MAY 9 • 2024 | 39
find a permanent location for
Bombshell. What had started
as a hobby became a passion,
especially for Jill. She took
the lead on the storefront’s
design, working with Michigan
partners McIntosh Poris
Architects, Shaw Construction
and Unsold Studio.
Bombshell is now a welcom-
ing space encompassing 2,200
square feet. The shop has
windows fronting Coolidge, a
light oak floor, white walls with
scattered colored sprinkles and
additional white for shelves,
the service counter and tables
and chairs. A long banquette in
peppy red and pink lines one
wall. Guests may sit outdoors
on folding chairs during warm
weather.
Friendly employees assemble
customers’ made-to-order
full and mini-sized ice cream
bars. It’s easier, however,
to ask for a signature bar
with set ingredients from
Bombshell’s list of “Our
Favorite Combinations.” Priced
between $7.50-$8.50, the
current choices are Caramel
Craze, Cherry Bomb, Milk
and Cookies, Berry Queen,
Sweet N Salty and Jill and my
favorite: Campfire Dreams.
Picture a vanilla ice cream
bar dunked into a milk
chocolate bath, quickly
boasting a hard (bomb) shell
coating. A graham cracker
square is placed underneath
the bar. Marshmallow Fluff
spread on top is torched (Matt
is promising more flambeed
recipes) before adding a hot
dark chocolate drizzle. The
final step is a large pinch of
graham cracker crumbles. Yes,
Campfire Dreams is like a cold
s’more and simply divine!
The delicious Cherry Bomb
bar I tried on another visit is
dipped into bright red cherry
chocolate and includes the
special add-ons of cherry pop
rocks and glitter. Additional ice
cream bar recipes here will be
time-limited, like this month’s
Margarita in a lime chocolate
dip.
Dry treats displayed in an
alcove include bags of spun-
sugar cotton candy, Cookies &
Cream or Cherry Bomb bark,
salt-and-pepper caramel corn,
and Tutti Fruiti and Gimme
S’more cereal bars. A built-in
cooler holds containers of ice
cream and boxed ice cream
cakes. Also kept cold are pop
varieties Towne Club and
Frostie, and more infrequently
seen brands, such as Stewart’s,
Flying Cauldron and Boylan
Bottling Co.
On the front counter,
plain and salty large pretzels
revolve inside a food warmer.
They may be ordered with an
optional hot queso (cheese)
dip.
Bombshell is open daily,
except Monday, at noon.
The closing times are 8 p.m.
Tuesday-Thursday, 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, and 7
p.m. Sunday.
JILL & MATT KASLE
Title: Co-owners, Bombshell Treat
Shop
Residence: Birmingham
Family: Matt Kasle, 49, and the
former Jill Spillman, 50, were
married in 2008. Their daughter,
Emery, became a bat mitzvah
last year. Their son, Ethan, and
his cousin, Samantha Spillman,
will come of age at their shared
ceremony in October.
Education & Career: Jill graduated
from University of Michigan. She
worked for Mercedes-Benz in
marketing and communications
before raising their children. Matt’s
alma mater is Tulane University
in New Orleans. He’s the owner/
CEO of OptiShot, a golf technology
company.
Hobbies: Matt’s passion is cooking
barbecue, and Jill characterized his
smoked brisket as “unreal.” As for
herself, she is working toward the
success of Bombshell.
Jewish connection: Members
of Temple Beth El in Bloomfield
Township. Bombshell’s catering
business operated in the temple’s
kitchen during the pandemic.
Bombshell
Treat Bar
2688 Coolidge Highway
Berkley, MI 48072
Phone: (248) 629-4121
Social media:
bombshelltreatbar.com
and facebook.com/
BombshellTreatBar
Employees Elle and Sophie prepare to torch
the marshmallow layer of Campfire Dreams,
a dipped ice cream bar concoction.
Husband
and wife
Matt and Jill
Kasle are the
owners of
Bombshell
Treat Bar in
Berkley.
PHOTOS BY ESTHER ALLWEISS INGBER