ICE CREAM MONDAYS - Episode #9

Delizia in the house!

This week has been BY FAR one of my favourite weeks doing this blog. Things are happening, BIG, SUGARY, SWEET things; and as I continue, you know they’re getting sweeter (Bega, A little bit of Mambo, 1999).

Today ICM landed square in the centre of a veritable flavour goldmine. Delizia gelato desserts. The feature for the week – Tartufo.

Obviously packaged to incite a war among couple households or families with more than one kid, the Tartufo features 3 balls of chocolate gelato encasing a maraschino cherry, rolled in what I equate the protective power of Kevlar to complementation of flavour for Ice Cream; toasted almonds and cocoa! BOOM!



I was fortunate enough today to have a chat with one of the friendly family behind the Delizia powerhouse, Mr John Scimone, and got the inside scoop on a little bit of Delizia history to satisfy your taste buds.

“Delizia is a family company; my great grandfather was a gelato maker and my dad a pastry chef. We started out making cakes and biscuits, and after a long history of working closely with some of Brisbane’s finest chefs and post-dinner aficionados, we’ve now made the shift to gelato and ice cream only.”

The Tartufo is named after the Italian truffle, in fact, it IS the Italian word for truffle.
An expensive and equally delicious ingredient, the Tartufo is by far, one of the most amazing Ice Cream experiences I’ve had so far.



Served with a little bit of vanilla ice cream on the side it really pops as feature in your bowl, plus the added adventure of uncovering the cherry in the centre kinda gives you the feeling that you’ve gone somewhere, an archaeology of sorts.

John and I had a great chat about Delizia and there are some really cool things on the horizon for them, including the imminent release of a sexy new, custom designed 1litre package.
I even learnt that they employ full time staff in product development and new flavour design – rad! We’re going to pitch a Ice Cream Monday special to them tomorrow (don’t tell John... John if you’re reading this... please act surprised tomorrow)

After discovering that their factory was based only a stone throw away in Virginia, I had to ask that all important question that lies burning in the back of your mind from the day you turned 5. “Can I come and have a tour of your factory?” Which, I’m almost too excited to announce, was met with equal enthusiasm – AND ICM IS OFF TO MEET THE CREW TOMORROW AFTERNOON!

There is one golden ticket available to be my sidekick on this amazing journey – hit me on facebook to reserve your journey!

BEN HAMLEY (Facebook)

There are some amazing things in store for this week – for one, my personal trainer is probably going to murder me.... but... It’s gonna be worth it I think.

Until tomorrow, I leave you with some inspiration, GOLDEN TICKET


<3 Peace, Love and double-scoops <3

Panda

WHAM! - LAUNCH PAARTY!

This THURSDAY the valley will get a glimpse at the first installment of WHAM! PRODUCTIONS, a new party kicking off at GPO HOTEL monthly. The night is based around the concept of creating a new atmosphere on Thursday's and bringing the crowds back to valley, with what better timing for the Launch party then the summer break!

With locals including ANIKI, CUTLOOSE, JASON MORLEY and SURECUT KIDS headlining the night, the party won't be going anywhere! So if your up for something new, something a bit different, something that will transform GPO on a Thursday then make sure you roll into WHAM! to see what all the fuss is about! FREE FORM will be representing on the night with a number of our artist showing off their talent, so come join the crew and celebrate the holidays ahead!

WHAM! PRODUCTIONS - LAUNCH PARTY from Noah Honeywill on Vimeo.

FEEL THE HEAT TICKETS!!!

AUSTRALIA DAY STREET FESTIVAL TICKETS ON SALE NOW

'Feel The Heat' are holding their first street/fox party on Australia Day 2010. Set to day packed with National & Local artists playing throughout the day. Stay tuned by adding Feel The Heat on Facebook.

If your interested in getting some tickets head to;

MOSHTIX



- Two Fresh (Kid Kenobi & Hugga Thugg)


- Andy Murphy


- Ajax


- The Aston Shuffle


- Timmy Trumpet


- Tenzin


- Baby Gee


- Danny T


- Luki

- Dangerous Dan

ICE CREAM MONDAY - EPISODE #8'Making life a little more delicious, one week at a time'

The PIMPs Choice.

