Romance & Glamour: Discover Melbourne's true Italian food history
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
3 hours
- A glass of prosecco or house wine
- Coffee and/or Tea
- A generous antipasto of cheese, charcuterie, foccacia, olives and various pickles plus a sweet treat from Australia's first Italian cookbook
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Have you ever wondered why Melbourne is obsessed with coffee and in love with pasta?
Then join Australia's leading Italian food historian as she answers this question (and more!) while guiding cultural explorers on a walk from the Royal Exhibition Building into the heart of Carlton.
Drawing on her original...
- Duration 3 Hours
- Group Tour
- Max 10 people in the group
- 1
Royal Exhibition Building
Meet food historian Dr Tania Cammarano and find out why the Royal Exhibition Building has a starring role in Melbourne's Italian food history.
- Duration 45 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 2
Little Lonsdale Street
Visit the site where Australia's first Italian cookbook was published back in 1937.
- Duration 45 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 3
Lygon Street
Relax with a coffee stop on Lygon Street and find out about some of the city's earliest Italian food entrepreneurs.
- Duration 30 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 4
Faraday Street
Check out one of Melbourne's earliest espresso machines as well as plates, menus and other ephemera from the city's Italian restaurants of the 1920s.
- Duration 30 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 5
Lygon Street
Debrief with the group and share a generous antipasto and glass of wine at one of Carlton's historic cafes.
- Duration 30 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
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