I finally went to Il Laboratorio del Gelato. We went around 5 pm on Saturday and they were out of many flavors. We tried the avocado (it has celebrity status apparently, but who really likes to eat Avocado ice cream?). It was fine, creamy and a beautiful pea-green, but not unlike the avocado ice-cream at Christina’s in Cambridge. We tried a host of the available flavors- I was intrigued by the Blackberry-Port, – it was a beautiful red-purple and tasted strongly of port with the tartness of blackberries- but it was a sorbet, and I wanted something creamy. I ended up settling for the Coconut and Mexican Cinnamon, both of which were mediocre. My dad got the Espresso, which was fantastic! It tasted just like a cold cup of excellent coffee, and it was so satisfyingly creamy, without giving up on any of the flavor. My mom got tangerine, which I didn’t try. Anyway though, both my parents liked Cones on Bleeker St. in the West Village a lot better. So did I.
