Morelli's Gelato Caffe

The Italian Film Festival was held last July 23-27, 2014 at the Shang Cineplex of the Shangri-la Plaza. I went on the 26th and watched the film, "Il Sud E Niente" with one of my high school best friends. And what better way to cap off our Saturdate than with a cup of gelato? :) Thank you, Rizzy for the treat!

I usually go to Gelatissimo for my gelato fix, but that day, I gave Morelli's a try.

My friend and I got two scoops of Pistachio and a scoop of Hazelnut. I'm a BIG gelato fan, and I judge a gelato shops by how their Pistachio flavor tastes like because I'm a Pistachio gelato snob like that. 

The thing I loved about Morelli's is how smooth their gelato is. I mean, gelato's really supposed to be smooth but Morelli's gelato has the smoothest texture I've tried so far. I also like how their gelato's not too sweet. It's a tad less sweet than the gelati from Gelatissimo, and it's affordable too! 

Overall, I like Morelli's and I highly recommend it, but Gelatissimo still reigns supreme on my list. ;) Maybe it's because they add Pistachios on my gelato for free and give out free scoops from time to time. Haha! Maybe. Just maybe.

The Iscreamist

I'm back for a quick post about a place I've been wanting to try out for the longest time...The Iscreamist!

While a lot of people are in Boracary celebrating LaBoracay, I was having a LaBoringDay here in Manila. Weh. Excuse my poor sense of humor. Haha! April's been a busy month for me (and my family), so we didn't have any solid plans for the summer. Plus, my sister's school year didn't end up until the third week of April.

So yesterday was pretty random. My sister & I went to my church ministry's sportsfest from morning til afternoon, then decided to head on where our feet will take us. Since we were already in Katipunan, we thought of finally trying out The Iscreamist!

Photo taken from their Facebook page

The place was packed, as expected. The entire place could only accommodate 15 people, so we had to wait quite a bit to get a table. Turnover was actually quite fast since while you're channeling your inner child in amazement, people who are waiting for a table are watching you. It was awkward. Hahaha! We only stayed for about 15-20 minutes tops.

There were only a few choices on the menu. I decided to go for the Dragon's Breath, since that's what everyone's has been raving about.

4 pcs of S'mores with Liquid Nitrogen - Php 65.00
2 pcs of Macarons with Liquid Nitrogen - Php 75.00

Look at those cups! Notice how frozen they are!

Our order was served on a slate, cups of liquid nitrogen in the middle then s'mores & macarons on sticks around it.

We were told to wait for seven seconds before we started dipping, and after that, we dipped away! All you have to do is get a s'more or macaron on a stick and dip it into the liquid nitrogen. A few seconds later, take it out of the cup, and tada! There it is frozen and covered in smoke! I'm already a 20-something year old but I have to admit that I found it amusing! 

Taste-wise, the s'mores and macarons were just okay, but what made it really special was the whole experience of dipping it into a cup of liquid nitrogen. They also serve (some uniquely flavored) nitrogen ice cream for Php 150.00 per order, but we didn't try those out so I can't really say much about it yet.

"Panakot"/a word of caution from The Iscreamist--Hahaha!

Overall, I recommend The Iscreamist if you want to try out something new, exciting and amusing. :) Things on the menu are affordable and unique. Again, I'd like to reiterate that place is very small and it's very likely that there'd be a queue.

The Iscreamist

46 D Magiting St. Teacher's Village,

East Diliman, Quezon City

Business Hours:

Monday - Sunday

1:00 pm - 10:00 pm (last seating at 9:45 pm)

*The Iscreamist can only accommodate 15 diners at a time--seating is on first-come, first-served basis.