Amarena. In culinary terms means "sour cherries." To me it became this declaration: "Oh Jesus, Buddha and Yahweh. Please pool your powers and deliver to me that which will void my taste buds of the pungency of mall cabbage that I so foolishly partook."
Arte Dolce's amarena gelato is the confectionary communion that I received.
For starters, the mall cabbage mistake is the result of ordering double veggies from a chicken grill that is adjacent to and owned by a mall Chinese food vendor. It started when I got side tracked while watching the cashier get frustrated at a customer and in the most polite Pan-Asian Spanglish that I personally have ever seen, explain to the patron how to pay for 5 meals with change.
Now, I'm not a dessert immediately after dinner kind of guy. But, after my succulent meal...no during, I realized that that my palate needed to be cleansed.
On the perimeter of the food court is a smathering of kiosks. While perusing the Haagen Daz menu I noticed this gelato stand a few doors down. After sampling the amarena, I knew that that creamy tart cherry swirl is what I desired. And vital.
There were about a dozen flavors. Plenty of fresh fruit and other mix-ins and free samples. Full sized plastic spoons though. To me a sample should come on those tiny Swiss Army knife size spoons.
$5 bucks for two scoops. $10 smackeroos for a sundae. Pass the collection plate. read more