Gelato now at Bainbridge Pavilion, but Mama Fong's has more on the way
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND -- Physical therapist by day and culinary artist by night, Trish Fong is no stranger to ambitious business ventures. Her newest sits in the Bainbridge Pavilion, right at the cinemas' concession stand: a gelato cart, imported from Italy. Inside the cart's cooler, rotating small-batch flavors of both gelato and sorbetto range from familiar dark chocolate, to adventurous combinations like roasted strawberry with fig balsamic. It’s the icy half of Mama Fong's , a brand-new eatery that has something crunchy, savory and gluten-free incoming -- fiery fried chicken. Simmered in heritage, before an unexpected opportunity Trish Fong grew up in a Chinese household as the eldest granddaughter. By the time she was 12, she was cooking and serving meals for her entire family. "My grandmother taught me how to fry and how to cook," Fong said. "Her influence is my connection to my cultural heritage. I don't speak the language, but I know how to cook Chinese food, particularly southern Chinese food." Fong would go on to Saint Mary's College, in California's Bay Area, balancing a start in retail food service with her studies. Following graduation, Fong moved to Miami for graduate school, where she realized her passions could
