Gunther Gelato Artigianale Italiano Gunther – Gelateria July 13, 2023 Rome, Italy The Hot Spot’s reunion started with a blaze, with the heat rising to scorching levels here in Rome – a city steeped in the most glorious history Gelato-wise and otherwise too! Mariam, Ali…
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The Hot Spot Roman Gelato Expedition – July 2023 It isn’t easy to imagine that it’s been nearly a quarter of a century since we started to churn ice cream at home every day. Fortunately or unfortunately, as the case may be, Ice Cream has…
Argentina Wins Again! Of course, I know it’s Eid. A Hail and Hearty Mubarak to all of you celebrating today. But for some hardened geeks, it’s another opportunity for a new experiment in the kitchen, mixing a new, untried concoction. We have done Dulce De…
The Dawn of Frozen Yogurt in Pakistan – Summer 1995 It was a different world in 1995 when The Hot Spot journey began. The Food Revolution was on the horizon and badly needed. The Restaurant scene was dominated by much of the same. Sizzling steaks…
Finally, there was the prospect of a trip to Lahore, where there would be no chance of running into a battle zone. The journey to Lahore was one for some potentially stressful work. At the end of the evening, we decided to check some local…
Going Underground! Having been unceremoniously dumped from our previous location yet honoured to be replaced by the groundbreaking “The Cool Spot”, we found refuge underground. Our “Basement Shop” was featured on Dawn’s front page. Please note, not a cellphone in sight.
The Hot Spot Celebrates it’s first birthday on the 17th of August We made it to One Year thanks to the support of all our original customers who used to drop into the House on Street 60 for their Hot Spot Ice Cream fix. We…
We make our first batch of Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream – Not quite as simple as it sounds. Making Strawberry Ice Cream to the level that we had set ourselves proved tricker than we imagined. There was a whole new factor working with fresh fruit…