1 am originally from Argentina, from Trelew, on the coast of Patagonia.

My grandparents emigrated from Le Marche, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, in the 1950's, after the war. Through them and my dad, I fell in love with Italian culture, its music, food, language, and of course, Gelato!
In 2017 I started travelling the world, including a few months all over Italy where I met the rest of my family. Everywhere I went I looked for the
best Gelato around.

I arrived to New Zealand in 2019 looking to settle and after a few months I found Nelson
and immediately loved it. Luckily, I can now call it home.
When I tasted Gelato Roma at Club Italia Nelson, I became a huge fan and would run to the cart every time I saw them at events, it's just too good!

I am very proud to now be able to spread the joy of Gelato and of an Italian - Kiwi story.

Santiago Paolini