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Marketplace Leichhardt & Panetta Mercato Culinary Stage

10:00 AM: Breakfast panino with content creator and TV regular Anna Simon, with a recipe from Sydney’s first ‘paninoteca’ Dom Panino, alongside founder Domenico Ruggeri

11:00 AM: Brunch with Silvia Colloca, alongside Head Chef Nicole Bampton from Capriccio Osteria, Leichhardt 

12:15 PM: Enjoy the magic of fresh mozzarella making with La Stella Latticini, Sydney’s premium Italian cheesemaker

1:30 PM: Experience an authentic dish cooked by Silvia Colloca, alongside Ilario Ventolini from award winning Moretti Ristorante Pizzeria, Leichhardt

2:45 PM: Join as the stage heats up for live salami making with Cleaver Salumi Cabinets, followed by the first ever Italian Festa Salami Competition Awards, presented by Silvia Colloca and Anna Simon.

3:45 PM: Relax in the afternoon with ‘Aperitivo Hour’, hosted by Franc from Amato’s Liquor Mart, alongside Robert Dessanti aka ‘The Wog With The Grog’

Introducing the fresh new addition to the Festa – the Marketplace Leichhardt Panetta Mercato Culinary Stage

Curated by new business alliance Viva Leichhardt, the Marketplace Leichhardt & Panetta Mercato Culinary Stage will feature an array of talent headlined by Italian-born TV personality, author, and singer Silvia Colloca, who is set to share and cook several recipes, alongside an impressive line-up of chefs and popular cooks, who feature on TV and social media, and run restaurants along the famed foodie strip, all imparting techniques and offering easy-to-emulate Italian cooking tips for seated guests.

Make sure to snap up your free tickets to one of the exciting new segments and enjoy a delicious grazing plate to share on each table of four, courtesy of Panetta Mercato, plus freshly made mozzarella and prosciutto from La Stella. Each table will also have the chance to win a Gulli Gift Bag — but only one lucky person on each table will take it home! Don’t miss out on this perfect blend of Italian flavours and festive entertainment.

Reserve your free tickets here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marketplace-leichhardt-panetta-mercato-stage-at-norton-street-italian-festa-tickets-1026574470877?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Are you an amateur Salami maker ready to take the competition to the next level at this year’s Festa?

CLEAVER Salumi Cabinets is partnering with Viva Leichhardt and the Norton Street Italian Festa to bring Sydney’s first amateur salami competition.

The 2024 Italian Festa Salami Competition will be a heavyweight showdown as we search for Sydney’s finest maker of Italian-style salami.

Represent your heritage and earn the bragging rights your salami deserves.

We’ll be crowning Best Northern Style, Best Southern Style and, of course, Grand Champion Salami complete with trophies and cash prizes.

Entries close Sunday 20th October with the winners announced on Sunday 27th October on the Marketplace Leichhardt & Panetta Mercato Culinary Stage at the 2024 Norton Street Italian Festa.

Enter the 2024 Italian Festa Salami competition here:

https://www.cleaversalumicabinets.com/italian-festa-salami-competition