The Inside Scoop
Inside Scoop is a comprehensive site to get information on the latest and greatest ideas for ice cream. We’ll keep you informed of what’s going on at our retail shop, including our latest gourmet flavors and free events. We’ll also provide fun tips for bringing our award-winning ice cream into your everyday culinary experience.
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Creating the Ultimate at Home Ice Cream Bar: How to Satisfy Your Tastebuds March 1, 2022, by Ryan Castillo Ice cream is a delicious treat that many people enjoy, and if you are one of those people, why not create an at-home ice cream bar? Setting up an ice cream bar...
Opening Day of our 22nd Season
There is a sense of excitement in the air! We are excited because we miss the synergy and excitement that comes with a warm summer night ice cream run. We miss making eye contact with our patrons. We miss seeing smiles. We love the visualization of our product in...
Opening Doors for a Wonderful Summer
Phase 5 couldn't have come soon enough. After much discussion, we have decided to open the doors and welcome our patrons back into the store. We miss the synergy and excitement that comes with a warm summer night family ice cream runs, first dates, and post-baseball...
Time to Rebuild Our Sense of Community in 2021
So much of 2020 was heart wrenching and tough. The daily reminders of those we lost, those infected, and positivity percentages. The cataclysmic shift in how we live our lives, is hard to wrap our heads around. But now, the latest statistic being shared daily is the...
A New Start to Season 20
Capannari Ice Cream has been preparing to re-open the retail shop to make it CDC compliant. Our focus is to ensure both our customers and our staff are safe, prepared, and ready to make the necessary adjustments. With some small changes, we are ready to go! I was able...
20 Years and Counting
Here we go again! I CANNOT believe we are in our 20th season. It can’t be true! I love my job as much as I did the day it all began. June 30, 2001, was the day it all started. We had 12 kids on staff, ice cream in dip cabinets and a WHOLE LOTTA hope. Our hopes back...
A summer of fun ahead!
It’s that time of year. We have spent the winter months picking out our summer Mooovies, listening to bands for Concerts in the Park, and ordering our flags for I-Pledge. We are so fortunate to have fellow merchants understand the importance of our events. Their...
2019 Start of Season!
Am I the only one in the Midwest that thinks the winter has flown by? We were just doing our close out pint sale, right? Every season, I envision myself closing shop and heading somewhere warm. NEVER happens! As soon as we close, we take a one week break to breathe...
New Adventure with Goldbelly
Capannari Ice Cream is excited to be partnering with Goldbelly. Our previous partner, Foody Direct was bought out by Goldbelly and Goldbelly has graciously taken us in. We are so happy because, for our customer, NOTHING but the name has changed. You can still get...
Katie Dolan-Dix Sits Down with Mount Prospect Library
Owner Katie Dolan-Dix sits down with Joe Collier of the MPEI Podcast to talk about starting a company, growing a company, and the best part of Capannari's (hint: it's not the free supply of ice cream). Take a listen here!
Events ‘A Plenty!
The number one question I’m always asked as we wind down a season is "Do you go to Florida in your off season?" I WISH!! The day we close the shop in October, we shift gears and start to prepare for the next season. I’m the only one in Chicago who thinks the winter...
Time To Teach
I absolutely love getting out of the daily routine at Capannari's to teach. I just returned from the University of Wisconsin, Madison where I was invited to talk at a 2-day short course for new and "almost in the industry" ice cream shop owners. The class was a mix of...
Chicago’s Best Teams Up with Chicago’s Best
Capannari Ice Cream is proud to announce a new partnership with a local superstar. Caps is now an official sponsor of Kevin McDowell - a Team USA Triathlete who has set his sights on the 2020 Olympics. Kevin is an exceptional person first and foremost. The fact that...
We Asked. You Answered. We Acted.
Well, we asked for it. Thank you to everyone that took time out to answer our survey. We received 245 responses. Some reaffirming comments, some constructive suggestions and NO negative comments. On the positive side, one hundred percent of the 245 surveyed said they...
Spring has Sprung!
Mark your Calendars! We’ve just finished planning all the wonderful events we host every summer including: Coolest School Promotion (featuring 13 area schools) 8 Concerts-in-the-Park 3 Mooovie Nights 5 “I Pledge” dates in July All this in anticipation for yet another...
Buckle Up Baby!
Well, there’s no complaining here at Caps. We have pretty much dodged a bullet with this warmer weather – which has us REALLY thinking about Spring! 2017 marks our 16th season. I still cannot believe how time flies. We’ve been so lucky and blessed with all our...
Spread the Love!
I suppose we need to look at the bright side. January’s rain could have been snow. If the sun would ever surface from behind these relentless clouds, we would know that sunset slowly inches later and later into the evening. And this is a GOOD thing because it means we...
A Happy New Year …
Despite the winter closing of our retail shop every year at the end of October, the elves at Capannari were incredibly busy throughout this 2016 Holiday Season, from Small Business Saturday, to 12 Days of Christmas, to our Holiday Gift Card and Pints-To-Go programs....