L’Orsetto GelatoServing Islamabad, Lahore & Karachi with Authentic Italian Gelato since December 2023L’Orsetto Gelato was born out of one sweltering Roman summer in 2023—when the heat was relentless and the only true salvation came in the form of Italian gelato. That summer, I, Omar Ali Khan, found myself enrolling at a university in Italy to study the craft from some of the finest Gelato Maestros in the world. What followed was nothing short of life-changing.We had been churning ice cream at The Hot Spot for nearly 30 years, completely unaware that gelato wasn’t just a fancier word for ice cream—it was a revelation. Lighter, smoother, richer in flavour, and humbler in showmanship, gelato was the frozen dessert we never knew we’d been missing.Armed with a hit-list of Italy’s best gelaterias and a voracious appetite, my co-creators and I spent our days visiting three (or more) each day. By the time I’d made my way through the likes of Fiocco di Neve, Gelateria della Palma, and Fata Morgana, my fate was sealed. I had a new calling: to make gelato the right way—no shortcuts, no artificial nonsense, and absolutely no rainbow-coloured deception.One professor’s advice stayed with me:"In the age of TikTok and Instagram, there’s only one real advertisement—your product. Let it speak for itself."We took that to heart. Our production is tiny—just myself and two brilliant young accomplices who care as deeply as I do. Together, we craft everything by hand using only natural ingredients, sourcing vanilla pods from Sri Lanka and Uganda and doing our best to support farmers over faceless conglomerates, even when it’s not easy.Our proudest moments come when an Italian customer takes a bite and says, “This is as good as what I’ve had back home.” That’s when we know we’re on the right path. A path laid out by our teachers in Italy, and one we now follow with joy, integrity, and plenty of laughs along the way.