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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">image via <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Polka-Gelato/1882509">behance</a></span></p>

I love ice cream a little more than the next guy, but I love that saying 'I love gelato' makes me sound a wee bit more sophisticated. Gelato reminds me of a holiday I had at the ripe old age of 18, road-tripping for two solid weeks through Northern Italy with my sister and our friend Riccardo. It was a bittersweet trip of sorts, our other travel partner, my sister's best friend, had collapsed and died but a few weeks beforehand from a brain hemorrhage. The whole trip it was like she was there, but wasn't. We even left a spare, empty seat in the car for her, somewhat subconsciously I think. 

All in all it was a trip of firsts for me, my first ever roadtrip, the first time i'd scaled a fence to see the beautiful coasts, the first time I jammed with a real band, the first time I sat in front of a roaring outdoor fire and the first time I had gelato. So the smooth, cool, creamy dessert always holds a special place in my heart. 

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My love of food and good design go hand in hand so I was very impressed with the interior of the store <a href="http://www.polkagelato.co.uk">Polka Gelato</a> on Fitzroy St in London. A cool gray concrete looking wall and floor serves as the perfect palette devoid of colour to let the vibrant gelato shades pop! 

With flavours like Strawberry Balsamic, Rooibos and chili chocolate, these fresh hand made treats are as stylin' as their location. If you are in London pop by and give Polka Gelato a try, I know I will. 

