A little about us...

Ever since moving to Melbourne from the history-rich, culture-filled Palermo, Alessandra D’Angelo has been committed to bringing the flavours of the land of the sun to the world capital of hospitality.
 
After the outstanding success of her pioneer establishment in the CBD Maccaroni Trattoria Italiana, the Sicilian chef has dedicated her creativity and talent to her new project.
 
Welcomed by the stylish and warm atmosphere, at Maccaroni Osteria Italiana, you will embark on a journey through the vast diversity of Italian cuisine.
As should be expected from a true Italian chef, the restaurant’s focus is on the exquisite menu that extends from the traditional to the modern, while keeping loyal to the authentic Italian flavours.
 
Her creativity and skill have further rewarded in the creation of a separate, completely vegan menu. Keeping with her vision of authenticity, the vegan options maintain loyalty to the flavours and quality of the classic dishes, creating a new concept that she has named ‘Veg-Italian’.
 
Just like the old osterie in Italy, Maccaroni Osteria Italiana is designed to be a gathering point for friends and family, both vegan and not, to enjoy each other’s company over a handmade meal, the true Italian way.
  

Sicilian dish
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Caponata di melanzane
Caponata is an icon Sicilian dish. 
Eggplant, originally from China and India, found ideal growing conditions on the island, becoming the prime ingredient of many typical recipes. 
The origins of the word Caponata are unclear, although some say that dish born as sauce for the fish Capone.
This typical Sicilian appetizer or side dish has a precise protocol for frying the eggplant and cooking the green olives and capers. 
The characteristic sweet and sour flavor come from  the capers and olives with pine nuts and sultana raisins, and is also accentuated by preparing a base of sugar and vinegar,as is traditional in some parts of Sicily.
Italian Wine Firriato  Sicily
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Camelot
Technical description
Classification: IGT Sicilia
Grape variety:  Cabernet Sauvignon 60% and Merlot 40%
Vineyard location: countryside of Trapani – Baglio Sorìa estate
Characteristics:  a wine vibrant with pleasure and intensely dynamic that offers a taste of its native land with every sip. This wine of eternal pleasantness is a Sicilian homage to the eternity of the literary art of the eponymous legend.
Paladini
La Vucciria Renato Guttuso
Tetti di Palermo