Like Baby, this trendy Windsor eatery and basement bar is serving up $20 pasta dishes to celebrate every carb lover's fave day. From 12-3pm on Friday October 25, diners can slurp up some of Studio Amaro's most heavenly house-made pastas such as the rigatoni arrabbiata, the capanelle with milk-braised pork and nduja and the mafaldine with prawns. If its infectiously good vibes haven't drawn you into this beloved eatery and basement bar yet, this pasta deal should do the trick. Make a booking here.
It's no surprise that Melbourne is obsessed with Italian food. We're a sister city to Milan and Italians make up the second-largest ethnic group in greater Melbourne. So it's only natural that we have an affinity for carbs, continental-style.
In 1995, the World Pasta Congress – er, can we join? – introduced World Pasta Day to celebrate the global passion for silky, saucy spaghetti, ravishing ragu, luscious slabs of lasagne and every other shape that comes under the pasta umbrella.
This year, it will be held on Friday, October 25. Here's our round-up of eats, deals and fun activities you can do in Melbourne on the day (and in one case, the entire week!) to celebrate.
