Italian restaurants across Australia are to help the residents of Amatrice, in central Italy, by serving up plates of the town's namesake dish.
Spaghetti all'amatriciana is traditionally made with crispy fried pork, tomato, onion and percorino cheese, and for each plate sold at participating restaurants, $5 will be donated to help rebuild the earthquake-devastated township.
The initiative, organised by the the Italian Chef Federation in Australia (or ), has so far found support in almost 25 restaurants in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia, a number they are hoping to increase to 100 this week.
You can drop by the restaurants below to participate.
NSW
Al Taglio Art of Pizza, Surry Hills The Commons, Darlinghurst
Ombretta, Glebe Trattoria La Vigna, Camden
La Piazza, Bankstown Club Marconi, Bossley Park
Unico, Five Dock Amici, Cammeray
Cipri, Paddington Made in Italy, Pyrmont
Grappa, Leichhardt Moretti, Leichhardt
Marcianos, Chatswood and Lindfeild Arte Bianca, Double Bay
Pino's Ristorante Pizzeria, Crows Nest Bravo Trattoria, Crows Nest
Big Mama, Woollahra Oliveto, Rhodes
Osteria Martini, Yamba Trattoria La Vigna, Camden
Pasta Italia, Casula
Lucio's, Paddington is also donating money from the sales of pasta amatriciana to support Red Cross efforts.
Queensland
Gusto da Gianni, Hamilton Gianni's Kitchen, Newstead
Uno Cafe and Pizzeria, Strathpine Noosa Waterfront Restaurant, Noosaville
South Australia
East Terrace Continental, Adelaide Caffe Belgiorno, Mount Gambier
Mercato, Campbelltown
Victoria
Long Story Short Cafe, Port Melbourne Pomodoro Sardo, Melbourne
Caffe’ e Cucina, South Yarra Trattoria Sorrento, Sorrento
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Buy a bowl of spaghetti, help earthquake victims in Italy
