18 Nov

Glutard-friendly Italian restaurants aren't easily come by, so Pizza Farro really stands out with its offer of low gluten and gluten-free Italian fare. 100% Australian organic spelt flour is used in all their pizza, bread and pasta, and although spelt is low gluten rather than non-gluten, Pizza Farro also provides gluten free pizza bases, with prior notice. The pizza menu features flavour combinations that are quite different from the norm, though those exist too. Bases are made on-site daily before being adorned with toppings and cooked in their...

20:38 / Food / Italian / Pizza Farro / Restaurants / Thornbury
11 Sep

Old Mates Pizza & Pasta is a small pizza and pasta shop mainly catering to takeaway and delivery, though there are a handful of tables both inside and outdoors. You can't usually expect out-of-this world pasta at pizza places, especially when most of the patrons here are after a quick feed. I tried the House Special with fettucine, which consisted of chicken, bacon, spring onion, pesto, and pine nuts with cream and Napoli sauce. There was a generous portion of bacon and pine nuts, though I would have liked...

21:44 / Food / Italian / Old Mates Pizza & Pasta / Pizza / Restaurants / South Melbourne
29 Aug

For her final dinner in Melbourne A2 and I went to a place we've both been wanting to visit - Tipo 00. Tipo 00 has been on my radar since I heard it was in development. A pasta bar dedicated to serving up unadulterated home-made pasta dishes? Yes please. Polished concrete with a painted-on geometric pattern, white marble benchtops, dark woods and bentwood chairs and stools lend a simple, and friendly European air to the restaurant. The restaurant is small with only about 40 odd seats, so it was...

20:22 / Food / Italian / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Tipo 00
04 Aug

The Grand Hotel has been serving up classic Italian food done well, and they've been doing it for 14 years, being awarded chefs hats by the Good Food Guide almost every year since 2006. The hotel itself has been running for 130 years and to celebrate their birthday, I was invited to a party meetup hosted by Zomato and put together by The Three Piece Suit and owners David, Katie, Barnie and Tiur. With such an impressive track record, and having had good experiences with them in the past, how could I...

22:25 / Food / Italian / Restaurants / Richmond / The Grand Hotel
29 Jul

Co-owners Emily Bitto and Nathen Doyle, also responsible for Wide Open Road and A Minor Place, opened up Heartattack and Vine earlier this year. It's a cosy space that suits couples, groups and solo diners, with 40 seats indoors, and 30 outdoors. Heartattack and Vine serves breakfast and pastries, then a variety of rolls for lunch, but come evening it transforms into a cinchetti bar. For dinner they offer meatballs, a salad and desserts, but the biggest item of interest to me was the  selection of cinchetti - small...

22:25 / Bar/Pub / Carlton / Food / Heartattack and Vine / Italian / Restaurants
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