In this episode we are joined by our friend, Raffaella from La Mortazza. Many of our listeners will know this famous Italian cafe in North Perth, when you are there you truly feel like you are in Italy, the taste, the smells and the sounds bring you that authentic Italian experience.

We loved hearing about Raffaella’s story of leaving her home in Abruzzo to follow her heart to Perth and of how her and her husband Tony brought the dream of La Mortazza to life.

La Mortazza on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/lamortazza.cafe.deli?igsh=aGRsM3ZzcDB6NGkw

La Mortazza on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1HXDVxmjVN/?mibextid=wwXIfr

La Mortazza website:

lamortazza.com.au

Mizzica on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mizzica.mangiatoria?igsh=MWV3Z2lrNXdvaDlxdg==

Mizzica on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/share/18VGhmBAmU/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Mizzica website:

https://www.facebook.com/share/18VGhmBAmU/?mibextid=wwXIfr

This week we are talking about ‘From Nonna with Love: Stories of Tradition and Triumph’, the fabulous exhibition currently showing at the WA Maritime Museum. This exhibition celebrates the stories of Italian migrant women. I have personally been twice and it is absolutely incredible. We were honoured to be joined by our guest Nella, the curator and woman whose dreams and dedication has made it all possible. We were so interested to hear Nella’s own family history and of her experiences in creating From Nonna with Love. The exhibition closes 20th of April so there is still plenty of time to get there. They also have many special exhibition events such as ‘Cook like a Nonna’ and Cultural Talks.

For more information click the link below:

https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime/nonna-love-stories-tradition-and-triumph

As we mark Holy Week, we wish all our listeners a safe and joyful Easter, and we hope you enjoy our conversation about Easter traditions in this episode. We’re joined by Jessica Timpano—many of you will know her as The Little Italian Cook and the creator of Nonno in the Kitchen. She’s also the author of a cookbook, Decoding Nonna’s Recipes, a heartfelt collection of recipes from both her nonnas.

We are truly inspired by Jessica’s work to preserve and share these stories and recipes for future generations.

To see more of Jessica click the links below:

The Little Italian Cook on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/thelittleitaliancook?igsh=YTNrZXFpNWh3aHBl

The Little Italian Cook on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/share/18FJXmaSr6/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Nonno in the Kitchen on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/nonnointhekitchen?igsh=aWxreDdqOW93Z2ps

Nonno in the Kitchen on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1BhSMTXUJS/?mibextid=wwXIfr

The Little Italian Cook website:

https://thelittleitaliancook.com.au

Nonno in the Kitchen on YouTube:

https://youtube.com/@nonnointhekitchen10?si=mo5Y-vIWCLDbNWLc

In this episode our guest is Gianni Corvaia, or Gianni Capri as he is known on Spotify and Mr C as he is called by his many adoring students. We had the pleasure of chatting with Gianni about his Italian Australian identity and his music. We are excited for the release of Gianni’s EP which is titled Gigi, coming out March 27th. To hear more of his incredible work, you can find him on Spotify and social media via the links below:

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/giannisongs?igsh=NXR6YWZmcHNoenA5

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jazg5aVaCjIhDc8kOd9kw?si=cln_NTF0TceyIqV8nrXf2w

YouTube:

https://youtube.com/@giannicapri?si=_iGo4-_DxM_jK29e

It’s been several years since the two of us last experienced the joy of spending time in Italy, and lately we’ve been feeling a little nostalgic. So in this episode, we sit down for a chat about some of the things we miss the most—from the big things like time with family to the little details that make Italy so special. If it’s been a while since your last visit, we’re sure you’ll relate. And if you’ve been to Italy recently, we’d love to hear from you about what’s changed the most.

We are starting to get very excited here in Perth as we count down the days until the Perth Italian Festival, happening Saturday 11th of April at Langley Park. The festival is back for the 3rd time and we had the pleasure of chatting to the man who started it all- our friend, return guest and iconic Perth Italian Australian- Mr Accordion Man AKA Frank Miranda!!! Frank and his dedicated and hard working team of volunteers who make up the Perth Italian Festival Committee have been working since last years festival to make this day happen. Listen to the episode to hear about all the amazing things you can experience on the day. It’s a free family friendly event happening from 11am until late, so make sure to put it in your calendar right now. For more details you can find the event on socials or click the links below:

Website:

https://www.perthitalianfestival.com.au/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/perthitalianfestival?igsh=bm45YXJqZXM0ZW5w

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1DihdnyKBy/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Lukas was on location at South West Bottega chatting with our guest Marco D’Aquino in this episode. Marco and his wife moved to Australia in 2010 and started a couple of businesses, one of those being South West Bottega which is known as an Italian hub in the area. At this vibrant business you will find food, drinks, vintage treasures for sale and even Italian lessons. For our Perth listeners who are travelling down south over the Easter period this is a great opportunity to pay South West Bottega a visit, they are open throughout. For more details you can find them on socials or click the links below:

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/southwestbottega?igsh=bnkxcmd5Y3hjbzJu

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1SL9wa4oxn/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Website:

https://southwestbottega.com.au/

We had so much fun chatting with Fabian from Antipasti Deli Cafe in Yarraville in this episode. Some of our listeners will remember hearing about Antipasti Deli Cafe as one of our sponsors and we were so happy to have a chat with Fabian and hear more about his story and his business. In particular we really enjoyed hearing about Fabian’s time spent living and working in Italy many years ago. We also loved hearing Fabian’s passion for his incredible business, Antipasti Deli Cafe which specialises in honest Italian food, wine, liquors and so much more, above all connections within the community. To find out more about Fabian and Antipasti Deli Cafe you can click on the links below:

Website:

https://antipastidelicafe.com/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/antipastidelicafe?igsh=MTh3ZnN6MzQ0bnJkNw==

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1A9grF3L9n/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Our guest in this episode joined us from the USA, we loved chatting with Anthony Castelvecchi about his passion for learning and sharing knowledge about the Italian Diaspora around the world, he does this through Oriundi- which is a vibrant and popular social media platform he has created. You can find Oriundi by clicking the links below:

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/oriundi_?igsh=MXZueWQzeTAxY3hnZg==

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CFducxyE5/?mibextid=wwXIfr

YouTube:

https://youtube.com/@oriundigroup?si=Rfai0CNnAt6vpLFn

As this Saturday is Valentines Day in this Valentine’s episode we are joined by 2 very special guests, Lukas’ wife Vanessa and Josie’s fiancé Daniel. We had a lot of laughs and chatted about the experiences of non Italians becoming a part of Italian families.