flavors lately which definitely have a taste of corn starch in them. You can tell which do and which don't.
The fruity, lighter sorbetto flavors don't seem to, just the gelatos.
Anyone else notice this?

Edited by TarteTatin, 16 May 2005 - 05:55 PM.

[shacke]

I see that the web site lists the daily flavors of that day. Greeeaaat. That will make it harder to resist.

PS - I called them. The new location will be 20th and Sansom. Even more convenient now. Curses.

Evan

[mrbigjas]

today, we tried:

-strawberry tequila -- tasted like strawberries. good ones, but i was expecting more of a peppery tequila kick.

-yogurt -- this was AWESOME. so yogurty, sweet but sour. excellent

-black truffle -- ok this one was a little too weird for me

and then we finally settled on the cherimoya and the starfruit/lime. the cherimoya was light and floral and slightly custardy, like the fruit. the starfruit/lime was acidic as expected, but again the tropical aromas of the starfruit were a highlight. damn that was some good stuff.

[philadining]

-black truffle -- ok this one was a little too weird for me

I think you and I might have been the only ones who tried this, the pan was looking pretty full at about 9:30pm.

And I agree, it was a little weird, I don't think I would have wanted more than half of a small cup, but paired with the Rosemary Honey Goatmilk, the combo was actually quite good! Herby, earthy, yet sweet.

Edited by philadining, 28 May 2005 - 10:29 PM.