We have 9 days to reach our goal of 5000 FANS!

If our fan club has 1000 fans by midnight on August 31, 2010 ALL fans will receive a FREE pint of vanilla or chocolate gelato!

*1500 fans will make it a FREE pint of one of six flavors: vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, cookies ‘n cream, mint chunk, or cookie dough!

*2000 fans will make it a FREE pint any one of our 42 flavors in store!!

*5000 fans will make it a FREE QUART of any one of our 42 flavors in store! WOW

 Adding Fans is easy! Click on the “Suggest to Friends” link under our logo. Click on your friends you want to add and send the request!

 Your FREE QUART isn’t so far away. If every fan adds ONLY 10 fans – that’s over 6000 Fans! Let’s start adding!

 *One pint or quart per fan. Fan must provide Facebook name and e-mail and bring in the Facebook coupon to receive their pint or quart.

* Pre packed and hand packed pints and quarts will be handed out on September 1, 2010, while supplies last. A voucher for a pint or quart will be given to fans that come to Mercurio’s on September 1st and are not able to receive their free pint or quart.

5th Annual People’s Choice Award Best New & Innovative Flavor

First Place - Sweet ‘n Salty,

Submitted by: Danielle Chiotti

Second Place - Goat Cheese Supreme,

Submitted by: Mary Ann Guzzardi

Third Place - Mango Lassi,

Submitted by: Mangala Murthy

Thank you to all who submitted flavor suggestions for this year’s contest! The 6 finalists and 9 semifinalists are listed below. Sampling and voting for the 2010 Best New Flavor will take place on Saturday, July 31st, from 11 AM to 9 PM and on Sunday, August 1st, from 1 PM to 7 PM. Be sure to have all of your family members and friends stop by Mercurio’s this weekend! The flavor with the most votes wins!

The winner will be announced at Mercurio’s on Sunday, August 1st, at 8 PM.

FINALIST

Rita Cappella - Vin Santo con Cantuccini, Sweet Vermoth base with crumbled almond biscotti and toasted almonds

Danielle Chiotti - Sweet ‘n Salty, Fior Di Latte gelato base with a salted caramel ripple

Mary Ann Guzzardi - Goat Cheese Supreme, Goat Cheese gelato with dark cherries and pecan pralines

Mary Ann Guzzardi - Sugar Baby, Burnt Brown Sugar gelato with candied bacon pieces

Mangala Murthy - Mango Lassi, Mango gelato puree with yogurt and caradomum spice and saffron, and pistachios

Alexis Turici - Phantom of the Orange, Orange gelato with dark chocolate flakes and a dark chocolate ripple

SEMIFINALIST

Mihssa Bush - Red Velvet, Red Velvet cake gelato with a cream cheese ripple

Maurelle Copeland - Peach Campagne, Peach Champagne Gelato

Harry Edgos - Strawberry Champagne, Strawberry Champagne sorbetto

Victoria Groce - Sakura, Green Tea gelato with a cherry ripple

Jolin Jackson - Frozen Torte, Cake Batter gelato with shaved almonds and a custard ripple

Debra Lewin - Ginger Caramel Swirl, Vanilla gelato with ginger snaps and a caramel swirl

Meagan Morrell - Lime Chiffon, Lime Chiffon gelato with oreo cookies, whipped cream, and dark chocolate shavings

Jill Olin - Guinness Float with Dark Chocolate Honey, Guinness Honey gelato with semi sweet chocolate shavings

Sean Tackett - Fried Red Bean, Red Bean gelato with crunchy bits of sopapillas and a honey variegate

How Gelato is Made… Mercurio Style!

Today is the last day to submit your flavor idea for the 2010 Best New and Innovative Flavor Contest!  You could with a $200 Mercurio’s gift card! Check out our website for Details. www.mercuriosmulberrycreamery.com

Today is National Ice Cream Day! Stop into Mercurio’s for your favorite flavor or to try something new. Free samples outside and all Facebook and Twitter Fans receive a FREE pint of Vanilla Custard! 

Starting July 18th, we will be giving away FREE products for the next six weeks to all fans. On National Ice Cream Day, July 18th, all Facebook Fans will receive a FREE PINT OF VANILLA! Invite all of your friends to “like” us and help us reach our goal!

Mercurio’s Mulberry Creamery in Shadyside. You can find us off Walnut Street on Copeland Street!