Friday, June 18, 2010
News Kevin Gillespie and Morelli's team up
Posted by Besha Rodell @BeshaRodell on Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 8:29 PM
Well kids, it's not that far fetched. In fact, the teaming up part is already a fact: Kevin Gillespie will be guest ice cream maker at Morelli's about once a week. Gillespie's Woodfire flavors will be made in small batches, and will probably be announced via Morelli's Twitter feed. First come, first served. The first flavor, which will be served at Slow Food Atlanta's Ice Cream Social tomorrow, is s'mores, made with home made graham crackers using local honey, and home made marshmallows. The flavor will also be available at Morelli's some time next week.
As for the possible business, Gillespie says "I've always wanted to own an old fashioned soda fountain." He cites Morelli's owners' dedication to quality as a compatibility factor, and says that the ice cream store was already planning on expanding, possibly into the Edgewood Shopping District. Gillespie says that the guest ice cream maker project is an experiment to see how the relationship works, with the joint soda fountain as a goal if everything goes well. Dude. Target AND ice cream? And beards and pig tattoos? Will the glory never end?
Gillespie says that he and the other Woodfire Grill owners are still looking for a location for their barbecue restaurant after the initial location (in the old Brake-O spot on the corner of Piedmont and Cheshire Bridge Roads) proved too large for the kind of "boutique" location the concept needs.
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I need s'mores ice cream in my life again. Ben and Jerry's has it, but they used to use big ole chunks of graham cracker, not the weird sandy bitty swirls of it they use now, and the marshmallow used to be more prevalent as well. It kind of sucks now, but the Gillespie/Morelli's version sounds awesome.
Target and ice cream = possibly the greatest idea ever. I don't think Edgewood has a dedicated ice cream shop yet, but they could use one!
What's his next bright idea? Korean Southern BBQ? He is so 20 minutes ago and so is his cooking. ATL will buy anything if they see it on TV.
Wow Jazoit -you're so vapid -so, if it's not SO hip and cutting edge in New York right now -we shouldn't enjoy it? Pleeeeeeze!
That s'mores ice cream sounds insanely good! There was a Cold Stone Creamery at Edgewood until recently. I bet they're eyeing that space.
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