The Italian Australian Podcast

Episode 146: Your doorway into the true Italy: ‘Vera Italia’ featuring Chiara Barbera

This was a very fun chat with passionate Italian Australian Chiara Barbera, creator of Vera Italia and our guest in this episode. Vera Italia is your doorway into the true Italy: the people and traditions that make our culture special. Here, you’ll meet locals, discover hidden towns, and experience authentic Italian life. Chiara joined us from Italy for this chat and we were thrilled to hear all about the experiences Vera Italia offers. Vera Italia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veraitalia?igsh=MTNteXR5anZwcXVxcA== Vera Italia website: https://www.veraitalia.it

Episode 145: ‘Amore e Cultura’ Legendary Italian Australian Chef Guy Grossi

We were thrilled to welcome Guy Grossi to the podcast. Born in Australia to Italian immigrant parents, Guy has built an impressive career spanning more than 40 years in the hospitality industry. Alongside his success as a chef and restaurateur, he has authored several cookbooks and appeared on popular television programs including Food Safari, Iron Chef Australia, and My Kitchen Rules. In this episode, we loved hearing about his family’s migration journey to Australia and the experiences that inspired him to pursue a career in cooking. Guy Grossi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guygrossi?igsh=MWE2ZXozOHh2YWNrbw==

Episode 144: Buongiorno Bimbi! Fun Italian for kids featuring Agnese Bresin

Our guest is Agnese, founder of Buongiorno Bimbi, an Italian Language school in Melbourne. Agnese is passionate and has years of experience in teaching the Italian language and we were thrilled for this opportunity to have her answer our questions. We were truly inspired during this conversation and loved hearing practical advice on how children and adults can improve their Italian language skills. Be sure to follow Agnese on Instagram at Buongiorno Bimbi or you can click on the links below: Buongiorno Bimbi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buongiorno.bimbi?igsh=MTdmcmplc3E5YXRvYw== Buongiorno Bimbi website: https://buongiornobimbi.com.au/ This episode is sponsored by La Mortazza Cafe and Deli. Located at 500 Fitzgerald Street in North Perth, a visit to La Mortazza will bring you an authentic Italian experience with freshly made Italian favourites like their amazing coffee, panini, biscotti, desserts and more. You can also find them in the heart of the city at the historic corner of Hay Street Mall at their takeaway kiosk designed for life on the go — perfect for a quick espresso, a freshly filled cannoli, or a fast Italian bite between meetings, shopping, or work. They also specialise in catering for events of all sizes and occasions. 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

Episode 143: Buona Festa della Mamma featuring Mamma Rosalba and Nonna Maria

It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday so we decided it was the perfect opportunity to chat with our Mum Rose and her Mum, our Nonna Maria in this episode. Both have joined us on the podcast before, our listeners may remember our previous episodes with these special ladies and we have also added the links to those episodes in the shownotes. In this episode we loved hearing more stories from our Nonna about her memories of her life in Rome before immigrating to Australia, especially about her experience of being a child in Rome during World War 2 and her memories of her Mother, Rosa. Episode 10: Introducing our Mum Rosalba https://open.spotify.com/episode/5I6ji9DkmE7OFTnjc3hwmk?si=aXn1rHYHT5G2XPbyol2EOQ Episode 15: Melo and Rosalba’s trip to Italy https://open.spotify.com/episode/1CJaG824FoHTtgfFqNNvgy?si=IMhcGv7lS4SKwifupD-tGQ Episode 32: Introducing our Nonna Maria https://open.spotify.com/episode/5jvGEUt81ThiS69PI7QGuT?si=UgMX6gioTaiaUAm_6U3wgw This episode is sponsored by La Mortazza Cafe and Deli. Located at 500 Fitzgerald Street in North Perth, a visit to La Mortazza will bring you an authentic Italian experience with freshly made Italian favourites like their amazing coffee, panini, biscotti, desserts and more. You can also find them in the heart of the city at the historic corner of Hay Street Mall at their takeaway kiosk designed for life on the go — perfect for a quick espresso, a freshly filled cannoli, or a fast Italian bite between meetings, shopping, or work. They also specialise in catering for events of all sizes and occasions. 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

Episode 142: Foods you can't get outside of Italy featuring Joseph Sgambelluri AKA The Italian Aussie Cook

In this episode we are joined by our good friend and return guest Joseph Sgambelluri, also known as the Italian Aussie Cook. This was a fun and lighthearted chat about foods we love but can’t find outside of Italy. We are very interested to hear what our listeners think, please let us know if we missed any of your favourites!! You can see the amazing dishes Joseph creates on his instagram page The Italian Aussie cook or you can click on the links below, we have also added the links to our previous episodes with Joseph. The Italian Aussie Cook on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theitalianaussiecook?igsh=MXNuNm5rN2p4anVjeA== Previous episodes with Joseph: Episode 14: https://open.spotify.com/episode/45yv5YOuxXADXHRXcfVPuu?si=z1ulG844RdWS8GAKdXq6-w Episode 29: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mPfBemz220qmrByJ7nni4?si=7Gmj6n0zSKeg2kGa9VUT1A Episode 51: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0t1Ff4T090gDwSWmVqhk04?si=4IDop4klTCSynCdeDcFxzA Episode 73: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6M8IMnCbKAN5eIktycOKc1?si=SAIj5Cp9Q-a98j1PsSvL-g This episode is sponsored by La Mortazza Cafe and Deli. Located at 500 Fitzgerald Street in North Perth, a visit to La Mortazza will bring you an authentic Italian experience with freshly made Italian favourites like their amazing coffee, panini, biscotti, desserts and more. You can also find them in the heart of the city at the historic corner of Hay Street Mall at their takeaway kiosk designed for life on the go — perfect for a quick espresso, a freshly filled cannoli, or a fast Italian bite between meetings, shopping, or work. They also specialise in catering for events of all sizes and occasions. 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