Ice Cream Man: 25 Years at Toscanini's

Amazon, 2006, Digital

Product Description

A highly entertaining, idiosyncratic mini-memoir, with recipes, about 25 years of running a gourmet ice cream shop down the street from Harvard and MIT. Gus Rancatore shares his initiation into ice cream making, catering to customers, managing employees, and tracking changes in music, teen culture, and the urban landscape. (Photo of Gus Rancatore by Mikki Ansin)

Product Details

Title: Ice Cream Man: 25 Years at Toscanini's
Sales Rank: 423751 in Books
Author: Gus Rancatore with Helen Epstein
Publisher: Amazon, 2006-10-12, Digital, 35 pages

Customer Reviews

Too Bad He was doing this and NOT paying taxes!: Well all of Gus' glory has been seized by the gov't for failure to pay back taxes of $167,000 - some 140,000+ of that was in F&B tax which means his good customers paid the taxes and he pocketed it. THEN he has the gall to set up a website asking his customers to pay again, this time in the form of 25,000 so he can reopen.… More reviews

Delicious!: Enjoyable and easy to read - as if I'm sitting with him chatting and listening to him tell his story. Engaging and candid. Great insights - not just into the ice cream making business, but also lessons he learned about human interactions, culture, and life. He also shares a few recipes for ice cream.
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I loved it!: Excellent and entertaining writing, fascinating story. Epstein's descriptive talents are evident. She exquisitely captures every aspect of Toscanini's, from the delicious ice cream and coffee to the complex and interesting employees and customers. When does the book come out?… More reviews

At Toscanini's Ice Cream Store: While reading this story, I really had the impression I was sitting at Toscanini's Ice Cream Store. It seemed to me that I could actually see Gus Rancatore talking with his customers.
Gus is not only an great ice-cream man, he is also a man who is able to create a peaceful, happy and intriguing atmosphere. This story gives an excellent idea of what great experience… More reviews

Icy Crossroads For Skating Around Multi-cultural Cream.: This Short covers 35 engrossing pages. The below quotes don't even hint at the littering of satisfying history and taste. Toward the end (which you don't want it to), Gus blurted to an employee: >> "You know I had hoped never to say this, but I have been doing this longer than you've been alive, so why don't we pretend - just for… More reviews