La Grotta Ices

Kitty is an ice cream magician, her flavours are total food alchemy, it’s like she’s climbed inside my head and come up with my dream flavours. I am spellbound. * Anna Jones *The ice cream queen. This wonderful book will have you knocking up batches of amazing ice cream in no time. * Justin Gellatly *Bellissimo. A joyous, imaginative book filled with stories of chasing flavours … A bit like being let in on a secret, a bit magic * Rachel Roddy *A gorgeous book … I love her quirky yet spot on flavour combinations * Skye Gyngell *This is the foundation text both for those who just want to ice their cream, as well as seekers of freezer cabinet ecstasy * Strong Words *What Kitty Travers doesn’t know about ice cream isn’t worth knowing * Choice Magazine *Packed with inspiring recipes… revel in the gorgeous pictures and unusual flavours in this book * Sunday Times *The pages of Kitty Travers’ delectable book are printed in summer sorbet colours, as pleasing to the eye as her recipes for all kinds of inventive, not-too-sweet ice-creams, sorbets and granitas are to the palate * Simple Things *75 of the most refreshingly innovative and playfully flavoured ice-creams, sorbets and granita recipes to leave a mouth-watering impression on your guests * Courier *Expect unusual flavours and inventive combinations… Do try this at home * The Lady *

Kitty Travers trained at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City and returned to London to become pastry chef at St John Bread & Wine before leaving to set up La Grotta. She has also worked as an ice cream advisor to larger national and international companies. In her spare time Kitty works abroad, including cooking at Alice Waters’ Rome Sustainable Food Project and living and working in Naples and in Sicily. Further afield Kitty has worked on ice cream making projects in Iceland, Turkey, Brazil and the United States. Kitty’s Piaggio Ape is based at Spa Terminus in Bermondsey. Tubs of La Grotta ice cream can also be found at respected food shops in London. The Piaggio Ape regularly returns to its pitch at Frieze Art Fair and Kitty teaches a long established class in ice cream making at the multi award-winning School of Artisan Foods.

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