Zazzu Hot Cones on Daytime Toronto
Zazzu Hot Cones at Mad Italian
TORONTO: March 18, 2012 - Ever wonder what a gelato place does to make money through the winter? The Mad Italian Gelato Bar has come up with a great concept - the Zazzu Hot Cone. This is a cross between a pizza slice and a panzerotto that is rolled up to look like an ice cream cone. The cone is topped with crunchy, nicely charred cheese while the contents are smothered with a tasty tomato sauce.
Different options include classic pizza combinations such as Margarita, Pepperoni & cheese, Hawaiian or Prosciutto & mushroom. There are also more elaborate combinations including BTO (bacon, tomato, caramelized onion), turkey & pesto, eggplant parmigano, Mediterreanea (grilled veggies with goat cheese and olives). Most of the cones cost $5.49. For $8.99 you can get a combo with a hearty serving of arugula & paramesan salad or minestrone soup. Or even better, we found a groupon giving us 2 zazzu cones and salad for $8...
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Cone my gelato - and my pizza
TORONTO: November 9, 2011 - In case gelato was getting old for you, Mad Italian now does pizza the same way. When Eli Turkienicz took over the Mad Italian he tried to think of what would sell during the winter months when gelato sales are down.
“You have ice cream in a cone, well what else can you put in a cone?” he says. “So I thought what about putting pizza in a cone, pizza toppings and stuff.”
Upon further investigation online he discovered a similar dish didn’t exist in the city and decided to introduce his Zazzu hot cones at the Baking and Sweets Show. Since all 75 hot cones sold on the first day he decided to bring 120 along the next morning and still wound up selling out.
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Zazzu Cones on Breakfast Television
TORONTO: October 18, 2011 - The Mad Italian's brand new Zazzu Cones were featured on CityTv's Breakfast Television.
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Pizza in a cone now in Toronto!
TORONTO: October 14, 2011 . . . A new take on an old Italian favourite that has been a hit around the world is now being prepared fresh in Toronto by The Mad Italian restaurants. This month, ZAZZU Hot Cones, modeled on pizza in a cone products from these great cities is being introduced to customers.
ZAZZU Hot Cones are the FIRST pizza in a cone product in Toronto. When previewed at the recent Baking and Sweets Show, there were line-ups of hungry people wanting to be the first to try them.
Available in Pepperoni, Meatball, Vegetarian and Margherita flavours for now, with new gourmet varieties to come in the near future. Recently, small indulgences and variations on traditional snack foods have captured the public's appetite. Ranging from $3.99 to $5.49 a cone, ZAZZU Hot Cones are competitively priced against other lunch, snack and short order meals. Not only are the prices easy to digest, they offer great gourmet flavour in a funky and practical cone style package.
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ZAZZU HOT CONES HAVE ARRIVED!
"What looks like an ice cream cone, tastes like pizza and delivers a nutritional wallop in a fun, edible package? Move over ice cream cones, ZAZZU Hot Cones by The Mad Italian will be heating up The Baking and Sweets Show, September 30th to October 2nd at the International Centre."
ZAZZU Hot Cones are the FIRST of its kind for Toronto. Visualize the product as pizza inside a cone. Initially available in Pepperoni, Meatball and Margherita flavours, the customer can customize their Hot Cone with a variety of toppings. Along with traditional pizza favourites, a wider range of gourmet ingredients including goat cheese and herbs are planned for coming months.
In a year that has seen a trend toward decadent food product introductions, this product has staying power. At $4.00 to $6.00 a cone, ZAZZU Hot Cones are competitively priced against other lunch, snack and short order meals. Not only are the prices easy to digest, there is an added bonus of great gourmet flavour in a funky new cone style package.
ZAZZU HOT CONES ON 680 NEWS
"It's a cone but it isn't ice cream.
A local Gelato shop will soon be offering something very interesteing to pizza lovers in Toronto... Pizza Cones!
It's a cone of dough filled with pizza toppings and topped off with baked cheese.
Called the Zazzu Hot Cone, creator Eli Turkienicz says it's surprisingily easy to eat without getting too messy.
The hot cones will be available in pepperoni, meatball and margherita flavours, with a variety of toppings to customize the snack.
YOU CAN GRAB YOUR CONE AT THE BAKING AND SWEETS SHOW ON SEPTEMBER 29TH TO OCTOBER 2ND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE.
THE MAD ITALIAN GELATO BAR LOCAITONS IN LEASIDE AND LITTLE ITALY WILL START CARRYING THE CONES AFTER THANKSGIVING. "
Zazzu Hot Cones on CHIN TV
October 9th - The Mad Italian's brand new Zazzu Hot Cones were feature on CHIN TV's Festival Italiano Di Johnny Lombardi on CityTV.
