Casa Carboni, the cooking school and enoteca that has brought a touch of authentic Italy to Barossa, will host locally-flavoured Italian feasts each Saturday night until 21 December.
The dinners are inspired by the experiences chef Matteo Carboni grew up with in his home town in the north of Italy – casual gatherings of friends and family with a menu created from the freshest local produce.
Produce will be gathered from the Barossa Farmers Markets that morning, as well as the “inner circle” of farmgate producers and fisherman Matteo has assembled.
The fixed menu of canapé, antipasto, fresh pasta, risotto and dessert draws on Matteo’s knowledge of the history and traditions of Italian cooking.
“Saturday’s menus will be a journey through my cooking philosophy, with each dish complementing the other. It is a chance to relax and let the night flow with food, wine and conversations at a shared table,” Matteo says.
Since opening in December last year, Casa Carboni – the brainchild of Matteo and wife Fiona – has become one of the must-visit destinations in Barossa, offering a pure Italian experience from Illy coffee, to learning the art of pasta making; complemented by a rotating list of hard-to-find Italian and French wines and other specialty providor items.
During the week, Italian specialty platters and piadina are available, along with daily blackboard pasta specials. As Sunday lunch is sacred in Italy, Matteo celebrates it with a Barossa flavour, offering a relaxed, flexible menu of antipasti, risotto, pasta and dessert.
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Matteo learnt his craft initially from his beloved Nonna Pia, making pasta from fresh hen eggs when he was just a boy. After working in restaurants in Italy and Australia, he honed his skills as chef and teacher over five years at a famous gastronomic institute in Italy’s Parma district.
“The connection between sharing food and the knowledge behind it is important to us,” Fiona says. “A lot of the people who sign up to the cooking classes have done so after tasting one of Matteo’s dishes, and discovering the difference of fresh pasta and produce, and the most important ingredients of all – passion and patience.”
Casa Carboni’s Sabato Sera dinners are limited to 20 guest and bookings are essential.
Sample Menu
Sabato sera at Casa Carboni
Canape’
Inspired by the mornings pick from the Barossa Farmers Market
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Antipasto
Zuppetta di Cozze e Lenticchie
SA mussel & Natures 9 lentil soup
Pasta
Tagliolini con Gamberi ed Erbe Aromatiche
Hand cut tagliolini with SA prawns & aromatic fresh herbs
Risotto
Risotto al Nero di Seppia con Crema di Piselli
Squid ink risotto with fresh pea puree
Dolce
Panna Cotta di Cioccolato Valrhona e Coulis di Fragole
Valrhona dark chocolate panna cotta w strawberry coulis
Illy Coffee, Mallegan Teas & Tisanes
Vegetarian option available
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