Pipe
dream
InMelbourne’sAvondaleHeights,theMellini
familyisfaithfullyrecreatingoneofSicily’s
sweetest traditions, writesNADIA BAILEY.
P
eopleinthisarealiketo
growthings.If youwalkthe
residentialstreetsofAvondale
Heights,a sleepysuburbin
Melbourne’snorth-west,youcansee
theevidenceeverywhere– treesheavy
withtheweightoforangesorblack
figs,silver-leavedolivetreesdotted
onnaturestrips,plotsoftomatoesand
tanglesofherbs.Thesearegardensgrown
asremindersofplacesleftbehindand
recalledinthescentofcrushedsweet
basil: Sicily, Calabria, Abruzzo.72 GOURMET TRAVELLER
Clockwisefromtop:
CannoliBar;cannoli
flavours(fromleft)
Classico,LemonMeringue,
Strawberry,Tiramisù,
FerreroRocher;Vincenza,
Carlo(centre)andAchille
Mellini; Nutella sfinci. PHOTOGRAPHY MELANIE DESA.