Jessica Oloroso Followed Her Gelato Passion to Black Dog
Cupcakes may be everywhere at this moment. But if you look at what dessert online foodies are really talking and tweeting about and drooling over at this precise summer moment, it’s more likely to be a little shop on Damen, Black Dog Gelato. Jessica Oloroso first came to attention making interestingly herbal flavors like basil ice cream at Scylla; her intensely-flavored gelati and sorbets have been highlights at a number of restaurants and more recently at the Logan Square Farmer’s Market. We popped in with our kids for an interview-slash-gelato-scarfing (and incidentally wound up being interviewed ourselves by ABC 7’s 190 North for a gelato segment to air in September). Here’s what Jessica had to say about a career making gelato.