One of the cool things (literally) that we are planning for Amstel Light Meatopia, presented by Whole Foods Market is our great dessert sponsor, Capogiro Gelato from Philadelphia. I think this is about the best gelato in the country, and it will be served for free at the event. I had some gelato questions on my mind so I spoke to Lorenzo Merlo, the company’s wholesale manager.

So Lorenzo, what kind of gelato are we going to see at the event?

Well, we were actually talking about that yesterday….I’m thinking some peanut butter, which we make ourselves. Our spicy Mexican chocolate, some lime-cilanto sorbet, raspberry sorbet, peach sorbet or gelato. Last but not least the chocolatto scurro (dark chocolate.) It’s out best-selling flavor.

You’re known for seasonal, fresh flavors, though. Peanut butter isn’t seasonal! Aren’t there going to be some summer fruit gelati? I’ve had those and they’re insane. I want them for Meatopia.

We are hoping to do raspberry and peach. When you depend on seasonal fruit, you can’t really plan ahead. Strawberry, for instance, arrived early but ended abruptly. We should have watermelon, and are doing watermelon and grappa sorbet. Sour cherry sorbet might be there too!

That sounds good!

Really, it’s better in water ice. The great thing is that when we make sorbet, most of it is fruit. Cherry is not the ideal texture; the skins are a problem. The opposite is true of blueberry, which we also might get by saturday.

I know that part of your unique flavor comes from some kind of special milk. What is the deal with that?

We are the only gelato that uses grass-fed milk. It’s ridiculous. It tastes completely different. You have to understand, we’re a certified dairy. We pasteurize and homogenize our own milk. I wish we could use raw milk, the kind you get in Sardinia. But you know what? The milk they have there is not as good as what we have here.

Where can people buy Capogiro here in New York?

We are at Whole Foods. We are at a number of restaurants, like Delicatessen and Gottino and I Soldi. Employees Only carries our product.

They’re in Meatopia!

I know! On the VIP side we are doing mini-cones and dark choocate and hazelnut sandwiches. I wanted to pamper them with something special. sandwiches. I wanted to pamper them with something special. It’s going to be awesome.