#  Jana"s Gelato Interview

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Interview with Lewis  - the ice cream maker

Dedicated to Lydia Geneva - who we will be hearing from later.

 

Do you hear that sound?

(Music from Ice cream van draws nearer & clearer)

 

Hello, and welcome to Jana’s Studio, where I talk to fascinating people about fascinating things.

Is there anyone out there who doesn't love ice cream? Well there must be someone somewhere, but I am yet to meet them.  

 

Who could resist the sweet chimes of the ice cream van without the urge to rush out to buy their favourite flavour?

 

Here in the UK, the sound of the British summer arrives with the good old ice cream van accompanied by its jangly chimes.

 

And in India, the Ice Cream seller sometimes sings a song to advertise his ice cream, called Kulfi, which has flavours like Cardamom, Mango and Pistachio.

 

There are variations on ice cream the world over, but in my view, the  most scrumptious is Gelato from Italy.

 

Whilst out in an upmarket shopping area in Oxford, my curiosity lead me to the cutest little Ice cream van - though it doesn't have any chimes. I got chatting to the owner, 24 year old Lewis Alfonso, who grew up in Rome, and discovered that his ice cream is authentically Italian! After much indecision, I finally settled for the dark chocolate flavour to try. It did not disappoint. It was delicious and creamy without being too sweet.

 

Every morning Lewis makes his own Ice Cream and sells it from his van which he had built to order in Italy. It’s actually based in an Indian Tuk-tuk.  Lewis loves ice cream, and knows all sorts of interesting facts about it. And is now living his ice cream dream.

Here is our interview..

INTERVIEW …

 

A huge thank you to Lewis for coming to talk to me today about the wonders of ice cream! And wishing him good luck and blessings in expanding his business! If any of you are interested to learn more about ‘Alfonso’ Ice Cream, please do check out Lewis’s website www.alfonsogelataria.com. The link is on our website.

Or if you happen to be visiting Oxford, you can find Lewis and his amazing tuk tuk/van in Summertown, North Oxford, where he’ll be happy to serve you with a big smile.

 

And I am delighted to dedicate this episode to Lydia, who is four years old, and lives in Washington state  Lydia sent us this little message via Twitter

 

I Love you Storynory

 

Ah that’s so sweet Lydia.  I do hope you like Ice Cream as much as you like Storynory.  And a big thank you to your Mother Elizabeth Genevawood for supporting us on Patreon .

I'd be delighted to hear from any of you that have found this interview interesting. My question to you: What combinations of ice cream ingredients tickle your fancy?

 

If you can dream up any unique, strange and wonderful ice cream suggestions that I can put forward to Lewis, do drop me a comment and let me know what they might be?

 

And as ever, we value every bit of support we can get to help us provide the world with free stories so a huge thank you to all our Patreon supporters It means so much to us.
Season 0 / Episode 27 Aug 2018 English United Kingdom Arts · Kids & Family

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