Dining: Sydney Pizza Festival
Sydney’s top pizzerias from July 8-28th, are offering locals a slice of authentic Italian action!
Each of the participating restaurants matches strict authenticity criteria and will be serving a combination of regional Napoletana and Italiana wood-fired pizza styles. So authentic in fact, that all of the restaurants serving pizza Napoletana at the festival are accredited by Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (AVPN), an association dedicated to preserving the traditional Neapolitan way.
With their own dedicated night, the restaurants will be offering a special $20 promotion, which includes artisan pizza and a beer, glass of wine or soft drink.
Punters are encouraged to learn more about Italy’s regional variations by trying out a selection of pizzerias during the festival. A $50 loyalty card will be available, offering diners the chance to visit three restaurants, with their third dinner costing just $10.
Participating Sydney pizzerias and styles:
8th: Pizza Mario, Pizza Napoletana
9th: Cavallino, Pizza Italiana
10th: La Disfida, Pizza Italiana
11th: Porcorosso, Pizza Italiana
14th: Sale Pepe, Pizza Italiana
15th: Via Napoli Pizzeria, Pizza Napoletana
16th: Lucio Pizzeria, Pizza Napoletana
17th: Ventuno, Pizza Italiana
18th: Vanto, Pizza Italiana
22nd: Gigi Pizzeria, Pizza Napoletana
23rd: Aperitivo, Pizza Napoletana
24th: Rosso Pomodoro, Pizza Italiana
28th: Pompei’s, Pizza Italiana
29th: Salt Meats Cheese, Closing event. Tickets here
Festival organiser, Matteo Rubbettino is a food journalist who splits his time between Australia and his Italian homeland.
He explains “I created the Pizza Festival last year to help showcase the skill and passion behind artisan pizza-making, and as a way of educating Australians about the regional pizza variations so fondly eaten around my country. Every place you go has a particular product, like a fingerprint, which is a result of preferences in process, ingredients, tools and craft.”
The closing event will be held at Salt Meats Cheese in Alexandria, all participating pizzerias making their signature pizzas for guests to enjoy. The ticketed event will include pizza samples, chef demonstrations and entertainment including DJs, pizza games, football tables and more.
For more information and tickets enquiries visit the www.pizzafestival.com.au website.
