Macaroni & the City: Uncover Melbourne's pasta history with a walking tour and pasta dinner
Schedule
Fri Mar 20 2026 at 08:00 am to 12:30 pm
Location
Flagstaff Gardens | Melbourne, VI
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Discover Melbourne's pasta history on a walking tour with Australia's leading Italian food historian and finish with an epic pasta dinner.If you think pasta came to Melbourne in the 1950s with post-World War II Italian migrants, it’s time to think again!
Gain a new perspective on one of the city’s favourite dishes with Australia’s pre-eminent Italian food historian Dr Tania Cammarano.
On this walking tour you will:
- Get up close and personal with pasta recipes in some of Australia’s oldest cookbooks at a secret rare books room
- Hear the stories and meet the cast of characters who have helped make pasta one of our most popular ingredients
- Learn about the earliest pasta makers
- Enjoy a glass of wine at one of the city’s famous Italian bars
- Finish with a special pasta-forward dinner at Il Solito Posto, including five different pasta dishes, antipasto, sides and glass of wine or beer
All the details:
Time: 6pm – 8.30pm (dinner is 8.30pm to 10.30pm)
Walk length: Approximately 2.7 km, mostly flat with some small inclines
Meeting place: Flagstaff Gardens, at the Separation Memorial
Cost: $160 which includes:
- A glass of wine/beer half-way through the walk at one of Melbourne's Italian bars
- A sweet treat from Australia's first Italian cookbook
- Dinner (antipasto, a selection of five pasta dishes, side salad, bread and a glass of house red/white/beer)
Numbers are capped at 12 participants.
We are happy to accommodate any dietary requirements. Please let us know when booking.
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