How about a funny story tonight?

Chef went to the worlds largest restaurant supply convention last fall. It was in Milan and he was gone for a week.

He came back with a million ideas.

And he broke the bank buying new things for the restaurant.

Fancy lamps to replace the candles on our tables.

A fancy espresso machine that does everything except roll silverware at the touch of a button.

And a high end Italian gelato maker.

It took months for these products to come in.

And even longer for the plumbing and electric to be run.

As of a week ago the gelato maker is finally up and functioning.

Last week two people came from Italy and taught our team how to use it.

The team has been playing around with flavors while we work through the homemade gelato we had from before.

So chef has been sending out new flavors to people he knows to get their opinion on them.

Ferrero Rocher. Merlot. And Aperol spritz.

Today I’m called to the window to run some gelato to a table. The chef hands it to the expo and says have Jeff run this Aperol Spritz gelato to the Bar 6.

She hands it to me and says can you take this apple spritz to the bar please. B6.

I ask her to repeat the flavor.

She’s says it’s apple spritz.

And I laugh and ask chef what’s in apple spritz gelato.

Then we explain what it is.

Of course she’s only 22 and have most 22 year olds even heard of Aperol.? I’m not even sure I knew what Merlot was at 22. And a 29 year old had never heard of Ferrero Rocher yesterday.

The guests said it tasted just like an Aperol Spritz.

I can’t wait to try it.