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Festa Pasta Sauce Competition

Sun 18, October 2009

4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Lucini's Historic Pasta Restaurant
The Old Macaroni Factory
64 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs

Enquiries
0429 084 013 or emma@thepalais.com.au

Cost: $10 professional & $5 amateur

Lucinis is proud to be hosting the long-running pasta sauce competition.

Come down at 4:30pm whilst our judges work through to announce our 2010 winners!

Entry Form
Download a pasta sauce competition entry form (92kb)

 

Winery Wanderer Bus Tour

Sat 16, October 2010

12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Various local wineries

Enquiries: Lisa 0458 117 310

Cost: $65 (bus, wine & food tasting) + about $15 for lunch

The bus leaves from the front of the Hepburn Springs Bathhouse & Spa.  Visit the wine makers of the area who have followed the traditions of the Swiss or Italian settlers who planted the first vineyards in the 1860's.

Enjoy the diversity and distinctive pleasures of our local wines. Join the "fun bus" and explore wine and food grazing along the way.

Farmers Arms

Mon 18, October 2010

11:00 AM to 12:00 AM

Farmers Arms
1 East St, Daylesford

 

 

 

 

Enquiries
5348 2091 or info@farmersarmsdaylesford.com.au

The Farmers Arms is renowned for its fabulous food, diverse wine list & inviting atmosphere.

During the Swiss Italian Festa come & enjoy a week of Italian food & wine in our cozy & relaxed bar.

The Italian week will run from Mon 18th Oct-Sunday 24th Oct

 

 

The Lost Bullboar

Wed 20, October 2010

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Spade to Blade
Vincent St, Hepburn Springs

Bookings
Festa Hotline - 0429 084 013 or

Email
info@swissitalianfesta.com

Cost
$110 per head

The bullboar sausage is an historical food product created by the Swiss Italian settlers of our region.

Each family have their own special recipe. Join descendants in a hands on day using traditional processes.

Learn the tips that make this sausage so unique. Use recipes hidden for over 50 years. Make fresh and curing varieties. Take home a selection.

Bring an apron and a sharp knife.

Book early, numbers are extremely limited.

Dinner Under the Frescoes - Big Night

Fri 22, October 2010

6:30 PM to 10:30 PM

Lucini's Historic Pasta Restaurant
64 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs

As part of the 2010 Hepburn Springs Swiss & Italian Festa

Australia's oldest Italian Building
The Old Macaroni Factory presents...

               "Big NIGHT"

One of the great food movies of all time.

Bookings
Maria 5348 4345 or 0400 854 029 or Matt 0404 123 153

Email: mariavioloa@bigpond.com

Cost
$55 per head

Winery Wanderer Bus Tour

Sat 23, October 2010

11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Various local wineries

Enquiries: Lisa 0458 117 310

Cost: $65 (bus, wine & food tasting) + about $15 for lunch

The bus leaves from the front of the Daylesford Visitor Information Centre.  Visit the wine makers of the area who have followed the traditions of the Swiss or Italian settlers who planted the first vineyards in the 1860's.

Enjoy the diversity and distinctive pleasures of our local wines. Join the "fun bus" and explore wine and food grazing along the way.

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