MORELLI’S ICE CREAM ft. Damian & Ellen Morelli

 

Meet Damian and Ellen…

For over 100 years, the Morelli family has been serving award-winning Italian Ice Cream in Portstewart.

In today’s episode we sat down with Damian and Ellen Morelli to talk about:

  • The incredible story of how the Morelli family ended up in NI

  • Hardship during the second world war

  • A chance encounter that saved a life

  • Surviving COVID as a hospitality business

  • Their favourite flavour of ice cream

  • Cold water swimming, black belts, motorbikes

  • Singing on broadway

  • And advice from 34 years of marriage

Check it out!

P.S. Big thanks to Producer Mark for co-hosting today’s episode and making everything look/sound so great.

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Today's episode is part of our collaboration with NI Connections where we catch up with someone incredible from Northern Ireland doing interesting things overseas on the last Monday of every month.

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