Antipasto of crumbed Sicilian grilled capsicums
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My Nonna’s pasta with a tomato and almond pesto
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Flat roasted boneless chicken with lemon, garlic and grapes
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Salad of chickpeas, pomegranate, herbs and couscous
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Pistachio cake with pistachio ricotta cream

$121 per person
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Roman antipasto platter
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Rigatoni Amatriciana
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Tiramisu

$99 per person
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Baked pasta Timballo with eggplant and a beef ragu
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Auntie Josephine’s crumbed and filled veal involtini
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Sicilian fennel and orange salad
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Sebi’s citrus breakfast cake

$99 per person
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Mamma’s pepperonata bruschetta
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Mamma Pina’s linguini with polpette – meatballs
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Mamma’s sfinci – Sicilian donuts
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A selection of local and Italian wines and tea & coffee

$99 per person
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Please RSVP by Friday 21 April

A salad of figs from mamma’s garden with prosciutto, gorgonzola, radicchio, and strawberries
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Baked eggplant parmigiana croquettes with mamma’s Napoli sauce
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Seeded roasted honey carrots, crispy chickpeas, dill, and whipped fetta
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My signature almond biscotti with a few variations
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A selection of local and Italian wines and tea & coffee

$99 per person
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Please RSVP by Friday 24 March

These mains will bring a varied and wonderful array of colours, textures, and healthy fresh flavours to your festive table whilst the desserts are visually stunning and sure to bring smiles to the faces of those you love the most.

My Shared Festive Table Menu Option 2:

Side of Atlantic salmon with a Sicilian herb and walnut gremolata
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Uncle Pino’s insalata of fennel, radicchio, and orange
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Orange & Poppy Seed Ring Cake

$66 per Zoom connection
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Please RSVP by Friday 27 November

These mains will bring a varied and wonderful array of colours, textures, and healthy fresh flavours to your festive table whilst the desserts are visually stunning and sure to bring smiles to the faces of those you love the most.

My Shared Festive Table Menu Option 1:

Roasted sirloin of beef scented with wild fennel seeds and rosemary, served with my grandmother’s tomato, roasted capsicum, and almond salsa
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My mother-in-law Josephine’s green bean salad
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Raspberry Tiramisu with hints of chocolate and mint

$66 per Zoom connection
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Please RSVP by Friday 20 November

The beginning of any shared meal should be enticing and filled with fresh and tingling flavours so as to delight one’s palate and stimulate the senses. The following menu options consisting of seasonal ingredients combined with traditional Sicilian flavours are certainly no exception to this! They are a delightful way to start celebrating your sit-down festive feast or adorning your festive buffet table.

My Shared Festive Table Menu Option 2:

Crumbed eggplant with a lemon and garlic aioli
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Pasta Shells filled with spinach, Italian cheeses, pork and fennel, served with my mamma’s sweet Napoli sauce

$55 per Zoom connection
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Please RSVP by Friday 13 November

The beginning of any shared meal should be enticing and filled with fresh and tingling flavours so as to delight one’s palate and stimulate the senses. The following menu options consisting of seasonal ingredients combined with traditional Sicilian flavours are certainly no exception to this! They are a delightful way to start celebrating your sit-down festive feast or adorning your festive buffet table.

My Shared Festive Table Menu Option 1:

A summer salad of panzanella and burrata
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Broken lasagna with a basil, almond and spinach pesto, peas, and ricotta

$55 per Zoom connection
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Please RSVP by Friday 30 October

We happily invite you to join us for a leisurely afternoon of good food and wine in the outdoors of the beautiful surroundings of Elan Vineyard. Currently, the vineyard is captivatingly beautiful with autumn tones and vivid greens. Selma’s orchard trees are laden with seasonal fruits which I will include in our recipes.

The menu will be seasonal, fresh, flavoursome and of course be inspired by the recipes of three beautiful Sicilian women, my Nonna Giuseppa, my mother Pina and my mother in law Giuseppina.

In line with advice from health authorities and the Australian Government Department of Health regarding the recent developments with COVID–19, Selma and I are committed to taking extra precautions to ensure that we mitigate risk as much as possible.

Please note, this event is limited to 20 guests.

