Meet Piero, GelatoLove maker and Assistant Manager
Piero Richard was born and raised in Rome, Italy. He knows everything about gelato and Italian Food in general. During his 5 years of work, he has covered every role at GelatoLove. He knows how to make gelato and balance a new recipe, he runs the store and trains new team members.
Piero Richard, Gelato maker and Assistant Manager at GelatoLove.
Piero Richard was born and raised in Rome, Italy. He started his California adventure in 2014 when he first visited for a Summer Holiday. He then moved in 2016 as a student to attend University. He will graduate this summer at San Diego State with a major in Nutrition.
Piero knows everything about gelato and Italian Food in general. During his 5 years of work, he has covered every role at GelatoLove. Everybody loves him!
He knows how to make gelato and balance a new recipe, he runs the store and trains new team members.
Piero was an American Football Junior National Champion in Italy, but now he mostly enjoys Surfing, spending time with his wife Katarina and their lovely Corgi “Lucignolo”.
He can bake outstanding bread and focaccia and makes fresh pasta from scratch. Please ask him about every single ingredient at GelatoLove. He’s super knowledgeable and enjoys talking about food.
Is Gelato a Men’s or Women’s World?
Gelato History started in Italy as a definite men’s realm and creation, but the contemporary world of gelato is orchestrated by many talented men and women and certainly much appreciated in the feminine world. On this subject, GelatoLove is maybe an interesting example: not only the Company was founded and owned by women since 2014, but it’s also run by a Team made of 70% women. They make gelato, pastries and cakes, help manage the store, design our communication, make espresso and serve our customers. And there’s more… A funny figure about GelatoLove ‘Lovers’ is that 70% of our customers (both online and in person) are actually women.
International Women’s Day is March 8th.
Gelato History started in Italy as a definite men’s realm and creation. Just to mention one: it was the eclectic genius Architect Bernardo Buontalenti from Florence who first created Modern Gelato. In 1500 Buontalenti designed buildings, theaters, gardens and the first refrigerated rooms made of wood and cork. He was also a fine mathematician, but maybe his most interesting invention was modern Gelato. It was made with with ice, salt (to lower the temperature), lemon, sugar, egg, honey, milk and a drop of wine. This creation was meant to be served at the Renaissance Court of Grand Duke Cosimo de’ Medici. So, a man started the Gelato World, but we must add that at the same time, it was Caterina De’ Medici, a woman, who brought gelato to fame. Not so long after this gelato first appearance, she’s the one who offered this amazing dessert at the Court of France as an ultimate gift from the Italian Renaissance.
The contemporary world of gelato is orchestrated by many talented men and women and certainly appreciated in the feminine world. On this subject, GelatoLove is maybe an interesting example: not only the Company was founded and owned by women since 2014, but it’s also run by a Team made of 70% women. They make gelato, pastries and cakes, help manage the store, design our communication, make espresso and serve our customers. And there’s more… A funny figure about GelatoLove ‘Lovers’ is that 70% of our customers (both online and in person) are actually women.
Do men dislike Gelato? Or is it the women choosing and buying for them? The answer is up to you… We believe Gelato is for everyone!!!
Most of all let us all enjoy (men and women) a Gelato Discount! Paola Richard, founder and majority owner of GelatoLove, invites all genders to celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day on March 8th.
Meet Adi, GelatoLove Server and Espresso Barista
Adi Nimrodi. Gelato Server and Espresso Barista at GelatoLove.
Adi Nimrodi is a passionate student in Communication Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. Her creative drive is expressed in different fields from Costume Design to Graphic Design, Illustration and Rendering. Her website is an astounding collection of surprising beauty.
As a Social Media Coordinator at San Marcos School, Adi created advertisement and managed the account platforms school-wide including Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook. She also thought the Associated Student Body advertising skills and design communication tactics.
Adi was also Costume design and Crew Lead for the San Marcos High School Drama Department. She led a team of students to design and create a full set of costumes for Chicago the musical and The Little Mermaid.
Adi’s visual art talent and skills permeate her world. We are so grateful at GelatoLove for the magnificent vision she brings to desserts and coffee art. Adi is personally developing a Cappuccino stencil art project that we will soon enjoy at the store.
Meet Cheyenne, our Gelato Server and Espresso Barista
Cheyenne Hancock, Gelato Server and Espresso Barista at GelatoLove.
