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Paolo Fontani

La Dolce Vita Gelato Caffè

(970) 214-9497

info@coloradogelato.com

 

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Shannon Marketing Communications

(970) 461-4906

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Festa Italiana!

 

La Dolce Vita Gelato Caffè Celebrates Two Years of Success

with Italian Festivities throughout November

 

Caffè offers artisan gelato, Italian coffee, panini, free wireless Internet, and more

 

Fort Collins , Colo. – La Dolce Vita Gelato Caffè, meaning The Sweet Life in Italian, celebrates its two-year anniversary in November with a month full of festivities. As the first and only artisan gelato caffè in Fort Collins , La Dolce Vita will hold a grand Festa Italiana (Italian Party) at its location at Drake and Shields, 2555 South Shields Street , #B, next to the Pulse health club.

 

The first three Sundays of November – the 4th, 11th and 18th – will feature “Presentations d’ Italia,” including talks and presentations on travel to Italy by Rick Price of ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours (www.experienceplus.com) on Nov. 4 at 2:00 p.m. On Nov. 11 at 2:00 p.m. , Amalia Davies, a native of Rome , will talk about leading a group of local artists on a trip to Rome this fall. Bon Voyage Travel will do a presentation on Nov. 11 on travel to Italy . There will also be educational talks on coffee and gelato and special live music from local artists. For details, please visit www.ColoradoGelato.com.

 

“I can’t believe it has been two years already! It is very gratifying to see how many customers my wife Rita and I and our staff have been able to serve and please at our caffè. We wish to thank you all, and we hope to be able to continue sharing this part of my Italian culture with the people of Fort Collins for years to come,” notes owner Paolo Fontani .

 

Throughout Sundays in November, La Dolce Vita will host free presentations on travel to Italy , Italian culture, food and drink, along with live music. An assortment of Italian appetizers will be available, as well as European drinking chocolate!

 

In recognition and gratitude for all the support and patronage of our customers, there will be no charge for the Sunday events. Donations, instead, will be accepted for Catholic Charities Northern, an organization that runs more than 40 programs to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, support youth and more. La Dolce Vita Gelato Caffè will also donate a portion of each Sunday store sales to Catholic Charities Northern.

 

La Dolce Vita will also feature in-house specials of classic Italian dishes throughout November. Customers can enjoy refreshing Caprese salads, antipasto dishes, delectable canolis, an expanded gelato selection including new, seasonal flavors like apple caramel and pumpkin spice, and sipping chocolate.

 

As part of the celebration, La Dolce Vita will introduce some new products during November. Most notably, the variety of gelato flavors available daily will increase from 18 to 30. Lavazza’s Tierra line of coffee (www.tierra.lavazza.com) will also be available. Going beyond Fair Trade, this coffee is certified by the Rainforest Alliance to be 100 percent sustainable. In addition to paying fair wages to those that produce it, sustainable production addresses the overall good of the coffee growers and their environment.

 

 

 

“La Dolce Vita is a welcome retreat, since I work at home – it succeeds in capturing the ambience of a European caffè, and I love the beverages, food, art, live music and conversation. It’s a great part of Fort Collins for me,” said Susan Snyderman, a piano and voice teacher.

 

 

“I’ve been coming to La Dolce Vita since it opened two years ago as a place to catch up on my paperwork and access the Internet,” said Joe Olbrys, a sales representative and La Dolce Vita regular. “After trying the gelato, I now buy it by the quart to treat my customers on my sales route. Thanks, La Dolce Vita!”

 

About La Dolce Vita Gelato Caffè

La Dolce Vita was started by Paolo and Rita Fontani , Fort Collins residents for nearly 10 years. They wanted to start something uniquely Italian and bringing true, hand-crafted Italian gelato to the area. La Dolce Vita offers 30 different flavors of gelato, fine coffee drinks and a menu featuring panini sandwiches. Comfortable surroundings feature spacious seating and free wireless Internet service for casual business meetings, study sessions, or a relaxing meal, snack or coffee break. La Dolce Vita is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. , and weekends from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. For more information, call 970-472-1195, visit www.ColoradoGelato.com or email info@coloradogelato.com.