Cool Gelato Italiano Now Open in Scottsdale

Earlier this week, Alberto della Casa and Letizia de Lucia, a married couple who have worked in the food industry in both Italy and the U.S. for a combined 35 years, opened Cool Gelato Italiano at 7373 E. Scottsdale Mall #125, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.  According to the press release:

Cool will feature 20 distinct flavors designed by Alberto and Letizia in collaboration with Italy’s champion gelato artisan recognized by the Italian Academy of Gelato. Cool will also highlight authentic sorbet made with fresh fruits, gelato sandwiches, gelato affogato and more.

Additionally, Cool is aiming to be as fresh and all natural as possible:

Cool’s gelato is made fresh daily onsite. The gelato is produced in small quantities and because of its freshness requires no preservatives. No artificial colors or chemical additives are used.

Cool Gelato Italiano has indoor and outdoor seating and is open Sunday - Thursday from 11am to 11pm and 10am to midnight on Friday and Saturday.

Subway Café Concept Opens In Flagstaff

Hoping to dig into McDonald's and Starbucks particularly, Subway has begun testing a new type of restaurant. The Subway Café in Flagstaff is the first reported of its kind in the state. According to Subway, usually people feel like they need to eat and go in a Subway restaurant, but at the Subway Café, the hope is the customers will stick around a little bit longer. To encourage that, the Subway Café has an area with electrical outlets and Wi-Fi, flat-screen TV's and comfortable chairs.

Besides serving up Seattle's Best Coffee, if you are wondering what's on the menu, The East Valley Tribune has some of the items:

Blueberry crumb cake and chocolate chunk muffins are displayed along with marble pound cake and key lime Danishes at the Subway Cafe, while the menu advertises espresso drinks, Panini sandwiches and chicken Caesar salads, among other things.

Checking out this Subway Café brochure in PDF format, you can see some item specifics on the menu, including the fact that they also sell gelato, as well as some interior photos.

The restaurant just opened today and sadly the address is not readily available. Once I have it, I will update the story.

Update (8-25-11): The Flagstaff Business Review has listed the address as 1500 E. Cedar Ave. Flagstaff, AZ 86004

Coal Burger Opening Second Arizona Restaurant

Coal Burger is the creation of the Grimaldi's Pizzeria folks and that creation is about to have its second opening in Arizona. With the first one at the Scottsdale Quarter area, the new location will be at 7131 W. Ray Rd. #25 Chandler, AZ 85226 next to the recently opened Grimaldi's.

Looking at an August opening, Coal Burger uses a coal-fired oven and has varieties of burgers, chicken, sides, salads, gelato shakes, beer and wine on the menu. We'll know shortly what the hours of the Chandler location will be, but the Scottsdale location is open from 11am to 9pm.

You can also find out more about Coal Burger on Facebook.