His grandfather, Angelo Sr., founded the business after ... peddling granita al limone, or Italian lemon ice, in the summer. Eaten with Italian bread from street vendors, it refreshed customers ...

The Lemon Ice King of Corona began in 1944 when Nicola Benfaremo began churning and selling ice out of his garage in a largely Italian neighborhood. Nicola's son, Peter, partnered up with his ...

Southern Living names Angelo Brocato the most iconic ... s granita al limone, known as "lemon ice" today, would bring-in Italian residents of the French Quarter to his shop in order to enjoy ...