Author: Stephanie Vigilante
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A Deli and Grocery Store Bursting With Produce
Growing up in his father’s delicatessen in Lalor, Danny Stavropoulos has been involved in the industry from a young age. “I started working with dad, [he’s] been in the industry for over 40 years,” Stavropoulos says. “I started working with dad, [he’s] been in the industry for over 40 years,” Stavropoulos says. Ten years ago,…
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A Mega Supermarket Carried Through Generations
La Manna Patrick La Manna’s grandfather arrived in Australia from Italy in 1948. It wasn’t long before he opened his own fruit shop. “My family has been in this industry since 1952,” says the CEO Managing Director. “[From] a fruit shop, to wholesalers and now to a supermarket.” The 10,000sqm retail precinct incorporates meat, deli,…
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A Traditional Italian Deli in the Heart of Melbourne’s Little Italy
DOC Delicatessen Giovanni Luciano Peluso knows a fair bit about fresh Italian produce. Moving to Australia from Italy in 1975, he’s been deli manager of Lygon Street’s DOC Delicatessen since it opened six years ago. “Prior to that, I’ve been working in the street – in the same industry – almost 30 years,” Peluso says.…
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An Iconic Melbourne Institution With Roman Roots
Brunetti Carlton For Bar Supervisor Carlo Mellini, working at Brunetti is a family affair. His father, Achille Mellini (a pastry chef) received a job offer from Brunetti in 2000. That’s when the family moved from Rome to Melbourne. “I come from a family of three generations of pastry chefs,” Carlo’s mother Vincenza works there too,…
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With Stomachs in Melbourne But Hearts In Naples
+39 Pizzeria Toorak Domenico Papa never imagined working in the hospitality industry full-time. He has a master’s in business administration and only worked in Italy’s hospitality scene to pay off university expenses. The first time he visited Australia was in 2014, where he travelled and worked 13 different jobs in that first year. Later, he…
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A Pizzeria With Vegan and Gluten-Free Friendly Fare
Co-owner Lorenzo Tron has personally visited all of his suppliers nearby and overseas, “so I personally picked all the products that I wanted to use,” he says. It means he knows a thing or two about what he’s serving up, and his passion for the product is transmitted to his customers. “We attract a…
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First Look: “Alternative” Pizza and New-Wave Wine by the Founder of DOC
Written for Broadsheet Melbourne It’s 3pm on a rainy Friday afternoon when I step into Italian Artisans. A father and son carpentry team is working out the front crafting circular dining tables. Out back, in the newly renovated dining room, owner Tony Nicolini is entertaining a large group. Nicolini is best known for championing artisan…
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Melbourne Sales Wrap: Best of the Week, August 30, 2018
Written for Broadsheet Melbourne Sephora Online It’s time to stock up on beauty at Sephora’s massive online sale. Get up to 50 per cent off Givenchy, Kat Von D, Tarte, Zoeva, Cover FX and more. This velvety-soft eyeshadow palette is already in our cart. Use code SALE50 at checkout. Sale ends August 31. Maurie and Eve Online…
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Sydney Sales Wrap: Best of the Week, August 30, 2018
Written for Broadsheet Sydney Sephora Online Sephora is currently hosting a massive online sale, which means it’s time to stockpile your make-up collection. Get up to 50 per cent off Givenchy, Kat Von D Beauty, Tarte, Zoeva, Cover FX and more. This velvety-soft eyeshadow palette and this avocado facemask are already in our cart. Use code SALE50 at checkout.…
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A Modern Take on the General Store for Trentham
Written for Broadsheet Melbourne Resting above the mantelpiece in Trentham General’s main dining room is an oil painting of “General Smith”, the store’s fictitious CEO. The portrait is one of many collectables co-owner and interior stylist Lynda Gardener has kept stored away for years, and now sells at her new cafe, homewares and furniture store…
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