Coffee & Treats in Richmond
Coffee & Treat Deals
Xoxolat
- Kitsilano
Chocolate-tasting courses cover concoction processes and ethics with samples of cocoa and blended bars
Marble Slab Creamery Strawberry Hill
- Newton
Ice cream, frozen yogourt, and sorbet prepared fresh daily using cold-marble techniques
Dairy Queen - Vancouver
- Downtown Vancouver
The classic ice-cream outpost dishes out ice-cream litres and frozen treats; the smoothie shop blends fruit purée into refreshing drinks
Recommended Coffee & Treats by Groupon Customers
A surprising amount of chemistry goes into frozen treats. Gelato, for example, traditionally is churned more slowly and contains less cream than ice cream, making it thicker and lower in fat. Sorbet relies heavily on fruit rather than dairy products, leaving it with a drastically different texture.
The Grippo family, owners of Gelateria Dolce Amore, have been mastering those minute distinctions for generations. They craft each flavor of sorbetto and gelato by hand in small batches, whether it's one of their seasonal specials or a regular daily offering. For a celebration centerpiece, customers special order cakes made from these icy treats, upon which the staff can write messages such as "Happy Birthday!" or "Sorry I replaced the fire extinguisher with a cake!" in icing.
