Apparently Pappagone is not sold and is not changing hands.
Only the ice cream.
I just spoke to Marco. They had a really, really big offer, and thought about it for a long time. But they decided to stay and not to sell up. It turned out to be an offer they could refuse....
SGR is now awash with ice-cream places - Pappagone, Ariela in her new (though I have to say slightly incongruous) setting, and I see there's some in the deli place at the SGR/ Tollington crossroads. I for one feel compelled to keep trying them all.
I had chocolate and dolce latte last night from Ariela and I tried limetta - I thought the limetta wasn't all that and I thought the green stuff on top was rather offputting, but the others were nice.
My best ever flavour for Italian ice cream is almond, which I had in Sicily but never find here. If Ariela's reading, almond would bring me in every time, despite the proximity to greasy fry-ups.