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Upcoming Events

Wine and Cheese Fest

Saturday 9 March 2019
At SEAWORKS Williamstown

Whether it WINES, hails or SHIRAZES, there's simply no better way to enjoy an eclectic assortment of the LIVE JAZZ & DJs More +
Melbourne Tomato Festival 2019

MARCH 2019
ALL NATIONS PARK NORTHCOTE

We are working on growing our tomatoes and even more exciting prospects for the festival in 2019. So keep watching and in the meantime, cook lots of Gnocchi Passata!
Cellar Door Fest

15 - 17 March 2019
Adelaide Convention Centre SA

IT'S BACK!!
Cellar Door Fest, Adelaide's favourite food, wine, beer and spirits festival, returns to ... More +
Crush Festival

25 - 27 January 2019
Adelaide Hills, South Australia

Discover what's cool about the Adelaide Hills during CRUSH, a sensory summer weekend of stylish wines, regional produce, earthy music, art and theatre.More +

PAST NEWS and EVENTS

Worlds Best Pizza: Andrea Cozzolino from Zero95 Pizza Bar Doncaster

Friday September 30th 2016
At Zero95 Pizza Bar - Doncaster East, Victoria

For Italian Made, there is no greater honour than to see such a young and passionate member of our family and network be crowned for producing the world's best pizza STG... More +
The Norton Street Italian Festa - 30th anniversary

Sunday October 30th 2016, 10am to 5pm
Norton Street, Leichhardt NSW

A celebration of community spirit and everything that makes Australia great - with an Italian slant. More +
Carlton Italian Festa

Sunday 23rd October 2016
Piazza Italia, Lygon Street Carlton, VIC

Carlton Italian Festa Committee is made up of several organisations that are keen to continue Italian tradition in Australia. They have a genuine passion for Italy and Italian culture... More +
Help the town Amatrice

INVITE

Let's help the town of Amatrice
... and it's people of this terrible earthquake that happened while people were sleeping. $5 to Amatrice for every "AMATRICIANA" dish sold. More +
Say Cheese Festival 2016

Saturday 22nd October from 10am - 3pm
Prahran Market VIC

The Prahran Market Say Cheese Festival is back and will be bigger, better and in a new format. More +
Bolle Italia - Italian Sparkling Wine Festival

09 October 2016 at Bar Machiavelli
10 Neild Avenue, Rushcutters Bay NSW

The first of its kind in Australia. 100+ sparkling wines from every corner of Italy are yours for the tasting. More +
Melbourne Salami Festa

08 October 2016 - 09 October 2016
Northcote Town Hall - Northcote VIC

Go behind the garage door and learn how to make salami from scratch with the Melbourne Salami... More +
Good Food Month Sydney

01 October 2016 - 31 October 2016
Various locations in Sydney and regional NSW

The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Month program is about to drop August 30 and as a sneak peak for the month of October, here's some featured events to keep your eyes on... More +
Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2016

From September 13 to October 19 2016
All Around Australia

Palace Presents the Lavazza Italian Film Festival driven by Fiat with 30 exquisite films from, by and about Italy. More +
Fine Food Australia 2016

12 September 2016 - 15 September 2016
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre VIC

Fine Food Australia 2016 will have the biggest show footprint to date, with an exciting line-up of new exhibitors and features added to this year's program. More +
Festival Italia Wine + Food

10 September 2016 - 11 September 2016
Perth Town Hall WA

This September be ready to indulge yourself with a visit to the Bel Pease, Italy is coming straight to the centre of Perth!More +
Sol D'Oro International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition

05 September 2016 - 09 September 2016
Melbourne VIC

In collaboration with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Melbourne, the competition rewards the best producers and helps spread knowledge of quality olive oil among buyers, operators and consumers around the world. More +
SYDNEY - Italian Wine + Food Festival

Sunday 21st August, 11am - 9pm
At Sydney Town Hall NSW

Celebrating wine, food and culture together in inimitable Italian style. The Italians say they do it better, Sydney. Are you ready to put them to the test? More +
Italian Flavour in Ingham

Saturday and Sunday 6th and 7th of August 2016
At the TYTO Precinct (just 500 metres from Ingham's CBD)

Ingham in north Queensland is set to paint the town green, white and red for the 22nd Australian Italian Festival, to be held on the 6th and 7th of August. More +
Pizza Masterclass at Zero95 Pizza Bar

Saturday 30th of July from 12:00am till 2:00pm
At Zero95 Pizza Bar, 904 Doncaster Road, DONCASTER EAST VIC

Don't miss your chance to be at our next Pizza Masterclass and make pizza that is guaranteed to have people saying WOW! More +
Art exhibition inspired by Sicily's markets

From May to June 2016
Darwin, Sydney and Melbourne

Northern Territory artist, Chips Mackinolty, will exhibit a series of works that look at the produce, together with the people and language, of Sicily's celebrated fruit and vegetable markets. More +
Cibus returns to Parma

