The Other oNe In The Kitchen
Nonna gets the credit, the recipes, the tea towel over the shoulder, the phrase on the front of our jars. But there was always someone else in that kitchen.
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Stories, recipes & rituals from the family table
est. 2020
Sunday lunch, the only appointment that was never optional
Every family has a table. Ours just happens to be the reason Bippi exists. The story of the Sunday lunches, the arguments about almost everything, and the one jar that everyone still asks for.
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Nonna gets the credit, the recipes, the tea towel over the shoulder, the phrase on the front of our jars. But there was always someone else in that kitchen.
When it comes to produce we value ingredients that taste the part, compared to others who might value more the look of the ingredients.
When it came time to put a name on a jar, there wasn't much of a decision to make. It had already been decided, years earlier, in Nonna's kitchen.
For us, it feels like a natural place to be. Ferragosto has long been a celebration of Italian culture, bringing together thousands of people.
The part that looks like nothing is where the flavour comes from. On patience, tomatoes, and the whole secret of our Classico.
We built Nonna's house inside a supermarket and invited Melbourne in. What happened next surprised even us.
What it is, why it works, and where it belongs — in rough order of how fast it will disappear.
In the south of Italy, peperoncino is a point of pride. Here's what changed — and what never will — when the recipes came to Australia.
The techniques, rituals and stubborn opinions of the Italian family kitchen, written down before they're lost. New chapters added as Nonna approves them.
You don't cook for people to eat. You cook so they stay longer.— Nonna Emilia
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