Born and raised in Oceanside, Cheyenne Hancock does not hide her big passion for animals. She personally trained for 4 years a macaw named Emerald at the Discovery Center in Carlsbad, but she also takes care at home of Deshi, a pet Bearded Dragon, and Pooh, an adorable Arctic Albino Western Hognose snake.
Cheyenne also enjoys riding horses and she has a desire to start training in show jumping.
Cheyenne Hancock, horse riding.
As much as she loves working at GelatoLove, Cheyenne plans to attend Stanbridge University to become a veterinarian technician.
Cheyenne is a very talented, artistic and crafty person. She has a big passion for design: she can realize amazing outgoing makeup looks, as well as decorate your cappuccino with self thought beautiful Latte Art.
Her gelato cups and cones are always beautifully composed. She’s truly a natural master in artistic design.
Her many talents also crossed path with Deaf Culture, as she’s is perfectly fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). She welcomes anyone at the store with a warm heart and her magnetic painted eyes. We love seeing her expressing every day her many talents, both at work and outside. Thank you Cheyenne!
Cheyenne Hancock, creative make-up artist.
Cheyenne Hancock with her Bearded Dragon.
Meet Hanna, GelatoLove Store Assistant Manager
Holding a Dual citizenship for the United States and Switzerland, artist Hanna Seemann appreciates different languages and cultures. While pursing her fine art degree, she found herself in Florence Italy, learning in the heart of the Renaissance. Here she fell in love not only the Italian art, but the language and cuisine.
Hanna Seeman, Assistant Manager at GelatoLove.
Holding a Dual citizenship for the United States and Switzerland, artist Hanna Seemann appreciates different languages and cultures.
While pursing her fine art degree, she found herself in Florence Italy, learning in the heart of the Renaissance. Here she fell in love not only the Italian art, but the language and cuisine. She loves cooking (and eating!) anything Italian: from Risotto alla Milanese to Bomboloni alla Crema.
At GelatoLove she is enthusiastic about the variety flavors to share, as well as the variety of people she gets to meet. We never heard anyone describing Gelato Flavors as well as she does. Her words can re-design the exact tasting pattern of food in your palate. You definitely want to listen to her gelato flavors recommendations!
If she doesn’t know how to say ‘Hi’ in a language, you can always teach her. Hanna is fluent in English, Swiss German and Italian. When she’s not at the store, she’s probably up in the air practicing her favorite sport: Aerial Gymnastics.
Meet Oxana, our Production Manager
Oxana holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resources and Document Archivists. You can bet that everything’s in place and lined up when she runs the kitchen as GelatoLove Production Manager.
Oxana Bentley, GelatoLove Production Manager.
Oxana holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resources and Document Archivists. You can bet that everything’s in place and lined up when she runs the kitchen as GelatoLove Production Manager.
Oxana’s field of expertise is Hospitality Management, including scheduling, hiring, training, inventory management, POS operations, event planning and Food and Beverage.
She completed her education in Moscow, Russia, where she also launched and managed an 89 seat, American Diner, as well as trained and mentored all the staff in a 196-seat European-cuisine restaurant. Oxana brought from Russia to California her knowledge and exuberant energy when she moved 8 years ago. She now makes the GelatoLove Kitchen Lab a lovely, energetic and pleasant place to work for everyone. Her commitment is impeccable and the gelato presentation always outstanding. We are so grateful for her contribution.
Meet Luca, our Director of Operations.
Passionate Surfer and Certified Nutritionist Consultant (CNC), Luca Guerzoni is originally from Milan, Italy. Expert in food industry management, Luca is now Director of Operations and Manager at GelatoLove.
Luca Guerzoni, Director of Operations at GelatoLove.
Passionate Surfer and Certified Nutritionist Consultant (CNC), Luca Guerzoni is originally from Milan, Italy. After moving to California in 2014, he deepened his knowledge in wellness arts with the Natural Healing Institute of Naturopathy in Encinitas and he also holds a three-year course diploma as Naturopathic Practitioner in Italy.
Expert in food industry management, Luca is now Director of Operations and Manager at GelatoLove. Yes, he’s the one that makes the ‘magic’ happen inside and outside the kitchen.
He claims he has learned his barista’s skills from the Italian Cappuccino World Champion Rubens Gardelli… we just know his cappuccino and latte are to die for.
When COVID emergency hit California, Luca resumed his Italian experience as a moped postman. Thanks to his organizing talent GelatoLove was able to quickly set up our current and much-loved Gelato Delivery System.
