SYDNEY
Will the long queues outside Peppe’s
in Bondi finally settle down now that
a second restaurant, Peppe’s Osteria,
has opened in Waterloo? The new
outpostoftheveganpastajointhas
takenoverPaperbark’soldsiteand
aswellasPeppe’spopulargnocchi,it
offersnewspecials(likeribbon-shaped
mafaldewithzucchini).Thereis also
naturalwinebylocals(TheOtherRight,
Jauma)andItalianfavourites(Rabasco).
MatteoDowntownchannelsMilan
andotherItalianhotspotswithitsnew
CBDbar.Expectwine-friendlysnacks
(’ndujaandoctopuspanini,andbaccalà
mantecato)anda salumeriasection
withpecorinoanddelimeatsthatstaff
willslicetoorder.ADELAIDE
With a menu that ranges from spicy
spaghettini corte d’Assise to the smoky
arrosticini skewers of the day, Vincenzo
La Montagna draws on his Italian roots
atLittleWolfOsteria. It’sgoodnews
forfanswho’vebeenwaitingforthe
chef’sreturn(heclosedthemuch-loved
Vincenzo’sin2014).AndgivenLittle
Wolf’svineyardlocationatMitolo
Wines’estateinMcLarenVale,there’s
plentyofvermentinoandshiraz
sagrantinotopairwithyourmeal.
MeetFinoSeppeltsfield’sCBD
sibling:FinoVino. SharonRomeo’s
generoushospitalitymightsteeryou
towardsthesquid,pipisandsugar
snapsspicedwith’nduja,ora rustic
chickpeaandtomatodishwithbread.RESTAURANT NEWS
THE LATEST FROM CHEFS AND RESTAURANTS AROUND AUSTRALIAClockwise from left: squid,
pipis and sugarsnap peas
(from left) and ’nduja and
chickpeas with tomato
and sourdough at Fino
Vino, Adelaide; interiors
at Fino Vino; smoked trout
cannoli, and woodfired
oysters at Matteo
Downtown, Sydney.22 GOURMET TRAVELLER