Il Laboratorio Del Gelato Is owned by ice cream fanatic

Il Laboratorio Del Gelato Is Owned By Ice Cream Fanatic

The name alone is interesting but what this establishment serves is even better – Il Laboratorio Del Gelato serves great ice cream to the New York City community. But this is not your ordinary American-style ice cream – this is gelato. The difference between ordinary ice cream in the US and gelato is that the former has significant amounts of air and butterfat incorporated into the product. The gelato product has comparatively less air and butterfat mixed into it, which results in ice cream that actually has a creamier consistency and stronger taste (due to the lesser amounts of fat that would usually mask the true flavor of the ice cream.)

Jon F. Snyder owns Il Laboratorio Del Gelato and is said to have the craft of making ice cream gelato running through his veins. Snyder only relies on one machine in Il Laboratorio to create his gelato with most of the production process done by hand. Snyder’s aim is to become a gelato supplier to caterers and chefs within the city, providing a custom lab facility for creating new and richer flavors of gelato for the public to adore.

Snyder’s gelato factory/store sits adjacent to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. Snyder likes to look for local suppliers for his gelato products, which could not be possible in years past. Snyder reflects that though his background in the financial world was helpful in its own way, he much prefers his status now as gelato entrepreneur. He would like to see less chains of franchises similar to Starbucks in the US and more small enterprises like Il Laboratorio Del Gelato doing a thriving business providing a personalized and individualistic service to the community. Snyder comments that his gelato recipe has less of an Italian influence to it, with a unique spin that he is very proud of. Il Laboratorio Del Gelato also sells sorbets as well. Some unique flavors of gelato that Snyder has produced are Mexican cinnamon, lime fresh mint, and cayenne pepper (to name a few.) At present, there are 150 flavors of gelatos and sorbets that you can choose from. Twelve of these are on the daily menu, including dark chocolate, ginger, banana, coffee and hazelnut – you may opt to put hot fudge topping on your ice cream if you choose. If your palate gets tired of ice cream, the shop also sells sodas, shakes and different types of coffee for a change of pace.

People who are familiar with the former New York City ice cream icon Ciao Bella Gelato, and who wept silently when that gelato place disappeared from the city, will be overjoyed because Jon F. Snyder was part of that enterprise as well, proving that he has the moxie to claim expertise in the ice cream/gelato world. Il Laboratorio Del Gelato, for its part, has a nice Manhattan location on 95 Orchard Street near Broom Street, and has become known as an inexpensive ice cream and dessert shop in the neighborhood.