From the 9th to 12th of May 2016

At the Parma Exhibition Center

Taking place every second year, Cibus is a key trade event in the Italian food industry, where companies committed to ‘made in Italy’ can meet distributors and importers from all around the world. The last event... More +
Prahran Market's Chocolate Festival

Wicked Chocolate Festival on Saturday 7th of May 2016

At The Prahran Market in Melbourne

This day of decadence will see the entire market transformed into a chocolate wonderland. Visitors are invited to take part in a series of activities including free chocolate cooking demonstrations... More +
Winemakers Festival

Saturday 7th of May 2016

At Rosalind Park in Central Bendigo

"The Strategem Bendigo Winemakers Festival will be the ultimate pop-up cellar door as patrons taste the flavours of the region from More + than 15 local wineries and 10 regional food producers," says Bendigo... More +
'Canzoni Di Mio Padre' Musical Event

On the 1st of May 2016

At The Melbourne Recital Centre

Two concerts will be held on Sunday 1 May at the Melbourne Recital Centre, with guests treated to a collection of Neapolitan and popular Italian music inspired by legends like Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti and sung by tenor soloists. More +
Italian Tomato Celebration

On the 28th of April 2016

At Sydney's Osteria Balla Manfredi

The Italian Trade Agency has collaborated with The Council of Italian Restaurants in Australia (CIRA) to showcase the Italian preserved tomato and its industry to an Australian audience. More +
Inaugural Gold Coast Italian Festival

On the 26th to 27th of March 2016

At Pratten Park in Broadbeach

Developed by the same team behind Brisbane’s Italian Week, the new Gold Coast event is an extension of the much loved festival that was launched in 2007. More +
Neapolitan Pizza-Making Forward for Unesco Recognition

News: 6th march 2016

The falsification of "made in Italy's" food products, a phenomenon called "Italian sounding", is expanding rapidly, producing enormous damage... SIGN THE PETITION → More +
AVPN Pizza Festival Melbourne

04 March 2016 - 06 March 2016

At Riverwalk, Southbank VIC

As part of the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, the AVPN Pizza Festival will head to Australia for the first time. More +
Luca's Seasonal Journey

Italian cuisine at its best.

Italian cuisine is all about exploring the seasonal delights of the different regions, each offering their own culinary specialties.

International chef, Luca Ciano... More +
Melbourne Tomato Festival

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21st 2016, 10am-4pm

At Edendale Community Farm in Eltham

In addition to passata making, the event will be a celebration of local farmers selling produce, and will include agriculturalists, cooking demonstrations, Italian food... More +
Ferragosto at Five Dock

On Sunday 16 August

Five Dock in Sydney

Five Dock in Sydney's west will come alive with the 18th rendition of Ferragosto, one of Sydney's premier Italian street festivals, Music, dance, food and fun on offer... More +
Good Food & Wine Show Sydney - Sydney 7-9 August

Friday & Saturday 10:00AM - 6:00PM Sunday 10:00AM - 5:00PM

At Sydney SHOWGROUND

#thatsaMore +cheese‬ never stop! Our team, the cheeses and all our happiness are ready to leave Melbourne on Thursday and flight to Good Food & Wine Show in Sydney! Don't miss out! Come to the Cheese Alley and don't forget... a CHEESY GIFT IS READY FOR WHO WILL BE OUR 1000 LIKE! Don't miss out!!! More +
Italian Made - Preserving tradition

From the September 2014 Italianicious magazine

Born out of a passion for Italian food and tradition, Gregory Cefai and Anna Maria De Martino developed Italian Made, an online network dedicated to promoting authentic Italian cuisine in Australia... More +
Italian Made at Ferragosto 2014

Sunday 17 August between 2pm and 3pm

Great North Road, Five Dock

Italian Made cooks with the Mayor (il Sindaco) of the City of Canada Bay (Angelo Tsirekas) at yesterday's Ferragosto Italian Festival! More +
Best of Italy at our door

Daily Telegraph
Monday, May 19, 2014

WHEN Gregory Cefai followed his sweetheart Anna Maria De Martino to Italy his passion for her rapidly came to also encompass her country's famous food... More +
The Legend Lives at Scoozi

February 2014
News from Scoozi

Vera Pizza Napoletana/True Neapolitan Pizza is a strong tradition and a big part of Neapolitan history and culture. With Mozzarella and Tomato one pizzeria in particular is turning an art into art - Welcome to Scoozi!
FARINA ACQUA LIEVITO SALE PASSIONE

December 2013
News from Italy

The latest True Neapolitan Pizza Association book published by Malvarosa has arrived in bookstores... and what a way to end a successful 2013... More +
Italy's other MAJOR crisis

News from Italy

Did you know that in China there is a town called Parma?

Near Beijing in the province of Gansu, that there is a town called Parma, where companies were ready to produce ham to be marked as "Prosciutto di Parma DOP"... More +