Yes, it’s true! We heard about it a little while ago, but scarcely dared to believe it. Finally, this weekend, we drove up to Clay Terrace in Carmel to check out Gelato Da Vinci ourselves. And it’s twoo, it’s twoo! Perhaps not up to Florentine standards, but perfectly passable gelato, right here in Indiana. How exciting is that?
We had to try the chocolate, of course, as that’s our standard. Not the best we’ve had, of course, but not the worst, either (and this is compared to gelato around Italy, so “not the worst” is actually pretty high praise). We also tried the rose (not as intense as Fenoccio’s, but not bad at all), the “love affair” (Tia Maria and coconut) and the “Italian kiss” (bacio, which is basically nutella). But the standout was the creme brulee. Excellent! Definitely a flavor to go back for.
Afterward, we tried a scoop of the blueberry sorbet, mostly out of curiousity, and it was okay, but if I hadn’t seen the sign, I might have guessed it was raspberry.
Clearly we’ll need to go back for further research–though if anyone knows of any other gelaterias in Indiana, please share!
–Brenda 
5 responses so far ↓
Japanese Ice Cream // April 19, 2008 at 1:33 am
I usually like creamy ice cream, say, Japanese Cherry Blossom or Lavender ice cream but sometimes a nice lemon or lime gelato is just the thing when its super hot in summer at the beach.
Japanese Ice Cream
Brenda // April 19, 2008 at 11:50 am
Thanks for the comment, and for the link! It just happens that Bethany and I are heading to Japan in a couple of weeks to visit Dawn, and we plan to sample as much ice cream while there as possible. Of course, we’ll be reporting back!
Ron Conger // May 4, 2008 at 11:28 am
Brenda,
Palazzolo’s true Artisan Gelato & Sorbetto is now available in Indianapolis, In. Palazzolo’s is made from the original butter milk base you find in Italy. Palazzolo’s does not use the paste, gels or powders that the local gelato maker uses at Clay Terrace. That is an oil based gelato, not butter milk. There is a big difference.
It is now available at Goose the Market located at 2504 N Delaware, Constantino’s Market Place at the down town city market and Mama Bears Cafe at Geist in Fishers Indiana. It was also featured in Oprah’s Summer Magizine of 2004 .
This is what true Italian Gelato taste like. Try the Banana Caramel Praline, Toasted Coconut Almond Fudge or Pistachio Gelato to name a few. Palazzolo’s has over 600 flavors . Hope you enjoy Palazolo’s has much as we do. Truly the very best Artisan Gelato & Sorbetto made!
Brenda // May 9, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Ron, thanks so much for that info! Needless to say, Palazzolo’s is now on our list of Must Try places! We’ll report back once we’ve visited, which will be very soon.
Apologies for my delay responding, by the way. Bethany and I were both in Japan visiting Dawn and, of course, sampling a bit of ice cream along the way. We found that they’re much more into soft serve than hand-dipped, though we found both. We also found gelato (once) but it was, sadly, substandard. More detail in a separate post!
Brenda // May 14, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Hmph. Ron, your post implied Palazzolo’s was already available at the places you listed, but today we made a special trip out to Geist and the folks at Mama Bear’s said they don’t have it yet, though they expect to soon–maybe by this weekend. We’ll call ahead before making the drive again, though.
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