You can now enjoy water ice at hip storefronts and restaurants, as well, but the best is ... and fruit. Italian immigrants brought their granita-making traditions to Philadelphia, adapting and ...

It’s a market of immigrants, it’s always been a market of immigrants, and we’re very sensitive to that,” said Michele Gambino ...

In Philadelphia, Italian ice is also called water ice. Why? Nobody really knows. But Philly is the U.S. capital of Italian ice. Rita's started in 1984 in Bensalem, Pa., a suburb just across the ...

PHILADELPHIA ... Ice & Frozen Custard has been serving up happiness, one scoop at a time. With more than 575 shops, Rita’s is the largest Italian Ice concept in the world, known for its famous ...