Check out our homemade gelato catering options!

Corporate gelato events

Whether you are working from home or in person, GelatoLove has a sweet solution for your needs. We are now delivering homemade gelato containers to companies for in person meetings and events, and to employees’ homes who are working remotely. We can set up delivery on a recurring basis, so your break room is always stocked with our healthy, artisan Italian ice cream. Whatever your company needs, we can work with you to find a custom solution so your staff always has a sweet treat to enjoy!
Check out Innovate 78 blog post detailing the unique ways we’ve been able to provide gelato during the pandemic! 

Homemade gelato catering

Here at GelatoLove, we know that gelato is synonymous with a good time. Beach, garden, office, ballroom, public spaces: we can start the party anywhere! No matter what type of event you’re hosting, your guests will love cooling off with some of our natural, artisan gelato. We can offer everything from single serve homemade gelato containers to an Authentic Italian ice cream Bar Station with two expert baristas who serve your guests for the duration of the party. Set up, clean up, transportation, and supplies are always included. We serve San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles Areas. Cost is entirely dependent on your needs, so please contact us and give us some information about your event and we will get back to you with a quote.

How is Gelato different from Ice Cream?

WHAT IS GELATO?

Gelato is the traditional Italian Ice Cream. The word “gelato” comes from the Latin word “gelatus” meaning “frozen.” Ancient Asians and Egyptians made the earliest forms of gelato by combining snow with honey and fruit. This cold treat eventually made its way to Sicily, where it was transformed into a luxuriously creamy dish.

Gelato’s modern incarnation flourished during the Italian Renaissance period, spreading throughout Europe and gaining popularity wherever it was found.

HOW IS GELATO DIFFERENT FROM ICE CREAM?

Gelato contains on average 1/3 less sugar than ice cream and half the fat. Thanks to cutting-edge research efforts GelatoLove is remarkably made with 80% less sugar than regular ice cream.

American ice cream contains up to 60% more air than gelato does.

Ice cream is served between 0 and 10 degrees Fahrenheit; whereas gelato is served between 7 and 15 degrees Fahrenheit. This means that gelato doesn’t numb the mouth as much as ice cream, allowing the taste buds a fuller flavor experience.

Gelato does melt a lot faster than ice cream. Make sure you have a cooler when you buy gelato to go.

Gelato is served with a paddle which is better designed to work with the creamier texture of gelato than the traditional ice cream scoop.
 

IS GELATO A HEALTHIER CHOICE?

Artisan gelato’s richer taste and more luxurious texture belies the fact that it’s a healthier option compared to regular ice cream.

Gelato is a natural food made with essential nutritional elements. The ingredients that give GelatoLove its exceptional flavor and creamy texture and nutritional profile, contribute to a healthy lifestyle and balanced diet.

Remarkably, GelatoLove contains half the fat and a fraction of the calories compared to regular ice cream. The nutritional value ranges between 30 calories per 100 gram serving for Sorbets up to a maximum of 160 calories per 100 gram serving for the richer flavors like Chocolate and Pistachio. Gelato can also be made with high quality non-dairy ingredients so that everyone can enjoy it!

Because gelato is richer, creamier, and has less air than ice cream, you don’t have to eat as much to feel satisfied.

WHAT IS SORBET (SORBETTO IN ITALIAN)?

Sorbetto is a type of gelato made from fresh fruit and no dairy. The word "sorbet" or “sherbet” is possibly derived from the Arabic word "sharbah" (syrup), but the root is also present in the Greek and Persian languages. The first sorbet was made of fruit syrup, sugar, salt and snow.

WHAT DOES ‘ARTISAN GELATO’ MEAN?

GelatoLove is handmade daily, batch by batch, with fresh ingredients by dessert artists who have dedicated their lives to producing only the purest, most captivating flavors. Gelato creation is an art that requires a delicate balance of technique and science. Our Gelato Lab in Carlsbad is equipped with traditional gelato machines imported from Italy. 

Commercial Gelato Brands manufacture their products using large scale continuous freezing equipment and processed ingredients. Today, Italy is the only country where the market share of handmade artisan gelato is over 55% versus industrial one. 

WHERE DO WE SUPPLY OUR INGREDIENTS

We are proud partners of Hollandia Dairy, a local company based in San Marcos that provides us with Fresh Milk and Cream.

Pistachio and Almond nuts come from Sicily, while Hazelnuts are from Northern Italy (Piemonte Region).

