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BY SARAH HERNANDEZ
The Bejarano family opened the gelato shop in 2021.
COURTESY CAROLA BEJARANO
Andino Artisan Gelato has a location in the Barton Creek Square food court.
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Andino Artisan Gelato serves up family desserts When the Bejarano family immigrated to the United States from Bolivia in 2018, the prospect of opening a business seemed daunting, Andino On the menu Carola Bejarano said Andino Artisan Gelato
A bubble cone ($11.20-$12.20) allows customers to choose up to three gelato avors and toppings.
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o ers 32 avors of gelato, including gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free options made with real fruit. The menu features sweet avors like Belgian chocolate, Mexican vanilla, Argentinian dulce de leche and fruity avors like coconut, hibiscus and limoncello. “We have a big emphasis on the cultural mixing pot of what is Austin...” said Esteban Bejarano, Carola Bejarano’s son and Andino’s acting chief nancial o cer. “That’s why we incorporate a- vors from Argentina, traditional American avors as well as your traditional gelatos from Italy.”
Artisan Gelato owner Carola Bejarano said. Today, Bejarano owns and operates her own gelato business alongside her husband, Carlos Bejarano, and their sons. “As you can imagine, opening a new business for the rst time in a di erent country with a di erent language—it takes a lot,” she said. “Being with family was the most important thing for us.” Four years after opening Andino’s rst location at Barton Creek Square, the family now has two additional locations in Sunset Valley and the Bouldin Creek neighborhood.
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