Featured

The SALAMI season is here!

"In my family, there’s Christmas, Easter, tomato sauce day and then salami making, which you simply can’t miss.” - Carlo Mazzarella, Director, Melbourne Salami Festa.  Ever wanted to be a...

3 min read

The SALAMI season is here!

"In my family, there’s Christmas, Easter, tomato sauce day and then salami making, which you simply can’t miss.” - Carlo Mazzarella, Director, Melbourne Salami Festa.  Ever wanted to be a...

Read More

Make "olives" not war...

"Except the vine, there is no plant which bears a fruit of as great importance as the olive."  Pliny (AD 23-79)    ~ Olive Pickling Recipe ~  The end of...

3 min read

Make "olives" not war...

"Except the vine, there is no plant which bears a fruit of as great importance as the olive."  Pliny (AD 23-79)    ~ Olive Pickling Recipe ~  The end of...

Read More

We're nuts for chestnuts.....

  "Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts." - Anonymous Most Italians who migrated to Australia will have strong childhood memories of castagne (chestnut) festivals in their piazza (town...

3 min read

We're nuts for chestnuts.....

  "Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts." - Anonymous Most Italians who migrated to Australia will have strong childhood memories of castagne (chestnut) festivals in their piazza (town...

Read More

Be your own Salumiere or Brewer! Make It Your W...

    ~ New Home Make It Kits Have Arrived! ~ There's now no excuse why you can't become your very own salumiere or brewer. The days of dreaming about...

3 min read

Be your own Salumiere or Brewer! Make It Your W...

    ~ New Home Make It Kits Have Arrived! ~ There's now no excuse why you can't become your very own salumiere or brewer. The days of dreaming about...

Read More

Melbourne's "Salami Army" is ready to do battle...

~ Melbourne Salami Festa ~  It's that time of year again when Melbourne's "Salami Army" come together on Sunday 26th October, 2014 to celebrate their beloved homemade salami at the...

3 min read

Melbourne's "Salami Army" is ready to do battle...

~ Melbourne Salami Festa ~  It's that time of year again when Melbourne's "Salami Army" come together on Sunday 26th October, 2014 to celebrate their beloved homemade salami at the...

Read More

"mEat your Sausage Maker!"... a unique foodie e...

   ~ mEat your Sausage Maker ~Home Make It are extremely pleased to be joining Mister Bianco Restaurant and Dal Zotto Wines for a hands-on instructional sausage making masterclass and dinner,...

3 min read

"mEat your Sausage Maker!"... a unique foodie e...

   ~ mEat your Sausage Maker ~Home Make It are extremely pleased to be joining Mister Bianco Restaurant and Dal Zotto Wines for a hands-on instructional sausage making masterclass and dinner,...

Read More

Homemade food. It's a family affair…

The 5th of July, 2014 had been etched in our diaries for the best part of six months. Not an easy feat to coordinate our family's annual salami day. Between...

3 min read

Homemade food. It's a family affair…

The 5th of July, 2014 had been etched in our diaries for the best part of six months. Not an easy feat to coordinate our family's annual salami day. Between...

Read More

Suburbia: the soul of homemade salami.

Creating the perfect salami is a family affair, the whole process from planning, curing and ultimately enjoying and sharing the end product brings family and friends together to experience the...

3 min read

Suburbia: the soul of homemade salami.

Creating the perfect salami is a family affair, the whole process from planning, curing and ultimately enjoying and sharing the end product brings family and friends together to experience the...

Read More

Homemade Wine and Salami. It doesn't get much b...

~ Salami 101 ~ We are thrilled today to be launching the video of our first Salami 101 Workshop at Farm Vigano with The Meat Room. It was a truly...

3 min read

Homemade Wine and Salami. It doesn't get much b...

~ Salami 101 ~ We are thrilled today to be launching the video of our first Salami 101 Workshop at Farm Vigano with The Meat Room. It was a truly...

Read More

Winter time IS homemade salami time!

      True to form, we awoke on the 1st June, 2014, to a cold and wet Melbourne winters day. Excitedly, we looked on in anticipation as interest for our...

3 min read

Winter time IS homemade salami time!

      True to form, we awoke on the 1st June, 2014, to a cold and wet Melbourne winters day. Excitedly, we looked on in anticipation as interest for our...

Read More

Our Italian Food Safari

Check out the highlights from the recent Melbourne Salami Festa.  Good to see so many familiar faces in the video. Recognise anyone you know? We do :) Wow, what a busy...

3 min read

Our Italian Food Safari

Check out the highlights from the recent Melbourne Salami Festa.  Good to see so many familiar faces in the video. Recognise anyone you know? We do :) Wow, what a busy...

Read More

Mad for salumi!

Here's some great footage on of an interview with the founder of Salumi Australia, Massimo Scalas by Darren Robertson (Love to Share). Massimo shares knowledge and skills about the art of curing meats,...

3 min read

Mad for salumi!

Here's some great footage on of an interview with the founder of Salumi Australia, Massimo Scalas by Darren Robertson (Love to Share). Massimo shares knowledge and skills about the art of curing meats,...

Read More

Patience now...just a little bit longer!

The Salumi SeasonIf you're into homemade salumi, you'd be loving this winter! How cold have the mornings been? You can't get better conditions for making your homemade cured meats. Bitter...

3 min read

Patience now...just a little bit longer!

The Salumi SeasonIf you're into homemade salumi, you'd be loving this winter! How cold have the mornings been? You can't get better conditions for making your homemade cured meats. Bitter...

Read More