DAVE'S GOURMET PALETAS

Dave's Gourmet Paletas is thrilled to bring a Mexican frozen delight - the "paleta" - to Connecticut! While a paleta might be a new product to some folks, these colorful homemade ice cream and fresh fruit treats on a stick are wildly popular in Mexico, Brazil, and other parts of Central America. Fairfield's own Dave Rock, the owner of Dave's Gourmet Paletas, fell in love with paletas while commuting to and from Miami to visit his then-girlfriend, now wife. He was confident that his local community would love them that he opened Dave's Gourmet Paletas at the tail end of the global pandemic! Why? Because the paleta offers a refreshing, upscale alternative to the typical franchised ice cream shop. Dave strongly believes that frozen treats should be made daily with fresh ingredients and not mass-produced with additives and preservatives and squeezed out on a tasteless cone. So, Dave hired a chef who earned her degree from Johnson & Wales. They spent months testing all the flavors to ensure..

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