A cool scoop of Turkish culture has arrived in Long Beach with the opening of a new ice cream shop where authentic flavors meet a bit of showmanship. Galata Ice Cream and Desserts is a new Turkish ice ...

The ice cream flips, twists and floats just out of reach, attached to one end of a long silver scooping staff being controlled by a professional trickster on the other side of the counter. The second ...

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We have plentiful homegrown artisanal ice cream options in SoCal. But there are also ice cream traditions and flavors from around the world on offer. Here are some Argentine, Mexican and Turkish spots ...

Galata's ice cream master, Erkan Gozal, specializes in the "ice cream show," flipping and swapping cones, toying with the customers and adding a sense of whimsy to the Long Beach scoop shop.

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