Why icecream?
The millennial history of ice cream is filled with continuous references to sorbet. At the most sumptuous receptions of the 17th century, guests were amazed to be served sorbet as well. It must have happened in the Loggia dei vini too.
The millennial history of ice cream is filled with references to sorbet. There are traces of it as early as 7th century B.C. China, later appearing in the Middle East, where the term sorbet originates, based on the Arabic “sharba,” meaning “fresh drink.” It then lands in Sicily, where snow was stored in icehouses or “neviere.” The oldest recipe for a preparation similar to “sorbet” dates back to the Renaissance, while the first recipes, complete with ingredients and processing, are written in the 17th century. In 1775 the first book entirely dedicated to this art was published in Naples, by Stamperia Raimondiana: “De' sorbetti,” (About Sorbets) by Filippo Baldini.
In the most sumptuous receptions of the seventeenth century, guests were amazed by serving sorbets among other delicacies. It must have happened in the Loggia dei vini too.
Today, ice cream is one of the most popular desserts in the world; it is linked to an idea of freshness, leisure, pleasure and strolling. Transcending social classes, ages, genders, latitudes.
LAVINIA is also an ice cream made by @pellegrino_gelateria and @retro_bottega
Each new opening will have a new flavor.
First flavor: “orange and lemon verbena.”
Still on view: Ross Birrell & David Harding, Enzo Cucchi, Piero Golia, Gianni Politi, Monika Sosnowska
Still on view: Ross Birrell & David Harding, Enzo Cucchi, Piero Golia, Johanna Grawunder, Gianni Politi