Nick Palumbo

Gelato Messina, the cookbook, is beautifully illustrated and fully photographic, filled with the recipes that made this Sydney establishment so famous. The book is split into two sections: one features basic recipes along with step-by-step instructions and technique tips on how to make the foundation flavours commonly used in Gelato Messina's work - try Dulce De Leche, Pear and Rhubarb, Poached Figs in Masala or Salted Caramel and White Chocolate; the second showcases Gelato Messina's spectacular gelati cakes and mini-creations. Learn how to make your very own Dr Evil's Magic Mushroom with a Mini-me on the side. Indulge in a Royal with Cheese, ice cream-style, or try your hand at Gelato Messina's signature gelato cake, Hazelnut Zucotto. These recipes will challenge everything you believed about ice cream, but the results will be worth it. Since opening in Sydney in 2002 Gelato Messina has set the benchmark for gelato in Australia. Their aim is simple: to create the best gelati using only the freshest ingredients and to make everything from scratch. As they say, `From the meticulous roasting and endless grind of pistachios, to the baking of our own apple pies and brownies, or to the sweet smell of stewed spiced rhubarb, absolutely everything is made lovingly in-house by our little team of mad professors.` Gelato Messina take their gelati seriously, and the results can be seen in the fabulous and crazy creations that are displayed in their shop window every day. No more are the days of two scoops or three, Gelato Messina's cakes and ice creams are works of art in their own right. Hamburgers are reimagined using milk chocolate crackle gelato, an apricot 'egg' along with compressed cucumber; the traditional black forest gateaux is reinvented as a futuristic sculpture, complete with kirsch semi freddo, amarena cherries and chocolate fondant gelato; and their unique take on the '80s classic, bombe Alaska is filled with raspberry sorbet and chocolate fondant, served on a bed of flourless chocolate sponge and finished with the finest Italian meringue. Gelato Messina isn't just different, it's out of this world.

Since opening in Sydney in 2002 Gelato Messina has set the benchmark for gelato in Australia. Their aim is simple: to create the best ice cream, using only the freshest ingredients, and to make everything from scratch. Gelato Messina take their gelato seriously, and the results can be seen in the fabulous and crazy creations that are displayed in their shop windows every day, particularly their famous ice-cream cakes. Gelato Messina: The Creative Department provides detailed instructions for creating Gelato Messina's most famous and elaborate gelato cakes-from Dr Evil's Magic Mushroom to Gelato Messina's very own take on the classic hamburger: The Royale with Cheese, made from chocolate gelati with passionfruit mustard, raspberry ketchup, white chocolate cheese, all served in a brioche bun. There is a whole chapter dedicated to weird and wonderful soft-serves and recipes for how to make your very own gelati monoportions-yes, it's fun to share, but it's even more fun to have a whole cake to yourself! With a killer design and mind-bending photography, Gelato Messina: The Creative Department is the must-have coffee-table cookbook for 2015. Not for the faint-hearted, and definitely for the young-at-heart, Gelato Messina: The Creative Department isn't just different, it's out of this world. Trust me, there're recipes in this book that you wouldn't dream existed. Prepare to be amazed! "Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal." - Voltaire "If you like to eat with your eyes. there's no doubting the eye-candy in this collation of "weird desserts" made at Messina" - Advertiser "If you are a pastry chef in the making then this book is for you. For the rest of us, it is more suited as a coffee table book." - Courier Mail "This sweet guide from the gelato kings is almost as mouth-watering as their lnstagram" - Elle Australia Comparative Titles: Gelato Messina: The Recipes (2013; over 10K copies sold in Australia)

Gelato Messina is THE gelati book that takes you to a whole new level, with unique recipes that result in the frozen works of art that are synonymous with this famous Sydney establishment. Gelato Messina is split into two sections: one features basic recipes along with step-by-step instructions and technique tips on how to make the foundation flavours commonly used in Gelato Messina's work - try Dulce De Leche, Pear and Rhubarb, Poached Figs in Masala or Salted Caramel and White Chocolate; the second showcases Gelato Messina's spectacular gelati cakes and mini-creations. Learn how to make Gelato Messina's signature gelato cake, Hazelnut Zucotto, or indulge in a Royal with Cheese, ice cream-style. These recipes will challenge everything you believed about ice cream, but the results will be worth it.