You scream, I scream, we all scream for…gelato! This popular saying typically ends with “ice cream,” but after you try the award-winning gelato at Tèo Expresso Gelato & Bella Vita, I’m pretty sure you’ll consider the permanent switch like I have. For the past few months, I’ve been secretly working with Tèo owner, Mathew Lee, […]
Get Your Fall Flavor Fix at These 6 Austin Eateries and Sweet Shops
You know what they say, “At the stroke of midnight on Sept. 1, everything turns into pumpkin spice.” Although temperatures in our capital city have only gone from hot to not so hot, pumpkin everything has spread like wildfire amongst the city’s eateries. In celebration of the season, here’s a roundup of fall treats that […]
Interview: Teo Prepares to Represent Austin at Gelato World Tour
Having built a tidy gelato empire in central Austin, fourteen years ago and counting, it would be reasonable to assume Teo Gelato owner Matthew Lee would want a few years to sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor. But Lee is among the restless culinary artisans who are never satisfied to sit back. Even […]
Frozen Dessert Is Teo’s Passport to World Champion Finals
When I heard that the Gelato World Tour was coming to Austin, I immediately penciled in time in my jam-packed schedule to attend. In true stereotypical Italian fashion, I hopped on my Vespa (Valentina) and scooted down to Republic Square to check it out. There, I found sixteen gelato artisans from around North America battling […]
Teo Gelato Celebrates 10 Years of Quality and Considers Expansion
In 2002, Matthew Lee quit his high tech job to open a gelato and espresso shop in Central Austin called Teo Espresso, Gelato & Bella Vita. In the beginning, there were naysayers who doubted that Lee would be successful. “What do you know about gelato?” he remembers hearing. But the truth is, he did know something […]
Top 4 Cool Treats in Austin: Ice Cream, Gelato, Sno Cones, Oh My!
Click the Play button on the podcast player above to listen to this week’s episode of the Austinot Podcast! Today’s temperature is projected to reach 101 degrees. When we get there, it’ll make today our 14th day of triple-digit temperatures this year. So where would we be without Austin’s cool treats? Probably running around like […]