"I still remember the scent of fresh spices and specially selected products that my mother and grandmother used when they cooked for the family. I didn’t know their names - just the flavor. I wanted to try, I wanted to help and be part of every step of the preparation process. A moment which was only minutes, but seemed endless to me back then..."
My name is Viktoria Petkova, and I was born and raised in the charming mountain town of Gabrovo, Bulgaria. My childhood was joyful, filled with games and laughter. I set my sights on a career in Economics—studying accounting in high school, followed by Business Administration and Economics in both undergrad and grad school. While still studying, I began working as an accountant at a well-established company, where I spent three and a half wonderful and rewarding years.
My life completely changed in the summer of 2010, when I met the love of my life and now my husband. He’s an exceptional software engineer who lived in Boston at the time. I had a dilemma to solve - follow my heart or continue my very successful accountant career. It was hard to leave my family behind and abandon my career that I was building for a decade, but I did it for love. I emigrated from Bulgaria to the United States and left the corporate world. A couple of years later in 2012, I was holding our one and only child Delina in my arms, a moment that I will never forget and will always be thankful for.
In the summer of 2015, our family went on an amazing month-long trip in Italy where we fell in love with the culture, food, desserts, and especially the gelato. This was the moment when I decided to empower my European roots and traditions and show my passion for food by creating truly authentic and artisanal products made of pure, local, and organic ingredients.
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Over the next three years, I spent most of my time in Europe, where I had the privilege of meeting and working with incredible gelato chefs and artisans, learning the craft of true artisan gelato as it was meant to be.
I discovered that gelato is so much more than just mixing milk with pre-made powder base mixes and adding flavors—it should be a handcrafted creation, shaped by tradition, passion, research, and innovation.
