Grossi Florentino: Secrets and Recipes by Guy Grossi and Jan McGuinness

  • Local sardines filled with breadcrumbs and herbs, wrapped in speck, with roasted figs (Sarde gratinate con fichi)

    from Grossi Florentino: Secrets and Recipes Grossi Florentino by Guy Grossi and Jan McGuinness

    • Categories: Stuffing; Main course; Appetizers / starters; Italian
    • Ingredients: breadcrumbs; speck ham (Italian); parsley; sage; mint; Parmigiano Reggiano cheese; fresh sardines; figs
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  • ISBN 10 0670040290
  • ISBN 13 9780670040292
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  • Published Oct 27 2003
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 224
  • Language English
  • Countries Australia
  • Publisher Penguin Random House Australia
  • Imprint Viking Australia

Publishers Text

'The Florentino' is one of Melbourne's most famous and enduring restaurants. Generations of Australians have met, conversed, done deals and partied within its impressive surroundings.

This history of the Florentino is intertwined with Melbourne's history, and with the history of Italian migration to Australia and its influence on local culture and eating habits. Beginning in 1900 as a wine cafe at the wrong end of town, it developed into a fine dining establishment that became the place to be seen. One of the first cafes in Melbourne to offer espresso coffee and homemade pasta, what became Grossi Florentino is now considered the city's best Italian restaurant. Its clientele has included prime ministers and politicians, corporate leaders, artists, writers, musicians, journalists and socialites, many of whom share their memories and anecdotes in these pages.



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