What a wonderful time we've had in Italy!!

All the details of our tour can be found on Avanti Italy's website.

Click here for more details and how to register your interest for 2013.

Bellissimo!!

Donata and I are on the Avanti Italy Food and Culture tour. We started off at the magnificent Castellare de Sernigi in Tuscany. Here I am preparing the welcome feast.

Perfect Spring drinking and great value!

Fiano is a delicate and crisp white wine.

To purchase this wine from Cellarmasters click on the link:

Cellarmasters Online Store

Our House

A community-focused talk during 2012 Melbourne Architecture Annual about the making of our Wattle Avenue House.

Join Jan van Schaik of Minifie van Schaik Architects and Donata and I as we talk with Van Schaik about the making of our home in Mildura.

When: 25th October 2012

Time: 6pm -7.30pm

Where: Houses Magazine, 1 Macarthur St East Melbourne VIC

For more visit this link:

http://architectureau.com/articles/food-for-thought-the-making-of-wattle-aven...

Kim Chalmers and I in conversation on Food, Wine & Culture in Mildura

Join me at the "River to Richmond" dinner at Royal Saxon to celebrate Spring!

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"Venetian Victoria" at Fitzrovia

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TOKYO ▪ NEW YORK ▪ MILDURA

I am so proud to announce that my home town Mildura has a very special exhibition opening tonight. Coming straight from the most famous photography gallery in the world ‘Aperture Gallery’ in New York, Mildura Curator Kristian Haggblom, of Wallflower Photomedia Gallery, is to be congratulated for bringing this marvellous exhibition to Australia.

Lost & Found is a profoundly moving exhibition of collected photographs recovered from the devastation following the earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear catastrophe that took place in the Tohoku region in Japan. The exhibition aims to raise funds for the many still in need after the disastrous events that followed the magnitude 9.0 earthquake in 2011.

If you are in Mildura anytime in the next month make sure to drop in to Wallflower at 41 Deakin Ave, Mildura’s art precinct. The exhibition runs until September 5.00 and the gallery is open Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 5.00pm and from 12.00-4.00 on Saturdays. Wallflower Photomedia Gallery is a new initiative of Arts Mildura a community run not for profit organisation that organises five fantastic arts Festivals in Mildura every year.

Thanks to those that joined me at the opening and sampled some boutique beer from Mildura Brewery and fine wines from our local Chalmers Winery, both proud sponsors of Arts Mildura.

 
Lost & Found: Family Photos swept away by the 3.11 East Japan Tsunami

Opening Friday 10th August, 5-7 pm, at Wallflower Photomedia Gallery, 41 Deakin Ave.

9.00-5.00 Monday to Friday, from 10th August to 5 September.

 
Stefano

 

Further information and to donate directly: http://lostandfound311.jp/en/

Short documentary on “Memory Salvage Project”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZXfebJ57kM

Wallflower Photomedia Gallery blog: http://wallflowerphotomediagallery.blogspot.com.au/

Thanks very much Lyn for sharing...

I received this letter from another concerned Victorian after she read about my complaint regarding the rubbish along the Calder Highway in the Sunraysia Daily. Thanks very much Lyn for letting us share your thoughts.

Hi Stefano

Just read in a recent edition of Sunraysia Daily about your complaint  re the roadside rubbish on the Calder.  Vic Roads seem to have decided to do something about the rubbish because you as a high profile person have embarrassed them into action. 

I live at Harcourt and travel to Melbourne at least weekly on the Calder.  The problem of rubbish is the same all the way to Melbourne.  With so much discussion on the environment these days it makes me sad that people constantly trash their environment. 

Unfortunately all the campaigns the authorities can dream up will not alter the fact that the rubbish is there and it needs to be cleaned up and Vic Roads should organise to do this. 

I  am a member of the Harcourt Landcare Group and for around 10 years we cleaned up the highway around Harcourt, however that has now lapsed due to lack of numbers and enthusiasm waning.

The Victorian Government was trying to bring in legislation to introduce deposits on empty glass and metal containers, however, I think this seem to have hit some sort of snag as the producers of the containers have lobbied against the deposit.  Maybe you could use your influence now that you have started the ball rolling.

Keep up the good work

Sincerely

LYN

Stefano's Cafe Bakery's delicious new breakfast menu

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The full 2012 program for The Mildura Writers' Festival

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We hope you can join us...

A fabulous Winter program is lined up for this year's Mildura Writer's Festival from the 19th July - 22 July.

2012 Guests include:
Liz Moore, Barry Hill, Evelyn Juers, Peter Rob, Morag Fraser, Anna Goldsworthy, Drusilla Modjeska, Robert Gray, Les Murray, Paul Kane, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, John Wolesly

Good food, good beer good music!

Collins Quarter are hosting a 4 course courtyard menu with our beers and live music as part of Good Beer Week.

For bookings ph 03 9650 8500 or email bookings@collinsquarter.com

Beers in the 'Burg 6 course degustation dinner

As part of Good Beer Week, The Post Office Hotel is hosting a 6 course degustation of pub grub gone wild matched to our beers. For bookings ph 03 9386 5300 or email bookings@thepostofficehotel.com.au

Here's tonight's menu at my Cafe Bakery

Bookings essential for tonight's Good Friday dinner at my Cafe Bakery. See

the menu Chef has prepared.

Starters
Antipasto for 2
Seared Scallops with asparagus and wild lime sauce
Melanzane Involtini
Olive Oil poached trout with potato, fennel and rocket salad with lemon mayonnaise
Chared grilled Quail with rocket, bocconcini and beetroot relish

Mains
Grain fed scotch fillet with garlic butter, chips & salad
Oven baked Chicken supreme with fig & prosciutto sauce, polenta and spinach
Grilled yellow fin tuna with herb & lime butter on a bed of cous cous and snowpeas
Baked Snapper with tomato, olives & thyme, roasted potatoes and asparagus
Mussels in a tomato broth with crusty bread, chips & salad
Pasta- Stracchi with prawns, fresh tomato & chilli
Ricotta Gnocchi with Gorgonzola & sage

Dessert
Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

Phone 03 5021 3627

http://www.stefano.com.au/docs/cafe_bakery.asp

Another fabulous festival coming up....

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In the need of a holiday?

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I'm looking forward to a fabulous 2012!

Wishing you all a fabulous day!

Join us for this fabulous food & culture tour of Tuscany and the Amalfi Coast

Donata and I are really looking forward to this!

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