Dinner of Gallura
Nov
6

Dinner of Gallura

Dinner of Gallura

A tribute to the land and sea of Sardinia

On Thursday, 6 November, Carne & Cucina invites you on a journey to Gallura, Sardinia — a region defined by sea, smoke and myrtle. This special dinner celebrates the honest flavours and traditions of Sardinia, paired with wines from Tenute Olbios, led by winemaker Daniela Pinna.

Known for her passion for Vermentino and her sustainable, 100% vegan winemaking, Daniela’s craft captures the spirit of her homeland. Our very own Alex Coccia has long championed female winemakers through Alessa Vino, sharing their stories and showcasing their wines. This night brings their worlds together — Sardinian food, heartfelt wines and stories worth sharing.

  • $160 per person, limited seats

  • Five courses with paired Sardinian and Italian wines

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The Menu

A five-course journey through Gallura, Sardinia — crafted by Chef Nicola Coccia.

Bread & Snacks
C&C sourdough & smoked butter
Pane carasau & Sardinian salamino

Snack
Prawns, lemon & wild herbs

Entrée
Kingfish carpaccio, wild fennel, dried tomato & fish bone broth

Pasta
Fregola with squid ink, chilli, bottarga & pecorino

Main Course
Suckling pig with myrtle jus
Rangers Valley sirloin & seasonal leaves

Dessert
lemon sorbet, mirto

Wine Journey – by Alex (Alessa Vino), and Godo
Curated Sardinian and Italian selections to match each course

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New Year’s Eve Dinner
Dec
31
to 1 Jan

New Year’s Eve Dinner

A Dinner of Love and Memory

Tuesday, 31 December 2025 · Limited Seating · $145pp

An evening to remember

Join us as we farewell the year with an intimate dinner that captures the spirit of Carne & Cucina — food cooked with love, heart, and the people who made this year special.

This exclusive event will be a celebration of gratitude, friendship, and connection — a final toast to 2025, shared over dishes that mean the most to us. Alex will curate the wine journey, pairing each course with the same care and passion that defines our table.

A Note from Nico

“This dinner is what I would love to eat to end the year — simple, soulful, and cooked with heart. It’s a celebration of gratitude, friendship, and the passion that defines Carne & Cucina. Together with our team, we’ll close 2025 the way we lived it — with love, flavour, and connection.”

Menu

$145PP | Option to add on matching wines for additional cost

Bread & Snacks
C&C sourdough & smoked butter
Piadina with taramasalata & salmon roe
Prawns cocktail

Entrée
Carpaccio of kingfish, citrus & wild fennel

Pasta
Dry-aged seafood risotto with bottarga

Main Course
Bella River hemp-fed eye fillet, foie gras & spinach
Cotechino & lentils — a New Year’s tradition for prosperity

Dessert
Carne & Cucina tiramisu

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Conte di Lucca × Carne & Cucina Dinner
Sept
18

Conte di Lucca × Carne & Cucina Dinner

We couldn’t resist this one. With the team from Conte di Lucca flying in from Italy, we’re taking the chance to host an intimate, one-night-only dinner celebrating Abruzzo’s finest wines, matched perfectly with Chef Nico’s food. Think four courses, four wines, and a casual, flavour-packed night to remember.

From their hillside vineyards in Loreto Aprutino, Conte di Lucca blends traditional techniques with modern innovation to craft sustainable, vegan-friendly wines that showcase the character and beauty of Abruzzo. Expect bright whites, bold reds, and the kind of wine made to be enjoyed with good food and great company.

Seats are limited — this will sell out fast.

