Reminder: Ice Cream and Gelato Festival Starts Today

By Samantha Abernethy in Food on Aug 18, 2011 10:00PM

The third annual Ice Cream and Gelato Festival starts tonight at Little Italy's Grand Piazza at 1431 W. Taylor St. The festival expanded this year with more micro-creameries than before. They also brought in more pastry chefs including Toni Roberts, Ben Roche (of Moto) and Malika Ameen (of Top Chef: Just Desserts).

Adult tickets are $25, and children's tickets are $10. Buy tickets for the event online. For more information, see the organizers' Facebook group.

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