About the Book

A worldwide guide to ice cream destinations, a collection of stories, and inspired recipes based on 60 ice cream shops across eight countries. From California to Taiwan to Argentina to Italy. Jennifer Ng, a lifelong ice cream lover, chronicles visits to a dairy plant, the island where ice cream supposedly originated, and conversations with ice cream makers. She meets former pastry chefs, Gelato University students, and fellow ice cream lovers. Jennifer seeks to answer the question: why is ice cream so special for so many of us?

Profiles select shops like Smitten in San Francisco, Bluebird Ice Cream in Seattle, Coolhaus in Los Angeles, Vann Leeuwen in New York city, Franklin Fountain in Philadelphia, La Sorbetteria in Bologna, Fior di Luna in Rome, and more.

Includes over 50 photos and a selection of ice cream recipes

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About the Author

Sugar addict. Traveler. Ice cream lover. Writer.

Ice cream is my answer to everything. Rewards, consolations, and socializing are always good reasons to have a scoop of ice cream. From experimenting with ice cream flavors for regular ice cream socials to bringing visitors to ice cream shops across my hometown of San Francisco, I am on a journey to chronicle ice cream destinations across the world for an ice cream travel guide.

For many years, I designed products to delight and pleasantly surprise users of mobile phones and tablets. Like design, ice cream is a happiness business. Yet the question remained: Why is this frozen confection so popular with all ages? Why do people work in this business? And most importantly, does ice cream delight across all countries and cultures?

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    Ice Cream Tours in Mission, Sunday, July 16th

    Bay Area Book Festival 2017
    Sunday, June 4th
    10 AM to 6 PM
    Downtown Berkeley


    Ice Cream (Reading) You Can Bank On, Umpqua Bank - Noe Valley Branch 3938 24th St in San Francisco, Saturday, October 22nd at 2:30 PM

    Alabama Street Writer's Group at LitCrawl 2016, City Art Cooperative Gallery, Saturday, October 15 @ 7:15 PM

    Ice Cream Tours in South Mission, Sunday, August 7th

    Facebook Farmers Market: Passport to Rio - Olympics
    Saturday, July 30
    2 PM to 5 PM
    1 Hacker Way in Menlo Park


    Ice Cream Tours in South Mission, Sunday, July 24th

    SoMa StrEat Food Park Guest Emcee at National Ice Cream Day Festival
    Sunday, July 17th
    11 AM to 5 PM
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    Adobe Books Reading and Q&A with Peter Linenthal
    Sunday, July 10th
    3 PM to 5:30 PM
    Stories and ice cream!
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    Mission Community Market
    Thursday, June 23rd
    4 PM to 8 PM
    22nd Street Between Mission Street and Barlett Street


    Bay Area Book Festival 2016
    Saturday, June 4th
    Sunday, June 5th
    10 AM to 6 PM
    Downtown Berkeley
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    Private Launch Party, Saturday, January 31

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