At Nonna's Table: an evening with Paola Bacchia

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Our guest, Paola Bacchia is a local author and cookery school teacher who has written several beautiful cookery books Adriatico, Istria and Italian Street Food.

We were lucky to have Paola speak in-store about her book Adriatico some years ago and we are very excited to be able to share Paola's new book At Nonna's Table with you.

Over the past few years, Paola has been recording and preserving the recipes of her mother, Livia, capturing the food of the Adriatic coast, her mother's family, their migration to Australia and Paola's childhood here. Livia played no small part in Paola's career as a food writer and cooking teacher.

Here, Paola has written a beautiful and personal memoir of the woman that taught her to cook and inspired her love of food. There are some 60 personal, simple and delicious dishes that celebrate the best of Italian home cooking and capture the origins and authenticity of the Australian immigration story; underlining the importance of one's Nonna.

Rich, evocative photos compliment Paola's heartfelt stories of her childhood and her mum's life. Whether you are looking for sustaining recipes or uplifting stories, At Nonna's Table will delight lovers of food and family.

Please join us on Monday 25th March for yet another wonderful conversation this time with Paola Bacchia, celebrating the life and recipes of her beloved Nonna.

As usual we will be cooking from the book and serving up tastes. This will be a wonderful event

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FAQs

I can't attend an event, can I buy/pre-order a signed copy of the book?

Yes. Copies will be available for signing and purchase on the night. If you can't attend, we can organise to post signed and personalised copies to you.

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

If you haven't been to one of our events for a while, please note we have moved to the northern side of the Queen Victoria Market. Our new address is 115-121 Victoria Street (next to A Shed)

The 19, 20, 57 (Elizabeth St)and 55 (William & Peel St) trams go past the Queen Victoria Market and run frequently. We are in the Free Tram Zone and are a short 50m walk from the Elizabeth St Queen Victoria Market stop and the Peel St Queen Victoria Market stop. Melbourne Central and Flagstaff railway stations are two blocks away.

If driving, there is plenty of metered parking on Queen St near the corner of Victoria St. There is also limited parking on Victoria Street outside the store.