What’s the Deal With: The gelato panini at Chocolate Necessities?

By: Sophia Gates

Outlets: Cascadia Daily News

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 271

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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What is a gelato panini? Pretty much exactly what it sounds like.

The “fancy, delicious, upscale ice cream sandwich” has been on the menu at Chocolate Necessities in downtown Bellingham for years, the store’s co-owner Rose Vogel said.

Though it sounds unusual, the treat isn’t a Chocolate Necessities original. In Italy, “the gelato panini is like going and getting some mortadella,” she said. It’s a classic in a country where gelato-making is taken …

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