The Locale team is enjoying truffle season with fresh Australian truffles featured on the specials menu, including the Hand Cut Tagliatelle with Truffled Fried Egg, Fresh Shaved Tasmanian Truffles and Grana. The kitchen has also been whipping up truffle butter and preparing rice for truffle risotto. The truffles, which are from Mill Creek in Tasmania […]
Category Archives: Andy’s Tips
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Apr
Apr
Cavolo Nero is a cousin of kale and is used in many traditional Italian dishes from soups to pasta, and as a side dish. In Italian Cavolo Nero translates to ‘black cabbage’, and has a lovely dark green colour. It tastes a lot like spinach crossed with cabbage but has a nutty after taste. Unlike […]
10
Mar
Mar
The light licorice flavour of fennel is a subtle highlight to so many Italian dishes. While it can be an acquired taste, it’s one of our favourites in the Locale kitchen for its versatility and crisp texture. Fennel is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean, but these days is grown world wide and almost year […]