Tour of Tuscany

Tour of Tuscany
Join this small group tour and immerse yourself in the current of sensation for a week of food, wine and culture in Tuscany. Consider this your invitation to a journey into emotions with the magnificent beauty and culture of one of Italy’s most charming regions. Short relaxed 7 night tours food and wine tours with private driver and visiting the small villages around Tuscany.

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Italian Week 2016 Program of Events


Sogno d'Italia
Everyone dreams. It may be an Australian soprano dreaming of the land where opera was born. Or an Italian tenor, now living in Australia, reminiscing of his homeland. Leslie Martin-Nightingale, Raffaele Pierno and Natasha Koch bring this vibrant Italian music alive, reflecting our dreams of Italy: wonderful opera and passionate music, famous cities and ...
WHEN: Saturday, 21 May 2016
TIME: 7.00pm
WHERE: Enoggera Bowls Club, 72 Pickering Street, Enoggera
Tastes of Italy (FREE EVENT)
World Kitchen: Tastes of Italy – Sunday 22 May 2016 Enjoy a morning exploring the tastes of Italy, including learning more about Italian food and wine. Sample Sicilian arancini, delicious dolce, wine appreciation and more. Presented by founding member of the Academia Italiana della Cucina in Queensland, Alessandro Sorbello, and his special ...
WHEN: Sunday, 22 May 2016
TIME: 10.30am - 11.30am
WHERE: Brisbane Square Library, 266 George Street City
Italian Week 10th anniversary Illumination 2016
To celebrate the 10 anniversary of the Italian Week, the city of Brisbane lights up in green, white, and red. Starting from the 23rd of May and continuing on through the 5th of June, some of the city’s most important superstructures will be illuminated in the Italian national colors to celebrate the Italian Festival and the Italian National Day ...
WHEN: Monday, 23 May 2016 - Sunday, 5 June 2016
TIME:
WHERE: Story Bridge, QPAC, Victoria Bridge, Treasury Casino, Kurilpa Bridge
Annual Italian Golf Classic
Around the beautiful Virginia golf course heaps of great prizes to be won. On Friday 27th May 2016 at virginia golf club, elliot street, banyo.   JOIN US FOR A DAY GOLF, FUN, FOOD & GOOD COMPANY   The Italian Golf Association would like to invite you and your friends to the Annual Italian Golf Classic on Friday 27 May 2016 at the ...
WHEN: Friday, 27 May 2016
TIME: 7.30am
WHERE: Virginia Golf Club, Elliot Street, Banyo
Angelo’s Pasta Cooking Classes
Angelo’s Pasta has been supplying boutique, quality pasta to Australian households and restaurants for almost 50 years. Learn how to make authentic homemade pasta with Angelo’s Daughter, Donna. In this hands on class, Donna will teach you how to make pasta from scratch both with and without a pasta machine, as well as how to make different cuts ...
WHEN: Saturday, 28 May 2016
TIME: 10.00am
WHERE: Level 1, 28 Wandoo Street, Fortitude Valley
Angelo’s Pasta Cooking Classes
Angelo’s Pasta has been supplying boutique, quality pasta to Australian households and restaurants for almost 50 years. Learn how to make authentic homemade pasta with Angelo’s Daughter, Donna. In this hands on class, Donna will teach you how to make pasta from scratch both with and without a pasta machine, as well as how to make different cuts ...
WHEN: Sunday, 29 May 2016
TIME: 10.00am
WHERE: Level 1, 28 Wandoo Street, Fortitude Valley.
Italian Food and Wine Festival
“Experience Life Italian Style” at the Brisbane Italian Food and Wine Festival in 2016  and prepare to savour the tastes, sights and sounds of Italy when the Brisbane Italian Street Food and Wine Festival descends on New Farm Park on the 29th May 2016.    Experience a taste of Italy, from fine Italian Street food and Italian ...
WHEN: Sunday, 29 May 2016
TIME: 11.00am to 6.00pm
WHERE: New Farm Park, Brunswick Street New Farm

Highlights of Italian Week 2016 in New Farm Park - Italian Festival


Footage shot from a drone during the Italian Festival In New Farm Park in 2016 a Feature of Italian Week 

Italian Week Brisbane Italian Festival 2016 Photos in New Farm Park














Photos from Italian Week 2016 in New Farm Park - Italian Festival
















Italian Week on the Great South East



Italian Week Executive Producer on the Great South East with presenter Blair Allsop promoting the 2016 Italian Festival in Brisbane featuring the designs of Andrea Stombuco 


Andrea Giovanni Stombuco (1820-1907) was an Italian-born Australian sculptor and architect. Many of the buildings he designed are listed on the heritage registers in Australia.

Andrea Stombuco travelled widely and was involved in various business enterprises, including stone quarrying at Cape Town in South Africa.

