This week I chat with my friend Anna-Rose, gelato master and owner of Amorcita Gelato in Mexico City. We talk about how Anna-Rose went from being a geography teacher in the UK to a gelato-shop owner in Mexico—including all of the red tape of opening a brick-and-mortar business in a foreign country.We also dive into her time at Gelato University (its real name) in Italy, how community has meant everything to her as she opened and continues to grow her business, what it was like developing a supply chain in Mexico, how she’s had to change her gelato recipes across countries depending on local ingredients, some of the core values of her business, and her advice for those wanting to open a brick and mortar shop.Resources & sites mentioned in this episode:If you’re in CDMX, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/SruBGBN6RDmyi3Gk6">go to Amorcita Gelato</a>!Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amorcitagelato/">Amorcita on Instagram</a>.Learn more about <a href="https://www.gelatouniversity.com/en/home">Gelato University here</a>.A brief <a href="https://www.veramexicana.com/article/history-of-vanilla/">history of vanilla</a>.Find <a href="https://www.instagram.com/annarose.lim/">Anna-Rose on Instagram</a>.Read the New York Times article Anna-Rose & Amorcita are featured in, “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/world/americas/mexico-city-american-expat-women.html">For These Women, the American Dream Is in Mexico City</a>”If you’re a foreigner living in CDMX, please consider contributing to <a href="https://www.gringotax.mx/">Gringo Tax</a>, a CDMX Solidarity Fund.Corrections to this episode:I have had a haircut between recording and publishing this episode. LOL 😂Cempesuchil translates to marigold, not carnation! 🏵️

Why She Quit Teaching to Open a Gelato Shop in Mexico City

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