If you see our GelatoLove magic van in your neighborhood, wave at Luca as he’s probably driving…
GelatoLove Delivery Magic Van.
GelatoLove and Zafferano, a New Creative Collaboration for Your delight.
A New Dessert Creative Collaboration is born. GelatoLove meets Zafferano Eccellenza Italiana on a sweet ground made of Tiramisu, Cannoli, Cassata Siciliana, Mousse Cakes, Sicilian Almond Cookies, Panna cotta, Tarts and many more fragrant surprises.
A New Dessert Creative Collaboration is born. GelatoLove meets Zafferano Eccellenza Italiana on a sweet ground made of Tiramisu, Cannoli, Cassata Siciliana, Mousse Cakes, Sicilian Almond Cookies, Panna cotta, Tarts and many more fragrant surprises. All these amazing pastry creations, together with dozens of seasonal flavors of refreshing sorbetti and gelati, are now available both in the Carlsbad Village Store and with our online delivery program https://www.gelato.love/shop-gelato
Zafferano is a superior Culinary Platform designed by Chef Max Farina. His gastronomic lifelong triangulation started in the native Sicilian fishery town Mazara del Vallo, developed at ALMA in Parma, the most prestigious International School of Italian Cuisine and landed in San Diego in 2011. It’s in the ‘America’s Finest City’ that Chef Farina worked at the distinguished BICE Ristorante in the Gaslamp District as a Sous Chef for Chef Mario Cassineri. His previous career includes culinary experiences with Two Star Michelin Chefs. After attending the acclaimed ALMA culinary school, he worked with Claudio Sadler at the Milan’s famous Restaurant Sadler. “It’s here that I learned the modern cooking techniques and artistic plating” tells Chef Max. According to him, “Chef Sadler was a Maestro to me. He was my mentor”.
Later in his culinary education, Chef Farina moved on to work at the Park Hyatt in Milan alongside Chef Andrea Aprea, another Two Star Michelin Chef, who was trained by the world-renowned Chef Heston Blumenthal of London. “This is where I immersed in the finest techniques and the emotional characteristics of haute cuisine”, conveys Chef Max.
We are honored at GelatoLove to undertake this sweet collaboration and expand our dessert offerings with more dreamy recipes from the Italian tradition.
More on ALMA, the International School of Italian Cuisine
This is not a simple ‘I love cooking’ school. ALMA is recognized as the most authoritative training center for all those who wish to become chefs, pâtissiers or bread makers, for those who dream of becoming sommeliers or wish to become maîtres, managers of restaurants or other catering facilities.
All classes take place in the Reggia Ducale near Parma, a historic palace within an elegant 18th century garden, with all the latest equipment and technology. It’s the ideal place for training culinary students.
ALMA’s headquarters are situated in Colorno, just outside Parma, on the banks of the River Po.
The school was founded in 2002 by Gualtiero Marchesi, considered unanimously the father of modern Italian cuisine. His inspiration came from his parents, who owned the hotel restaurant Al Mercato, in Milan’s Via Bezzecca. The passion for drawing and music, particularly opera, and the sensitive, professional approach adopted each day, set his talent apart from others in Italy. Many years and restaurants later, in 2008, Gualtiero Marchesi opened ‘IL MARCHESINO’ Restaurant at La Scala Theatre in Milan. He has earned countless awards and prizes over the course of a career spanning more than sixty years.
Even today ALMA students learn and further their knowledge of the history and culture of Italian gastronomy, following the teachings of the Master Gualtiero Marchesi in order to become “thinking chefs”.
All classes take place in the Reggia Ducale near Parma with all the latest equipment and technology.
ALMA’s headquarters are situated in Colorno, just outside Parma, on the banks of the River Po, in the heart of what is known as our country’s Food Valley.
The Food Valley is indeed the area with the highest concentration of Italy’s major food producers, products such as Parmigiano Reggiano and Parma ham, gastronomic excellences which make Italian-made products famous all over the world.
The city of Parma received the UNESCO title of “Creative City of Gastronomy” in 2015 and was later appointed as the “Capital of Culture 2020” in 2018.
The wine cellar, settled in the basement of the 18th Century Reggia, includes a wide collection of Italian wines.
The wine cellar, settled in the basement of the 18th Century Reggia, includes a collection of Italian wines, and is specially conceived by ALMA to best represent wines and producers from every Italian region.