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MENU

Bread & Smoked Butter
Bruschetta, mussel, ’nduja
Paired with Conte di Lucca Pinot Grigio IGP 2024

Tuna, Stracciatella, Basil
Paired with Conte di Lucca Pecorino d’Abruzzo DOC 2023

Bucatini Spezzati, Guanciale, Chickpea, Pecorino
Paired with Conte di Lucca Sangiovese Abruzzese IGP 2024

Dry-Aged Duck, Barley, Beetroot
Paired with Conte di Lucca Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC 2022

Crostata with Amarene
Paired with Emilio Vada Moscato d’Asti 2021

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Father's Day at Carne & Cucina
Sept
4
to 7 Sept

Father's Day at Carne & Cucina

Celebrate Dad or the father figure in your life with a feast that’s all about good food, great wine, and time well spent. From the first bit of our signature sourdough with smoked butter, to the final spoonful of dessert, our special Father’s Day menu is made to savour, share, and remember.

Enjoy our Father’s Day set menu alongside our a la carte offering for dinner (Thursday–Saturday) and lunch (Friday–Saturday). On Father’s Day, Sunday 7 September, join us for a long lunch from 12pm with the set menu only — no choices, no stress, just an afternoon of indulgence.

$130pp Set Menu
Option to add Matching Wines $90pp | Kids 3-Course Set Menu $55pp

The Menu

SNACKS TO START
CC Sourdough & Smoked Butter
Piadina, Tarama & Salmon Roe
Wagyu Spiedino, Marsala

ENTRÉE
Carpaccio di Tonno, Burratina, ’Nduja

PASTA
Acquerello Dry Age Risotto, Chianti Vino, Big Boy Sausage, Radicchio

MAINS
Dry-Aged Black Market Sirloin, Pumpkin, Italian Mushroom

DOLCE
Cheesecake, Chocolate, Pear

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One Year of Carne & Cucina: 1st Anniversary Dinner
Aug
7

One Year of Carne & Cucina: 1st Anniversary Dinner

Join us as we celebrate our first anniversary with an unforgettable evening of craft, community and cucina. For one night only, let's remember a year of fine wine, great food, and even better company.

$200pp | 4 Course Menu, Snacks + Matching Wines

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The Menu

SNACKS TO START
CC Sourdough & Smoked Butter
Piadina, Tarama & Salmon Roe
Fennel Salami, Artichokes, 24-Month Parmigiano & Olives
2022 Paltrinieri ‘Radice’ Lambrusco

ENTRÉE
Yellowfin Tuna, Smoked Eel & Citrus
2023 Casa d’Ambra ‘Ischia Bianco’ DOC

Carpaccio di Manzo, ‘Nduja & Pecorino
Specogna Malvasia Colli Orientali DOC 2021

PASTA
Ravioli di Ricotta e Spinaci, Burro al Tartufo
Alicante, Sicily – Tenuta Ypsilon

MAINS
Dry-Aged Black Market Sirloin, Celeriac & Truffle
Dry-Aged Duck with Orange & Bitter Leaves
2019 Segni di Langa ‘Vino Nu’ Rosso IGT

DOLCE
Tiramisù della Casa
NV Corrado Tonelli Visner di Pergola

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Bell River Beef × Black Truffle: A Winter Feast
July
24

Bell River Beef × Black Truffle: A Winter Feast

A one-night-only celebration of fire, flavour and full-circle cooking — introducing Bell River Beef × Black Truffle: A Winter Feast

Chef Nico, Tony Palmer, and Alex from Alessa Vino come together for a winter feast that honours both animal and earth—featuring sustainably raised Bell River Hemp Fed Beef and Western Australia’s first black truffles of the season. Rooted in respect. Guided by seasonality. Every element considered. Every pour with purpose. Seats are strictly limited — don’t miss it. Menu dropping soon.

