Overview
Mark your calendars: Richmond is set to land a saucy new venue this Autumn, with Spaghetti Club headed for Swan Street. And coming from a hospo group with a large stable of successful venues, the club is on a path to success.
Lucas Gugliandolo will draw inspiration from his Sicilian heritage, particularly from the generosity of his grandparents' weekly dinners, to open the new venue. "Spaghetti Club aims to recreate that feeling — a table full of food, people gathered together, and the kind of belly laughs that only happen around a shared meal," says Gugliandolo.
Spaghetti Club will be the latest in a string of new openings by stalwart hospitality Group, MAMAS Dining Group, with their disco-diner Disuko taking the CBD by storm late last year. And taking the lead in the kitchen will be Head Chef Michael Flemming, whose resume includes Totti's Bondi and the Botanical Hotel.
The menu will be rooted in Southern Italian traditions and flavours, and centred around housemade pasta. Live fire cooking will bring smoky char and layered flavour to seasonal dishes. In an homage to rustic farmhouse cooking, Spaghetti Club will favour communal dining, shared plates, and wholesome, convivial family meals.
Drinks will follow a classic Italian format: apertivo at the bar, plentiful wines at the table, and of course, an amaro to end the evening. A selection of spritzes, negronis, Prosecco, as well as Birra and Moretti on tap, and curated digestivi, will lend themselves to spirited, stand-out evenings at the club.
Gugliandolo says, "Our family's spaghetti tradition is a love letter to Nonno's legacy. Every Monday, he'd gather us around with his trusty orange recipe book, passing down a taste of Italy. Now, we're carrying it on at Spaghetti Club, every sauce a nod to the man who started it all."
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