{"id":98,"date":"2024-05-01T16:07:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T16:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2024\/ggalante\/?p=98"},"modified":"2024-05-03T17:18:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T17:18:50","slug":"kinrose-creamery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascjcapstone.com\/spring-2024\/ggalante\/index.php\/2024\/05\/01\/kinrose-creamery\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinrose Creamery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Husband-and-wife duo Moe Kamal and Maria Oveysi are the co-owners of Kinrose Creamery, an ice cream pop-up that blends Kamal\u2019s Egyptian background with Oveysi\u2019s Persian roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re tapping into a lot of the recipes that we grew up on,\u201d Kamal said. \u201cWe want to capture some of these flavors into a classic delicious American ice cream scoop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to drawing upon ice cream flavors from their childhoods, the name Kinrose comes from Cafe Rose, the restaurant Oveysi\u2019s family used to own that served saffron ice cream. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playing on that, some of Kinrose\u2019s most popular flavors include saffron pistachio and rose and sour cherry with pashmak, Persian cotton candy. Another signature dish is their Knafeh flavored ice cream, which transforms the classic Egyptian dessert made from shredded filo, sweet cheese and rose water syrup into one delicious serving. They also plan to add special flavors for Ramadan and Nowruz (Persian New Year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kinrose Creamery seamlessly weaves these flavors and ingredients into traditional American recipes, such as mint chocolate chip ice cream. Their take, called the Egyptian mint chip, adds a twist to the American classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve altered the texture a little bit. It’s a little bit more stretchy, something that’s very common in desserts over in Egypt. It adds a little more texture dimension, but also upholds a classic recipe.\u201d Kamal said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though Kinrose\u2019s menu has Middle Eastern roots, Kamal said customers of Latin and Asian heritage have tried their ice cream and said they were reminded of home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have different walks of life that come in, try our ice cream, and they say, \u2018Oh, this reminds them of this, this reminds them of their childhood.\u2019 There’s definitely a nostalgic factor to some of the recipes that we’ve created. And that’s done on purpose.\u201d Kamal said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By working at Kinrose and Smorgasburg, Kamal realized that mixing cuisines brings people together, and that people have more in common across cultures than they may think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe idea is to highlight connectivity, how culturally, a lot of us are very, very similar.\u201d Kamal added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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