Ciccetta’s, meaning ‘little chubby one’ in Italian, is the newly opened gelateria in Bruntsfield that everyone can’t seem to stop raving about! Founded by 22-year-old Rebecca Fuller, Ciccetta’s brings exciting life to Edinburgh’s dessert scene.
While the current opening hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 12pm to 7pm, Rebecca hopes to soon be able to bring locals a slice of Australian dessert culture with longer opening hours that would promise a scoop of Ciccetta’s decadent gelato to satisfy those late-night cravings.
Rebecca’s love affair with gelato grew from unexpected roots after her diagnosis of coeliac disease during her final year of school. In the gap year that followed, she passed a “we are hiring” sign on a local gelateria in Sydney where she would go on to learn as much as she could about gelato from the owners. After moving to Scotland, she found work again in an ice cream shop in Glasgow’s Southside. At this point in her career, she felt inspired to return to her studies, but this time to gelato school in Bologna. On her return to Sydney, she worked for Messina, a fine-dining restaurant serving ice cream with every course where she stretched the boundaries of ice cream, making inventing flavours like sweet potato, and tuna ice cream.
When she moved back to Scotland, brimming with passion and excitement for the craft, it felt like the right time for her to start working for herself. When the shop on the corner of Bruntsfield Avenue came on to the market, the deal was sealed. Using butter yellows and pastel pinks, Ciccetta’s was designed lovingly to inspire joy. In fact, what Rebecca loves most about her job as gelateria owner is that she gets to see everyone happy, gelato in hand.
From championing local ingredients to gluten-free gelato and cones, Rebecca’s passion for gelato translates further in the innovative flavour combinations that are rapidly churned out and are constantly changing. From Tiramisu to my favourite so far, Rhubarb Custard and Rose Jam, I personally feel an obligation to not miss any of Ciccetta’s exciting gelatos.
Having had a personal look into Rebecca’s list of hundreds of flavours to test, I can, on good authority, say we should be very, very excited for the flavours to come (such as the upcoming whiskey gelato)! To keep up to date with the ever-changing flavours, I recommend following @ciccettas on Instagram.
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