Michael Del Mundo

Meet the Ice Man, Michael Del Mundo

Meet the Ice Man, Michael Del Mundo

A childhood fascination with shave ice turns into a popular Seattle business

Shave ice — literally and figuratively one of the coolest inventions of all time — seems simple in concept, but certainly didn’t start out that way. The origin of shave ice can be traced back to Japan’s Heian period from 794 to 1185. Known as kakigori, it was available only to the elite since ice had to…

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