Gelato birthday bash

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts.

If you’re in the Valley on Monday -- or even if you’re not -- you might consider swinging by Gail Silverton’s Gelato Bar, which will be celebrating its first anniversary. In the morning, you’ll get a free cup of coffee, and from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m you’ll be treated to a free bambino-sized cup of gelato. Or fork over a little cash and get some Intelligentsia espresso and a double scoop of fig-mascarpone or cinnamon-basil gelato. But the real reason to put on a party hat is the drawing they’ll be having -- no purchase necessary to enter -- to win a one-week stay in a furnished two-bedroom apartment in Umbria. Yes, it’s Silverton’s very own pad, in the hilltop village of Panicale. If you’re really lucky, maybe you can coordinate your schedule with the rest of the Silverton clan; Gail’s sister Nancy has a house in the village too. Who needs Travelzoo?

Gelato Bar, 4342 1/2 Tujunga Blvd., Studio City; (818) 487-1717.

-- Amy Scattergood