Listen to “The Secrets of an Italian Gelato Master”

Written by Erla Zwingle, Contributing Editor
Narrated by Avanthika Srinivasan

Gelato, it turns out, is a very different creature from ice cream. And there are reasons that the best gelato tastes so creamy yet somehow still light—and indescribably perfect. Is it the recipe? The method? Or something else? In honor of summer, we delve into the secrets of artisanal gelato-making from master gelatiere Andrea Soban of Valenza, Italy.

Written by Erla Zwingle

Introduction by Summer Brown

Narrated by Avanthika Srinivasan

Produced by Aaron Cundy

Music by Mike Snowden

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Erla Zwingle, Contributing Editor, has written for dozens of magazines over the past 30 years, primarily National Geographic, to which she has contributed 25 articles as well as writing its Guide to Venice.
Avanthika Srinivasan is a graduate of the American Conservatory Theater's Master of Fine Arts program in Acting.