LA DOLCE NOLA OPENS IN OLD METAIRIE

Snackery and Gelateria offers homemade Gelato and Sorbetto along with fresh baked goods and king cakes

La Dolce Nola, a “Snackery” and Gelateria, has opened at 200 Metairie Rd in Old Metairie and will begin selling King Cakes for the Carnival season. Store hours are daily 11:00am until 9:00pm (open until 10:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays).

The latest of Old Metairie’s Friedrich Square family of specialty merchants, La Dolce Nola will offer hand-made artisan gelato and sorbetto along with fresh-baked goods including gelato cakes, pastries, candies, and chocolates as well as a retail shop containing gift packages, farmers’ market offerings, and other delectable edibles.

“We are very proud to serve true Italian-style artisan gelato,” said Jennifer Samuels, who serves alongside her husband, Will, as co-owner of La Dolce Nola. “Besides being great-tasting, our gelato is much healthier than regular ice-cream. It’s made mostly from milk, rather than cream, so it has a much smaller percentage of butterfat. Plus, it’s made with less air, so it’s a much denser and richer texture.” Jennifer, who has trained with Italian gelato masters, continued, “Our gelato is made with all-natural ingredients from local dairies and farmers with some ingredients even coming from our own backyard.” Dairy-free sorbetto offerings are made with fresh local in-season produce, and recent sorbetto flavors included Lemon-Basil, Meyer Lemon, and Louisiana Strawberry-Balsamic.

Along with 24 frequently-changing flavors of gelato and sorbetto, La Dolce Nola also offers fresh baked goods including a variety of muffins, bagels, scones, focaccia, and cookies. Beginning Thursday, January 6, the store will also offer King Cakes made in-house. Flavors will include Cream Cheese with Fresh Louisiana Strawberries, Praline, Cinnamon, and Cream Cheese. For additional information including updates on the store’s daily offerings, one can follow the store on Facebook (Facebook.com/LaDolceNola) or become a follower on Twitter (Twitter.com/LaDolceNola) in addition to the business’ website (www.LaDolceNola.com)