NEWS | Pia Gava

Potato Pizza

Many in my family would remember this gorgeous thin potato pizza an aunty used to make. It was one of my absolute favourite plain pizza's...

Cheese and rosemary scones topped with mascarpone and my homemade spiced tomato relish

Scone Ingredients - makes approx 12. 400g Self Raising flour 60g butter, chopped and cold Pinch salt 2 tbsp fresh rosemary, finely choppe...

Easy No Knead Bread

This recipe is so easy and absolutely no-knead..well a tiny bit of kneading but really no effort at all. It produces a gorgeous crunch an...

Articles - Food, Travel and MasterChef

Vita Italian Tours - Article by Gianni Vitellone & Pia Gava - inc recipe: Torta Tenerina - 23 Oct 2019 Pia Gava’s New Cookbook Brings Ita...

New Zealand Culinary Tour Cruise

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 Roy...

Dinner event 'A Night with Pia & Monica' at That's Amore Cheese

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

Chocolate and Chickpea Cake

This has been one of my recipes many people have created and messaged me with their amazing food photos. I love it! Free from butter, oil...

Nonna's Cucina Restaurant - 1 Night in Abruzzo Dinner

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

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

It's time for carrot cake! There are many recipes out there but you definitely need to find your own delicious version. I've recipe teste...

My own Italy food tour!

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 flig...

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival - Charity Demo

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

Whozcookn multicultural event ‘Experience Casey’

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

Banana Bread with Cinnamon Butter

This joyous banana bread is easy to create and very easy to devour topped with lashings of creamy cinnamon butter! Ingredients: Banana Br...

Festa di via Verde

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 C...

Carlton Italian Festa

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

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