<strong>Ice queen: </strong>Giovanna started working in marketing, but turned to gelato after a career break.
Ice queen: Giovanna started working in marketing, but turned to gelato after a career break.
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<strong>Different strokes: </strong>Giovanna uses science to create her flavors, where Santo used his palate.
Different strokes: Giovanna uses science to create her flavors, where Santo used his palate.
Giovanna Musumeci
<strong>Explosively good: </strong>Randazzo sits on the northern slope of Etna, an hour from the coast.
Explosively good: Randazzo sits on the northern slope of Etna, an hour from the coast.
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<strong>Trailblazer: </strong>In 1967,<strong> </strong>Santo Musumeci opened the gelateria in Randazzo against his family's wishes.
Trailblazer: In 1967, Santo Musumeci opened the gelateria in Randazzo against his family's wishes.
Giovanna Musumeci
<strong>Don't judge a book by its cover:</strong> Gelato heaped up on display is often of worse quality than that not on show.
Don't judge a book by its cover: Gelato heaped up on display is often of worse quality than that not on show.
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<strong>Gothic:</strong> The gelateria is in Randazzo, a town known for its buildings made from black lava stone.
Gothic: The gelateria is in Randazzo, a town known for its buildings made from black lava stone.
Giovanna Musumeci
<strong>Raw goodness: </strong>Giovanna uses local produce like pistacchios to make her gelato.
Raw goodness: Giovanna uses local produce like pistacchios to make her gelato.
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<strong>Morning glory: </strong>Sicily is famous for its granita, often eaten with a brioche at breakfast.
Morning glory: Sicily is famous for its granita, often eaten with a brioche at breakfast.
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<strong>Cold stuff: </strong>Musumeci takes local ingredients like prickly pears and turns them into gelato and granita.
Cold stuff: Musumeci takes local ingredients like prickly pears and turns them into gelato and granita.
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<strong>Important neighbors: </strong>The lava-stone church of Randazzo overlooks the gelateria.
Important neighbors: The lava-stone church of Randazzo overlooks the gelateria.
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