$99 per person
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Please RSVP by Friday 20 March

Monday 20 January
6.15 for a 6.30pm start

Summer Alfresco Dining Menu:

Parmesan crusted green leafy tart with home preserved olives
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Summer pasta with a Trapanese pesto of blended fresh roma tomatoes, basil, almonds and Sicilian extra virgin olive oil
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Pina’s Casateddi – my mamma’slemon, ricotta and chocolate pastries

$88 per person
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Please RSVP by Friday 17 January

Monday 25 November OR
Tuesday 26 November
6.15 for a 6.30pm start

My Shared Christmas Table Menu:

Antipasto of eggplant croquette, summer greens and roasted grapes
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Individual Sicilian baked pasta timballos with zucchini, and a herb bechamel
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Swordfish wheel with caramelised cherry tomatoes, pistachio and mint
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Diego’s summer garden salad
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Lime and Limocello Festive Tiramisu

$99 per person
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Please RSVP by Friday 22 November 2019

Autumn is still sending us sunshine as winter slowly approaches. We are searching for comfort food to nourish our souls, little culinary treasures to warm our hearts.

So, I invite you to join me and Selma Lowther, boutique winemaker from Elan Vineyard, Balnarring for a little grazing and a relaxing cooking demonstration around the winery sitting near an open fire. Gather some friends, bring a shawl, sit and sip 4 wines selected by Selma to accompany 4 courses which I’ll create using local seasonal produce, some freshly picked and grown in my mamma’s and Selma’s garden. Fresh, flavoursome, traditional family recipes inspired and enjoyed by my big Sicilian family. Selma’s exquisite wines will be available for purchase on the day.

In the meantime, why not visit Selma and Elan Vineyard during the Mornington Peninsula Winter Wine Weekend 8-10 June, wine tasting, wine by the glass or bottle and gourmet frankfurts with homemade chutneys available for purchase.

Cost $99 per person
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Please RSVP by Friday 21 June

I invite you to join me and my bellissima Mamma Pina for an afternoon of stories about food, family and Nonnas, while we prepare authentic, Sicilian-inspired family recipes. 

The setting will be the relaxing atmosphere of my Mamma’s home and garden, where I grew up. Inspired by the aromas and seasonal dishes which my Nonna and Mamma lovingly created, our Cooking Demonstration menu will be seasonal, fresh and flavoursome.

$99 per person
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Please RSVP by Friday 26 April

It’s time to indulge in some culinary pleasures and celebrate the change in seasons. The final days of summer and early days of autumn offer a majestic array of fantastic fresh produce.
 
I invite you to join me and Selma Lowther, boutique wine maker from Elan Vineyard, Balnarring for a relaxing cooking demonstration in the Rotunda. Sit and sip four wines selected by Selma to accompany a three course meal I will prepare using freshly picked earthly delights from Selma’s garden and vineyard.
 
The menu will be seasonal, fresh, flavoursome and of course be inspired by the recipes of my Sicilian Nonna Giuseppa.

$99 per person
Call 0415 826 520 or email to reserve your place
Please RSVP by Friday 8 March

Summer Alfresco Dining Menu:

Crostata with seeded roasted honey carrots, hazelnuts, dill and goat’s cheese
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My two favourite summer salads
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Cocoa and apricot cake
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Almond toasted panettone with roasted summer fruits

$88 per person.
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My Shared Christmas Table Menu:

Antipasto of baked ricotta, herbs and tomatoes
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Roasted zucchini involtini with gorgonzola, tomatoes and basil
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Flat roasted chicken with lemon, garlic and almonds
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Baked Atlantic salmon with a herb and pine nut salsa
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My Nonna’s potato and bean salad
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Berry, coconut and pistachio flan

$99 per person.
Call 0415 826 520 or email to reserve your place.

My Shared Christmas Table Menu:

Antipasto of baked ricotta, herbs and tomatoes
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Roasted zucchini involtini with gorgonzola, tomatoes and basil
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Flat roasted chicken with lemon, garlic and almonds
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Baked Atlantic salmon with a herb and pine nut salsa
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My Nonna’s potato and bean salad
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Berry, coconut and pistachio flan

$99 per person.
Call 0415 826 520 or email to reserve your place.

