Nivà

Nivà is a small chain of gelaterias – with a very Turinese history and a very international approach – with points of sale not only at home but also in Cannes, Oporto and Lisbon. It was created by a well-known family of restaurateurs, that of Silvio Rivolta and Diana De Benedetti, who used to run a Michelin-starred restaurant, Bontan, in San Mauro on the outskirts of Turin. Today the business is headed by their children, among whom Dalia, a chef and social food creator. It’s she who comes up with and creates the most imaginative flavours, combining the preferences of Italian and French ice cream lovers: hence the likes of the delicately scented rose petal, and the more robust mango and chili, and black sesame seed with creamed carrot and and miso. Great attention is reserved to the ingredients, as is evident from the fiordilatte with morello cherries, served whole, juicy and delicious, and added only when the gelato is in the tub. New flavours are added every two or three months, some of them developed in collaboration with chefs, like the white chocolate cream, apricot and lavender, inspired by Mariangela Susigan.

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