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Melbourne My Style - Article by Melinda Sullivan - 17 July 2021 Craving comfort food during winter and another Melbourne lockdown? Master...

ICCI Melbourne - 2022 Cocktail and Launch Event

The Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Melbourne (ICCI) celebrated a successful Cocktail Launch Event and I was honoured to be...

Segmento Melbourne Italian Festa - 18 April 2021

We danced, ate, drank and soaked up all things Italian at the Melbourne Italian Festa event and it was perfect weather to enjoy the full...

New Zealand Culinary Tour Cruise: 1 - 14 March 2020

I was honoured to be asked by Flight Centre to host a New Zealand Culinary Tour group. A food and wine theme onboard the cruise liner...

Dinner 'A Night with Pia & Monica' at That's Amore Cheese - 22 November 2019

A successful dinner event 'A Night with Pia & Monica' at the That's Amore Cheese! Monica Mignone and I loved creating a menu together...

Melbourne Italian Festa - 17 November 2019

I absolutely loved my breakfast brioche demonstration at the Melbourne Italian Festa and Italian Chamber of Commerce event! Another great...

1 Night in Abruzzo Dinner - 29 August 2019

An amazing dinner event ‘1 Night in Abruzzo’ was held at Nonna's Cucina Restaurant celebrating all things Italian. I was honoured to be...

My own Italy food tour: 3 April - 3 May 2019

There’s always excitement when planning a trip and this time even more so…my main focus was on food! Our first flight leg was a 14hr...

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival - Charity Demo: 23 March 2019

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival - Charity Demo! What an amazing day with brilliant people in the gorgeous surrounds of Southbank...

Whozcookn multicultural event ‘Experience Casey’ - 16 March 2019

Whozcookn Casey cooking demo I was part of a multicultural event ‘Experience Casey’ at Bunjil Place with Whozcookn food community. I...

Festa di via Verde - 1 December 2018

Ciao Yarra Valley Ciao - Festa di via Verde event! It was the perfect way to celebrate the first day of summer at the Ciao Yarra Valley...

Carlton Italian Festa - 21 October 2018

It was perfect weather at the Carlton Italian Festa and was an amazing day! An annual event that I had been attending for many years and...

‘Party like a Parisian’ - OnePlate Fundraising Event - 13 October 2018

‘Party like a Parisian’ fundraising event! Being an ambassador for OnePlate and creating petit fours (sweet and savoury) for a French...

'Pia's Table' Cookbook Launch - 9 September 2018

'Pia's Table' is my first cookbook that celebrates history, tradition, food and family. It's a place of welcome for all. Food was an...

Sunshine Coast French Festival - 29 July 2018

I had joined forces with 2017 MasterChef alumni team Bryan Zhu, Michelle Lukman and Callan Smith. We were asked to create French food...