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PERFECT PAIR
Pairing Up with Dolce Neve and Morningstar
Surely we’ve all convinced a friend to do something crazy over the
years, but how many of us have gotten one of them to expand their
business, in a different city, even before they expand in their own?
Well, thank MORNINGSTAR FOR DOLCE NEVE’S (“sweet snow”) Italian-style
gelato now available right here in H-town, in the same strip of
4721 N. Main (along with Morningstar, Steelmill Gym and the
forthcoming Hughie’s second location). What a friend move. You
can now get some of the city’s best coffee/breakfast along with
what might be the city’s top gelato, all from the same parking spot
(if you can find one). Morningstar? If you care anything about
coffee, you’ve had Greenway Coffee at one of the many places
that pour it, but Morningstar’s creative menu (including exotic teas,
donuts and some unique breakfast/brunch options) keeps people
coming back for more than just awesome Greenway Coffee pou-
rovers. At DOLCE NEVE , co-owner Marco runs the Houston outpost,
while the other two owners, his sister and brother-in-law, stayed
back in Austin running the home base. Featuring a dozen complete-
ly made-from-scratch flavors (nothing is premixed), the shop’s gelato
is not out in the open; it rests in metal containers built into the coun-
tertop, covered and sheltered from the air and light. This is all by
design. And so is this first – a Perfect Pair from two different places.
I know, goat cheese in gelato?
Olive oil and sea salt on a donut!?
There’s really something quite remarkable about putting a scoop of
gelato on top of a donut. Just look at the photo. It’s also quite fitting,
as you can see, that the donut just so happens to have the perfect
holder for that scoop, but that’s likely just coincidence. What’s not
coincidence is pairing the olive oil and sea salt old-fashioned donut
with the delectable, while still delicate, goat cheese and pecan
gelato. The shops sat down (you know, since they’re friendly and
all) and decided these two were the best candidates on the current
menus for the pair, and after one bite it’s hard to argue with them. I
know, goat cheese in gelato? Olive oil and sea salt on a donut!?
We may have lost some of you right when we mentioned these
flavors, but rest assured, we’ve found you a heck of a Perfect Pair
here. (And for future reference, if the goat cheese/pecan flavor is
out of season, try something – anything – you normally love on top
of this or any Morningstar donut. You won’t regret it.) But back to
that pairing. What a treat. It’s gelato on a donut!! And, it’s almost
the exact right amount of both items. Let’s not forget about the af-
fogato to wash it all down. For you rookies, that’s fresh espresso
with a scoop of gelato dropped in. The version here uses Green-
way Coffee Scrimshaw espresso and the almond custard, which
like the donut/gelato, is just right.
6.7.2017
9:16pm
By Mike Cook
Photography by Kennon Evett
OLD-FASHIONED DONUT WITH AN ALMOND CUSTARD AFFOGATO!
DOLCE NEVE GOAT CHEESE AND PECAN GELATO
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DOLCE NEVE
4721 North Main | Houston, TX 77009
832.767.2183
www.dolcenevegelato.com
MORNINGSTAR
4721 North Main | Houston, TX 77009
832.806.1115
www.facebook.com/MorningstarHOU
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