Andrea Stombuco emigrated to Victoria in 1851. After trying his luck on the goldfields, he established himself in Victoria as a sculptor, monumental mason, builder and architect, and found a patron in the Roman Catholic Church. He was the contractor for a number of Catholic churches in Victoria and for most of the stonework of Ballarat Cathedral.

In 1869 Stombuco was appointed Architect for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Goulburn in New South Wales.

Stombuco moved to Queensland in 1875 on the advice of Rev. Patrick Dunne of Goulburn, and may have been appointed Catholic Diocesan Architect, receiving a number of important architectural commissions from the Roman Catholic Bishop of Brisbane, James O'Quinn. These included St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace at Brisbane (1875–76), St Mary's Presbytery at Ipswich (1876), St Francis Xavier Church at Goodna (1880–81), part of All Hallows at Petrie Bight (1880–82) and St Patrick's Church at Fortitude Valley (1880–82). With his eldest son, Giovanni Stombuco, whom he took into partnership in 1886, he also designed St Joseph's Christian Brother's College at Nudgee, erected 1889-90. Among his more prominent non-Catholic works were St Andrew's Anglican Church at South Brisbane (1878–83) and Her Majesty's Opera House in Queen Street (1885–88).

Stombuco designed a number of large houses in Brisbane, including Friedenthal (1886–87) at Eagle Farm for WH Heckelman; and Rhyndarra (1889) at Yeronga for W Williams. He also designed several speculative ventures for himself, including Bertholme at New Farm (now the Moreton Club).

Italian Food and Wine Festival New Farm Park 2016


 

WHEN: Sunday, 29 May 2016
TIME: 11.00am to 6.00pm
WHERE: New Farm Park, Brunswick Street New Farm

“Experience Life Italian Style” at the Brisbane Italian Food and Wine Festival in 2016  and prepare to savour the tastes, sights and sounds of Italy when the Brisbane Italian Street Food and Wine Festival descends on New Farm Park on the 29th May 2016.


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xperience a taste of Italy, from fine Italian Street food and Italian wines accompanied by live music. FREE Entry


FREE ENTRY

Celebrated in Brisbane since 2007, the Italian Week Festival will once again paint the Town Red, White and Green. The event organisers are bringing the well-loved FREE Italian food and wine festival to New Farm Park once again to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Italian Week.

The festival will sit on the riverfront in beautiful New Farm Park where street vendors will be serving wood fired pizza, pasta and delicious gelato, with Italian wines coming from several regions around Italy.



The Festival aims to promote Italian culture in Australia and around the world and highlight the influence of Italian Culture in Australia as a result of immigration and integration.


The Festival will be an opportunity to showcase Italian pizza from Pizza Volante, In Strada Woodfire Pizzeria and Pizzantica Napoli Style Pizza; delicious pasta from Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers , combining traditional methods with modern flair to its menu is Broadbeach's Gemelli Italian, Gusto da Gianni and Mangia Mangia.



And let us not forget the exquisite gelato, made by La Macelleria, Dippin’ Dots, Gelato Bar, Gelateria Cremona, mouth-watering donuts by Donut Kitchen and Eataliano, Italian-style arancini prepared by Arancini boys.

FREE ENTRY

Espresso Xcellence will bring the coffee, Colle Rosso and I heart Calamari will provide tempting calamari, Two Teas, Rainbow Smash and Solerno cater beverages…


         
Brisbane Italian Food and Wine Street Festival 2016. New Farm Park, Brunswick Street New Farm. Sunday 29th May 2016 11.00am - 06:00 pm.

Thanks to our sponsors Brisbane City Council, Queensland Government, Peroni, Tours of Tuscany, Your Insurance Broker Brisbane.

Angelo’s Pasta Cooking Classes



WHEN: Saturday, 28 May 2016
TIME: 10.00am
WHERE: Level 1, 28 Wandoo Street, Fortitude Valley

Angelo’s Pasta has been supplying boutique, quality pasta to Australian households and restaurants for almost 50 years. Learn how to make authentic homemade pasta with Angelo’s Daughter, Donna. In this hands on class, Donna will teach you how to make pasta from scratch both with and without a pasta machine, as well as how to make different cuts of pasta, sauces and filling recipe options you can make at home. The pasta class will conclude with an intimate Italian lunch where attendees can chat with Donna whilst enjoying the tastes of Italy.

Everyone who attends the class will:

• Receive a gift pack including recipes made on the day
• Take home all of the pasta you made during the class (to feed your family!)
• Enjoy a delicious sit down pasta lunch which includes dessert and coffee

The class will have no more than 10 participants per class to ensure nothing is rushed and allows plenty of time for fun! Class duration is between 3- 4 hours, depending on questions.

Class Dates: Saturday 28th May & Sunday 29th May

Classes start at 10am. Level 1, 28 Wandoo Street, Fortitude Valley.

Cost: $150/person

Contact Angelo’s Pasta to book your place now on (07) 3252 2482.