Our famous Double Chocolate is made with original Belgian Chocolate.

We make our own fresh mascarpone in house. We use it in flavors like Tiramisu and Mascarpone & Berries.

We support local farmers by buying seasonal fruits from Aviara Farms in Carlsbad including the legendary Carlsbad Strawberries.

We also collaborate with Specialty Produce in San Diego.

WHAT KIND OF MILK SUBSTITUTE DO WE USE IN DAIRY FREE GELATO?

We mostly use homemade Oat Milk for our dairy-free creamy flavors. Sometimes homemade Cashew milk is used too.

ORDERING GELATO IN A GELATERIA?

As Italians traditionally use a paddle to build your serving, you may order gelato by number of flavors in different sizes, rather than number of scoops.

WHAT IS ALLULOSE?

We are the first Company in the world to ever offer traditional Italian Flavors of Gelato made with the most innovative and completely natural fruit sugar called Allulose. We are now able to make our ‘guilt-free dessert’ with this revolutionary sweetener found in fruits like kiwis, jackfruits and figs. While allulose provides the same sweet taste, texture, and other technical attributes as table sugar, it is not metabolized as energy in the body. Therefore, it provides a minor number of calories and does not impact blood glucose levels. Allulose is scientifically proven to improve sugar metabolism in your body.

We have some big gelato news to share…

INTRODUCING GELATOLOVE CLUB!

We are so excited to announce the addition of a monthly and weekly subscription service here at GelatoLove. Membership is completely customizable and allows you to choose between 4 pints per week, or 4, 6, or 10 pints per month. Pick your favorite flavors, or try out our new seasonal selections, and then we will hand deliver the gelato to your doorstep each month free of charge. As an extra way of saying thanks, you will receive special member pricing on your Gelato Club shipments, discounts on purchases made in the store or online, first access to new flavors, and invitations to events held in our Gelato Lab & Tasting Room.

HOW IT WORKS:

Made Fresh.

Delivered to You.

You Choose.

WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU

Over the past five years, GelatoLove would not have been able to grow into the business that it is today without the love and support of our wonderful patrons. We have been looking for a way to give back to our community members—for keeping our spirits high and supporting each other during tough and prosperous times alike. We are so, so grateful for you all, and now we have found a way to show our appreciation.

When the pandemic hit, we quickly adapted to offer a gelato delivery service to San Diego county and beyond. The response to this has been unprecedented: we are now delivering gelato every day of the week, with many loyal customers ordering on a regular basis. With the current uncertainty many people feel leaving the house or traveling long distances, we want to offer an easy way to make our gelato accessible to all.

An Emergent Dessert Vision

Sometimes we hear the question “Why did you change your business name?” Many people have noticed that more than a year ago, we switched from the name Gaia Gelato to GelatoLove. To respond to this question: shifting from Gaia Gelato came as a natural metamorphosis as we decided to flow into a futuristic dessert vision. 

An experiment, designed by American mainstream author and food writer Michael Pollan, showed the same words “Chocolate Cake” to a group of Americans and a group of French and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response for the first group. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: “celebration.”

CELEBRATION
As Italians, we feel that food and dessert in particular, should be a celebration of life. A reward and an honor that we offer to ourselves as a sign of respect of who we are as humans, thinkers, creators and tasters.

In the spirit of celebrating life to its fullest extent, we decided it was time to completely upgrade our gelato project. We built a beautiful gelato lab about 10 minutes from the store at Carlsbad Gateway Center in the Business Park of Carlsbad. We started offering gelato classes, tasting events and a much wider distribution.  

We worked on developing recipes for over a year and came up with a completely clean gelato made with ingredients found entirely in nature. We use a natural fruit sugar called allulose that has no glycemic index. A small cup of gelato (4oz) has less than 5 grams of sugar, and ranges from 30 to 150 calories. We hand-pick top quality ingredients that will make the best product-- we never try to save by sacrificing quality.

To prepare food is an act of love, and we want to offer top quality, authentic Italian desserts as our act of love and care for our community. We are currently working on the biggest online homemade dessert platform available for deliveries and pick up, to make it easier to share and feel the love. We drew inspiration from our Goddess Mother Earth Gaia, as our original store, Gaia Gelato was named after her. This name has been way too often mispronounced or forgotten, but we still walk in her footsteps and we feel her influence every day.

We are so happy with the way things are moving and feel a natural flow with this project. 
Our story will continue to evolve as we keep on creating. So grateful to you all for being a part of our journey!