Giovanni’s Gelato is at our local shopping centre, Centre: MK, and it serves the tastiest gelato (amongst other sweet treats). You’ll find it at the John Lewis end, close to The Works and Build a Bear – and not only is it impossible to walk past and not notice the super cute pink truck, but it’s even more difficult to not stop and get that sugar fix. Its location is definitely hard to resist when I’m with Alfie as we quite often head into some of the shops and let’s be honest, who says no to ice cream?
We were recently invited to try the limited-edition Easter flavour – inspired by a popular Italian treat eaten during this time of year,
the Torta di Colomba. Known in English as the Easter dove, due to its shape,
the cake is gifted as a sign of peace and is fairly similar to the Italian Christmas
cake, panettone. The Torta di Colomba is a sweet bread containing citrus,
candied orange peel, almonds and sugar nibs and the gelato form just made me
want to try this traditional cake.
The gelato looked spectacular on the counter, and you could
see all the elements of a Torta in it. We had a generous pot of the Colomba
gelato to share and it was so tasty. The cake pieces were soft rather than
dense and contrasted with the crunch of sugar and almonds. Alfie loved it too –
and in his words, it was amazing!
Be sure to go and try it this Easter weekend – or at least
before it’s no longer on the counter – you won’t regret it! The limited-edition
flavours always prove popular – we were also huge fans of the Red Velvet Cake
which was released for Valentine’s Day (but became a permanent fixture for
weeks after) and it was so dreamy… but I’d say the Easter gelato is even
yummier.
If you want to eat at the truck, you can do, with four cone
seats to watch the world (or shoppers) go by – although there’s plenty of
seating close by and throughout the shopping centre, if you want to grab a
treat to go. Talking of takeaway, you can also purchase larger tubs from Giovanni’s
Gelato (£9 for 500ml), taking your pick from one of the many flavours on the
enticing counter. I definitely wish I’d brought a tub of Colomba home with me.
As always, the service was fantastic. Himanshu usually
serves us and he’s so friendly, letting me snap the counter and quite often
take our time in choosing. The counter is restocked on a Saturday and believe
me when I say, if you visit on a Friday, it doesn’t look anywhere near as impressive
(especially if you want that Insta shot). Visit on a Saturday for the proper
experience and all the colours (as well as choice of gelato).
If you love a freebie, make sure you’re following the
account on Instagram and also sign up to the email newsletter. There are quite
often ‘guess the flavour’ competitions or surveys to fill in to win free gelato
and other treats. I’ve been fortunate enough to win a six-scoop box, and a couple
of free cups or cones of gelato, as well as a £20 voucher for leaving a Google
review (I ended up using it to buy two takeaway tubs and a pistachio cannoli… yum).
As well as gelato and cannoli, you can tuck into waffles,
pancakes, Sicilian buns, shakes, slushes and more! It’s a great place to go to
satisfy your sweet tooth.
A massive thank you to the team at Giovanni’s Gelato for having
us. We had our own dedicated time and didn’t feel rushed throughout the
experience. We already can’t wait for our next visit.
Happy Easter, or as the Italians say, Buona Pasqua!
Love, Lucy xx
*PR Visit: our pot of Torta
di Colomba gelato was FOC, but I also paid for Alfie to have a one-scoop cone
with toppings afterwards. Thoughts and images are 100% my own.
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