Dinner With Nonna
SOLD OUT
If you’ve been watching our Messina Made series, you already know Nonna Carla.
But if you haven’t, Carla is the C.E.N (Chief Executive Nonna) of Gelato Messina. She and her husband emigrated to Adelaide from their hometown of Messina in Sicily in 1968. She’s the mum of two Messina owners, Nick and Danny, and now has three grandsons in the business too.
Unofficially? She’s the Nonna to all staff at Messinaville where we’re all very willing recipients of her generous daily, generously with love, Italian lunches.
Image of Nonna Carla on the left and Carla's sister Piera on the right who will be helping on the night.
At 12pm sharp, we listen out for the call of “Lunch is ready!”. Tools go down, meetings are pause, and all Messina staff gather together. For a moment, the factory slows. Plates are filled (and often refilled) and we sit, eat and catch up, doing exactly what Nonna believes good food should do, bring people together (and have us going back to work slightly too full).
Recently, Nonna found herself a little famous on Instagram (like 700,000 views famous... but she’s pretending not to notice). And whilst a lot of you already adore Nonna Carla and her story, you have to try her cooking.
So for one night only, on Saturday 7th March, we’re opening up the Messinaville production factory and hosting Dinner with Nonna.
THE MENU
Served Family Style
AntipastoSliced meatsGold Street Grilled Jersey Cheese (made using Messina Milk)Arancini
PastaPenne rigate with pistachio pesto
MainsVeal involtini, filled with Carla’s special filling, grilled over coalsGrilled pork and fennel sausage
SidesCaponataGreen salad
DessertsCannoli SicilianiFragola con panna (strawberry sorbet with whipped cream)Carla’s hazelnut zuccottoTiramisù
Drinks by DRNKS & Byroncello
On Arrival:
Spritz - Byron Bay Limoncello
By the glass - With pasta and mains:
White - Marcobarba Barbabianco
Orange - Alles Klar Energetico Orange Wine
By the glass - With dessert:
Chilled Red - Fiasco Light Red
Red - The Gathering Sangiovese
To Finish
Byroncello
Plus San Pellegrino and soft drinks for those who'd like a non-alcoholic option
We’ll plate the menu along one long table stretching through the heart of our Messinaville factory, styled to perfection thanks to our friends at In The Round House and Maison Balzac.
^Nonna on the left in our (now sold out) tracksuit set along side her Grandson Tristan (on the right).
The Details
📍 Messinaville, 9 Rich Street Marrickville
📅 6pm Saturday 7th March
👥 $200 per ticket - only 60 seats
🍷 Drinks included (thanks DRNKS & San Pellegrino)
🛍️ Plus a really cool Dinner With Nonna swag bag
Children are welcome to attend, however no modifications will be made to the ticket price.
SOLD OUT
