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Pasta at the front, diners at the back at Prova.

Enter this pasta shop via a back lane to discover Thornbury’s classy and discreet new diner

Two nights a week, the Umberto team’s pasta shop Pastificio Sandro moonlights as a restaurant, with charry mortadella skewers and a fancy version of nonna’s soup.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Ashley-Maree Kent outside Sbagliata, which will open in August.

Coming soon: A Portside restaurant from a hero of hand-shaped pasta

In a brightly detailed spot it will serve lovingly prepared tonnarelli, ravioli and tortellini (which can be purchased retail), along with wood-fired mains.

  • Matt Shea
Pasta Club sits somewhere between a restaurant and private dining experience.

An exclusive pasta club is returning to Brisbane – for one day only

Tickets are on on sale now for this colourful DJ-driven lunch, but you’d best be quick.

  • Matt Shea
Ben Shewry at Attica

Top chef Ben Shewry reckons the pasta at this underrated CBD restaurant is better than Bologna’s

The Attica restaurateur and chef shares his Melbourne and Sydney food and drink favourites – plus the Malaysian food city he almost wishes he could keep secret.

  • Jane Rocca
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Adam Liaw recipe : Picnic Pasta Alla Norma
Photograph by William Meppem (photographer on contract, no restrictions) 

Good news, pasta lovers. It’s not as bad for your health as you may think

The Italian staple is an enduringly popular go-to food. But it needn’t be a guilty pleasure – as long as you stick to these rules.

  • Hattie Garlick
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The muffuletta ($14) at Cafe Morris.

Surry Hills fine diner closes after just six months, but it’s better news for cash-strapped diners

In an effort to keep customers spending, restaurants are dropping their prices. From $10 dry-aged burgers and cocktails, to pasta and wine for $30, here are some deals worth seeking out.

  • Scott Bolles
Use the ripest tomato you can find, a little overripe is even better.

Six summer tomato pasta sauces to cook this weekend

From speedy to slow-roasted, these pasta dishes celebrate sweet in-season tomatoes.

15-minute chickpea pasta with harissa and yoghurt.

14 midweek meals ready in three steps or less to make this week

From a 15-minute chickpea pasta to a roasted red fish curry, these low-fuss recipes prove speedy and simple can mean a delicious dinner in minutes.

EASY

Sicilian-style pasta with swordfish, cherry tomatoes, mint and pistachios

This Italian combination will leave you with all the wonderful, relaxed feelings of a late-summer holiday.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez

Dinner is sorted with this one tin everyone has in their pantry

Put that can of tomatoes to delicious good work in a vibrant pasta, lamb curry, vegie tagine or cheat’s chicken pomodoro.

  • Samuel Goldsmith