For $10, you get access to the festival AND a hot ricotta on entry...
Good news fellow fromagerie lovers: After a successful inaugural event last year, That’s Amore Cheese is bringing back its iconic and utterly brilliant Ricotta Festival – and it is going to be even bigger and better for 2022! So, prepare your stomachs.
The Italian style festa will take place on Sunday, May 1 and will feature delicious dishes to try, cocktails, entertainment for the whole family and masterclasses by Julia Ostro.
The key takeaways
- A ricotta festival is happening this May
- That’s Amore Cheese have designed an exclusive Ricotta Festival menu filled with delicious dishes that feature their ricotta
- There are three ticket options at $10, $40 or $120
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Taking over the That’s Amore Cheese headquarters in Thomastown, the award-winning Italian-style cheese producers will be dedicating an entire day to the fluffy, whey-based cheese, otherwise known as ricotta.
Kicking off at 10am, fresh hot ricotta will be served up to all guests straight from the vat on arrival, while the rest of the venue will boast live Italian music, a petting farm for the kids, milkshakes from Gippsland Jersey and cocktails from Imbue Distillery as well as an array of ricotta dishes for guests to feast on. Dishes will include ricotta gnocchi, ravioli, porchetta rolls, sausages and freshly filled cannoli from Cannoleria.
Drooling already? Yeah, us too.
For those wanting more or to take some produce home, there will be a local producer marketplace featuring Il Baronello Vinocotto, Battisti Olive Oil and Pasta and Bippi with their Chilli Oil range.
Guests can also get hands-on with cook and author of ‘Ostro’, Julia Busuttil Nishimura hosting two 45-minute intimate masterclass sessions. Participants will learn how to make fluffy pillows of ricotta gnocchi while enjoying a glass of wine. Those wanting to take part in Julia’s masterclass must buy a Premium Experience ticket, selecting the class time they require. Tickets for the masterclasses are very limited so those who want to take part are encouraged to secure their place quickly.
That’s Amore Cheese founder, Giorgio Linguanti, will also be sharing his expert knowledge with a series of free educational talks throughout the day.
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If your stomach is already rumbling (and understandably so), you have three ticket choices. For $10 (until April 8), you’ll get access to the festival, plus hot ricotta on entry and then you pay for whatever else you please to try at the festival. Or, for $40 you get the ‘Ricotta Feast Ticket’ which includes hot ricotta on entry as well as servings of ricotta gnocchi, a serve of salsiccia (Italian sausage) and a Cannoleria cannolo.
If you’re a cheesy champion, you can get in on the premium experience for $120, which includes everything in Ricotta Feast, plus a glass of wine and participation in a masterclass with Julia Ostro at either 11am or 1pm.
Kids under 12 are free, no ticket is required.
Vai avanti, you won’t see this kind of delicious dedication every weekend.
Numbers are restricted and limited tickets available – so book early to avoid missing out. It all goes down on Sunday, May 1 2022 at That’s Amore Cheese (66 Latitude Boulevard, Thomastown) from 10am to 3pm. Buy your tickets here.