Click here For Survey

It’s been an eventful week for Ice Cream.

The PIMP’s Choice is now well underway and the votes are coming in like a Guinness record attempt for the tallest McDonald’s soft serve cone. Spiralling and out of control!

For those of you who don’t know – the PIMP’s Choice award is in its first year this year.

Formed to uncover the one question that has plagued popular culture for as long as we’ve known that cream could freeze....

What is the most PIMPING flavour ever?

Suggestions have come in ranging from “Vanilladizzle” to “some kind of awesome chocolate combination with shards of golden bling scattered throughout”.

If you haven’t already – the time to vote is now – entries will be finalised at the end of the week and the 3 finalists will be custom mixed at Cold Rock near you.

The winning formula will be kept on file at ICM headquarters and the creator will receive a framed certification of their contribution to the field of ICE-CREAMATICS.

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In other news –

I tried a Dixie Cup this week... It was shit – who thought this was a good idea?



Snack sized vanilla that you eat with a wooden stick?

It’s like a little blackhole for creativity and life – just made my life a little too “vanilla”

Unless the niche market of “nuns and infants with no teeth” is particularly profitable – which it obviously must be otherwise this little bastard wouldn’t still be around.

I don’t know what made me go the way of the Dixie Cup... maybe I felt sorry for it... maybe I was just particularly uninspired that day... either way. I don’t suggest you do.


This. Will not, be the PIMPs choice.

Until next week – keep the entries coming, and look out for the ICM logo – hitting the streets soon.

<3 Peace, Love and double-scoops <3

QUIET RIOT!

Good news people, Sundays have returned with a better offer then a $2 steak! The next installment coming out of DISCO ENTERTAINMENT is the new Sunday sesh, QUIET RIOT! at ALLONEWORD. With JOHN ST JOHN representing the FREE FORM ARTIST this Sunday Afternoon at the launch party!... Be Sure to swing into ALLONEWORD this Sunday with the BBQ kicking off at 3PM and join the crew for a couple of quiet beverages.

See you Sunday..

Free Form Crew xx

Freeformers Top 5! By Habebe

Yo! This weeks top 5 is not being done by a normal Free Form Artist, but by HABEBE Aus # 33 DJ. The Godfather of the Brisbane scene, Habebe has been around for years and i'm sure will be here for more to come. This year he has released a few tunes with studio partner 'Benny Electric', looking forward to whatever is in plans for Habebe and the Late Night Addiction Crew in 2010.

Check out the new LNA website

1. Baby Gee – Only A Day (Christian Luke Remix)
Out on Vacation Records soon..

2. John Dahlback – Autumn



3. Steve Angello – Tivoli




4. Kid Sister – Right Hand Hi (Kim Fai Remix)



5. Admo – Luna Sonata (Benny Electric Remix)

Morale Post..

After checking these guys out and their music, the Free Form Blog was happy to get on board and share their unique style. Love the sound coming from these brisbane boys, and we are looking forward in seeing them progress with their production. Have sat down in the studio with one of the boys, and they are always down for a laugh and a bit of fun. I'm sure you will be seeing the name 'Morale' on a lot more upcoming flyers in the future..

Check these locol boys out and give their tunes a listen!

The Sargents - La Lacuna (Morale Remix) by Morale

MDX & Nick Galea - iGotchaa (Morale Remix) by Morale

Morale's Latest Mix (With Tracklist)

1. Morale - Lemur
2. Hauswerks - Chunk
3. Nick Bridges & Daley Padley - Spatulina (David Elkabas Remix)
4. Morale - Vanity
5. Morale - Obelisk
6. The Sargents - La Lacuna (Morale Remix)
7. Les Schmitz & Alex Del Amo - Scratch & Bite
8. Sebastien Leger - Bubbly
9. MDX & Nick Galea - iGotchaa (Morale Remix)
10. Booka Shade - In White Rooms (Morale Remix)
11. Morale - Inner Circle

Morale's Myspace

Any young producers/Dj's please send tracks or mixtapes to bookings@free-formevents.com