Join Rosa’s Table and our friends at D.O.C. for a special evening of discussion and delicacies as we explore how regional Italian food and wine products are certified DOC and DOP. 

Rosa will lead taste testing of a range of delicious food items, including a selection of wine, antipasti, salad, D.O.C. pizza, coffee and dessert.

$77 per person.
Call 0415 826 520 or email to reserve your place.

Join Rosa’s Table and our friends at D.O.C. for a special evening of discussion and delicacies as we explore how regional Italian food and wine products are certified DOC and DOP. 

Rosa will lead taste testing of a range of delicious food items, including a selection of wine, antipasti, salad, D.O.C. pizza, coffee and dessert.

$77 per person.
Call 0415 826 520 or email to reserve your place.

Sun Kissed Spring Fever Outings Menu:

My mother in law’s rice and potato croquet
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Parmesan crusted green leafy tart with olives and fennel
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Polenta cake with figs and sultanas
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Little chocolate Marsala cakes

$88 per person.
Call 0415 826 520 or email to reserve your place.

Sicily Tour Culinary Delights Menu:

Pina’s fried bread with sea salt and rosemary
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Maria’s caponata
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Tuna with a pistachio crust
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Casateddi – ricotta, chocolate and lemon pastries

$88 per person.
Call 0415 826 520 or email to reserve your place.

Join Rosa’s Table and our friends at D.O.C. for a special evening of discussion and delicacies as we explore how regional Italian food and wine products are certified DOC and DOP. 

Rosa will lead taste testing of a range of delicious food items, including a selection of wine, antipasti, salad, D.O.C. pizza, coffee and dessert.

$77 per person.
Call 0415 826 520 or email to reserve your place.

Join Rosa’s Table and our friends at D.O.C. for a special evening of discussion and delicacies as we explore how regional Italian food and wine products are certified DOC and DOP. 

Rosa will lead taste testing of a range of delicious food items, including a selection of wine, antipasti, salad, D.O.C. pizza, coffee and dessert.

$77 per person.
Call 0415 826 520 or email to reserve your place.

Buongiorno!

A Roman Kitchen Menu:
~ Braised autumn lettuce with Panzanella – bread and tomato salad
~ Pasta Cacio Pepe – Pecorino Romano and black pepper
~ Ricotta pudding with pine nut, rosemary and sea salt caramel brittle

$77 per person.
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Buongiorno!

My Shared Easter Table Menu:
~ A salad of grilled figs from Mamma’s garden with prosciutto, gorgonzola, radicchio and strawberries
~ My Nonna’s roasted Easter lamb served with a lemon and herb quinoa salad
~ Baked peaches filled with my almond biscotti mix, drizzled with local Peninsula honey and served with Sicilian Marsala

$77 per person.
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Buongiorno!

My Shared Christmas Table Menu:
~ A festive summer salad served on garlic and herb bruschetta
~ Sicilian rice and eggplant timballo
~ Miniature sliced turkey fillet rolled and filled with my Mother in law’s traditional pancetta, summer fruit and pine nut stuffing
~ Italian style trifle with white chocolate mousse, mint and summer berries

$99 per person.
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Buongiorno!

My Shared Christmas Table Menu:
~ A festive summer salad served on garlic and herb bruschetta
~ Sicilian rice and eggplant timballo
~ Miniature sliced turkey fillet rolled and filled with my Mother in law’s traditional pancetta, summer fruit and pine nut stuffing
~ Italian style trifle with white chocolate mousse, mint and summer berries

$99 per person.
Call 0415 826 520 or email to reserve your place.

Buongiorno!

My Shared Christmas Table Menu:
~ A festive summer salad served on garlic and herb bruschetta
~ Sicilian rice and eggplant timballo
~ Miniature sliced turkey fillet rolled and filled with my Mother in law’s traditional pancetta, summer fruit and pine nut stuffing
~ Italian style trifle with white chocolate mousse, mint and summer berrie

$99 per person.
Call 0415 826 520 or email to reserve your place.

You’re invited to attend a special information evening where we will discuss my 2018 Culinary Tour of Sicily while sharing complimentary biscotti from Let Them Eat Cake!

Jane Black from Italian Villa Vacations will be available for anyone seeking further information about renting villas for your next Italian vacation.

Call 0415 826 520 or email to register your interest.