31st Annual Riviera Village Summer Festival, June 27 & 28

It's a hot summer beach day, perfect day for the Riviera Village Summer Festival. Cool off at Riviera Village, Redondo Beach with cool ocean breezes....top the adventure with a yummy cup of Paciugo Gelato.

Paciugo Gelato Caffe of Hermosa Beach will be scooping up on Saturday and Sunday, June 27 & 28th at the Annual Riviera Village Summer Festival. Brittny, Monien,and their sidekick Paciughina will be on hand to scoop your favorite gelato and sorbet from 10 am to 7:00 pm during the festival.

The jewel of South Bay street festivals, the Riviera Village Summer Festival marks its 29th year, with over 200 arts and crafts vendors showing their wares, children’s amusement park rides and carnival games, live music, a food court and wine and beer garden.

See arts and crafts, sample great food, and have the kids play on carnival rides. In addition to our popular craft show, we will also have a Hawaiian village, which will include Polynesian dancing, Kanikapila and 25 Island & Surf craft vendors.

You can also just hang out in the ocean view Beer Garden, listening to great live bands all day with your friends.

The event runs from 10 am to 6 pm each day, and admission is free. Free shuttle service from South High School to the event.

There’s something for everyone at the Riviera Village Summer Festival. For more information, contact Jamie Jansen at Village Runner, (310) 265-3356 or villagerunner@earthlink.net.

Paciugo Gelato Caffe is now a KCRW Fringe Benefits merchant. Sizzle your summer with Gelato & Sorbet by presenting your KCRW Fringe Benefits discount card at Paciugo Gelato Caffe located at 1034 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

Paciugo Blackberry Cabernet Sorbetto Recipe As Seen on KTLA TV With Allie Mackay

Paciugo Blackberry Cabernet Sorbetto Recipe As Seen on KTLA TV With Allie Mackay. Enjoy this refreshing treat at home. The sourness of fresh, ripe blackberries, their little tang and the rich juice; support and heighten the flavor of Cabernet wine.

Ingredients:
Blackberries, fresh, 1 pint
Water, filtered, 1 ¼ cup
Sugar, granulated, ¾ cup
Cabernet wine, 3 TBSP (tablespoons)
Lemon juice, 2 tsp (teaspoons)

Procedure:
In a small pot, warm up the water, add the granulated sugar and stir until melted to sugar syrup.

Finely blend the fresh blackberries with the sugar syrup.

Note: We prefer not to strain the recipe, because when you do, you lose the fibers and nice texture that the little chunks of fruit give the sorbet.

Add lemon juice and Cabernet red wine and stir.

Put the liquid recipe inside the refrigerator for a few hours, until chilled.

Note: The faster the freezing process, the smaller the ice crystals, that means the same recipe is smoother if the freezing process is very fast. The professional equipment we use at the store freezes 2 qt of recipe in less than 5 minutes while the refrigerator may take much longer.

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Paciugo Gelato Caffe
1034 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Telephone: (310) 951-5813

Paciugo Gelato in the Bloggosphere

Bloggers can't stop blogging about Paciugo Gelato Caffe of Hermosa Beach. Food bloggers like South Bay Foodies and The Duo Dishes are raving about the low fat sweet taste sensations of Paciugo Gelato & Sorbet. Read more about what they have to say on http://www.southbayfoodies.com/2009/06/12/south-bays-best-gelato/ and
http://duodishes.com/2009/06/05/like-kids-in-a-candy-store/

L.A. Examiner Blogs About Paciugo Gelato at Hermosa Beach Farmer's Market

The beach cities are always more humid after a rainy day and sitting in the house with the sun streaming is never very fun. On days like this is am glad to find there is a Farmers’ Market running everyday, you just have to find it. Luckily this is the internet age and in a few clicks we can load up in the car in search of fresh fruits, veggies and surprises. In the car we discuss where we are going and as I say Farmers’ Market my little darlings groan in chorus until they hear it is Hermosa Beach. “Hey, Gelato!” they cry, again in unison. Gelato, I don’t remember there being gelato at the market. No, I say with confidence there isn’t gelato there, just the usual seasonal treats and maybe we can get some lovely oranges for fresh sorbet. They insist though and I relent that we can look for the booth.
Walking up to the market it is easy to see this will be a quick visit, it is a smaller fair. The usual suspects all lined up, apples with homemade apple butter, fresh heirloom tomatoes, ugly yes but so yummy. There are piles and piles of Hass Avocados, which the vendor has kindly made in to a lovely guacamole for sampling. The sun glimmering off the sneeze guards, those acrylic shields over the lovely arrays of samples, bites of orange, plums, grapefruits with scads of toothpicks for picking. This is a fine way to kill an hour or two and it is refreshing to see my kids have relaxed and begun to enjoy themselves.
We turn the hook just passed the Kettle corn, bacon wrapped hotdogs and there it is Paciugo, a gelato stand. I am awe struck, what a brilliant idea! Gelato is healthier, lower in fat and as I confirm with the owner, made fresh daily from whole milk. I realize I will not be making sorbet tonight. The selection was small, only four trays, compared to the huge selection in their store, but what tastes. I truly loved the Sea Salt Caramel, it was luscious and I couldn’t wait to get it home and experiment with some desserts. I think it will make a lovely frozen Tiramisu type dessert; I will have to let you know how it turns out.
Paciugo is at Manhattan Beach Market Tuesday and El Segundo on Thursday, of course you can find them at their store any day: 1034 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA.

Source:http://www.examiner.com/x-13024-LA-Farmers-Market-Examiner~y2009m6d5-The-Kids-Were-Right

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Paciugo Gelato Caffe of Hermosa Beach Showcase Low Fat Italian Ice Cream

Paciugo Gelato Caffe in the South Bay area of Hermosa Beach showcase their low fat healthy Italian ice cream. Unique flavors like Mediterranean Sea Salt Caramel is an experience your palatte will forever crave. The salty flavor laced with the sweetness of caramel waves and flows like the Mediterranean Sea in your mouth. Mediterranean Sea Salt Caramel flavor is a silky milk caramel with Sicilian salt from the Mediterranean Sea. Contrasting sweetness and saltiness that pair very well with our Fondente (extra dark chocolate) Gelato.
Experience the flavors of Paciugo Gelato, your healthy low fat Italian ice cream indulgence.