Messina Is Serving Up Gelato Bounty and Chokito Bars for One Day Only on James Street This Weekend
Two beloved chocolate bars are getting the Gelato Messina treatment, and they're only on offer at the James Street Food and Wine Trail.
When you were a kid, did you wish that all your favourite chocolates would be turned into ice creams? You might've, but you also could've also just been perfectly happy scoffing down whichever bars took your fancy whenever you had the chance. Both are acceptable. That said, as every Gelato Messina fan knows, the dessert chain has spent a decent amount of time not only pondering whether a heap of childhood faves should get the gelato treatment, such as Iced Vovos, lamingtons, Coco Pops and more, but actually following through.
Here's the latest example: gelato Bounty and Chokito bars, which are a real thing that you can treat your tastebuds to in Brisbane this week. They're called 'the bounty hunter' and 'chok-it-out-now', respectively, and the first includes salted caramel gelato and chocolate fudge, which is coated in a milk chocolate and rice bubble rocher glaze — and the second goes with chewy coconut and salted coconut gelato, as coated in a dark chocolate glaze
The catch? Like almost all Messina specials, they're here for a good time, not a long time. With the James Street Food and Wine Trail finally bringing its big culinary party back to New Farm this month after two pandemic-affected years, Messina is busting out these gelato Bounty and Chokito bars as part of the trail's Market Day.
While the entire food and wine fest runs from Thursday, July 28–Sunday, July 31, the Market Day only happens on the Sunday. You'll find the bars on offer then from 10am–6pm.
You'll also need to hit up Messina's Market Day stall, which you'll find between McLachlan and Arthur streets, rather than its James Street store.
And yes, this'll fill the Messina-shaped gap you might have in your freezer right now if you ordered some of its special tubs when it dished up 40 of its greatest gelato hits back in June, but you've eaten them all already.
Gelato Messina's chok-it-out-now and bounty hunter bars will be on sale from 10am–6pm on Sunday, July 31 at the James St Food and Wine Trail. For more information, head to the Messina website.
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