  • Thursday 24 July from 6pm

  • $210pp | Includes bread + snacks, 4 courses, petit four + paired wines

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The Menu

Bread & Snacks
C&C sourdough, smoked truffle butter
Brioche, truffle tallow, hemp-fed carpaccio
Beef tongue spiedini, fresh truffle
Paired with: Champagne Orban Rosé

Entrée
Steak tartare, Pecorino di Fossa, truffle
Paired with: Don Chisciotte Fiano 2022

Pasta
Brisket & truffle tortellini, bone broth
Paired with: Travaglino Pinot Nero

Main (to share)
Rib-eye on the bone, dry-aged in truffle butter
Potatoes & truffle shards
Paired with: Barolo Anna Maria

Dessert
Polenta cake, ricotta, truffle cream
Paired with: Visner
Truffle cioccolatini

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June
5

Maria & Carolina – Memories in Four Courses

Carne & Cucina invites you to Maria & Carolina — a special four-course dinner by Chef Nico, honouring the women who taught him that food is love. Before he fell for Alex, the two most important women in his life were his grandmothers: Maria from Lake Varano and Carolina from Naples. By fate or something finer, Alex’s middle names just happened to be Maria Carolina (talk about meant to be). And so, this dinner is a tribute to all three. A night inspired by memory, cooked with heart, and paired with soul-stirring wines from the great Piero of Godot Wines — blending family, fire, and flavour in every bite.

“Cook with love; your heart must always be in the pot.” — Maria & Carolina

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The menu

4 courses, welcome snacks + petit four, paired with matching Godot Wines

Welcome Snacks
Mini Casatiello · Bruschetta with smoked Australian eel (a memory of Nonna Maria)

Antipasto
Char-grilled Fremantle octopus, baby potatoes, lemon-myrtle gremolata (a memory of Nonna Carolina)

First Course
Gnocchetti in slow-cooked Sanmarzano tomato sugo, basil, mozzarella (a memory of Nonna Carolina)

Main (shared)
Family mixed grill over ironbark fire (heritage pork sausage,  lamb cutlets, rangers valley sirloin ) ( a memory from both of my grandmothers)

Dessert 
Migliaccio (semolina-ricotta cake, orange-blossom honey) (a memory of Nonna Carolina)

Petit Four 
Mandorle atterate Chocolate-coated almonds (a memory of Nonna Maria)

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Mother's Day
May
8
to 11 May

Mother's Day

For the mums, nonnas and mother figures who deserve more than flowers!

To celebrate, we’re offering a special shared menu — long lunch style, the way it should be — from Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 May, including on Mother’s Day itself. Add matching wines for $95pp to make it even more special. Our à la carte menu will also be available throughout.

“Some of my earliest memories are of my mum and nonna in the kitchen — hands always moving, food always on the table, love in every bite. They didn’t teach me with recipes, they taught me with care, with time, with how they fed the people they loved. This Mother’s Day, I cook for them — and for every woman who’s done the same.”

— Chef Nico

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mother’s day shared menu

Snack
Carne & Cucina sourdough, smoked butter

Piadina
Taramasalata, salmon roe
Brioche, mushroom, lard

First Course
Grilled prawns, capsicum, mint, lemon
Artisan burrata, radicchio, almond pesto

Second Course
Beetroot risotto, blue cheese, chives

Main Course
Eye fillet, mushrooms, spinach

Dessert
Orange tart

Petit four
Biscotti

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Easter at Carne & Cucina
Apr
17
to 20 Apr

Easter at Carne & Cucina

Easter: At the Table with My Family

An Easter Sharing Menu inspired by Chef Nico’s childhood between Napoli and the Gargano

Every second Easter, our family tradition took me between two places close to my heart — the vibrant chaos of Napoli and the peaceful coast of the Gargano in Puglia. One year with my mother’s parents, the next with my father’s. Two families, two kitchens, and one shared love for food, wine, and laughter.

This menu is a tribute to those memories — to the long tables where simplicity was celebrated, where roasted lamb and homemade pasta were enough to make the day feel special, and where every bite came with a story.

I invite you to close your eyes and imagine sitting at our family table — where food was humble but full of soul, where joy and flavour came together like Miseria e Nobiltà.

To complete the experience, I invite you to match each dish with wines specially chosen by my incredible wife, Alex. Her selections bring the soul of the food to life — with organic wines from the very regions that inspired this menu.

Eat, drink, and celebrate like famiglia!

Buona Pasqua,
Nicola, Alex, Tony and the Carne & Cucina team

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Easter Sharing Menu | $130PP

Sourdough & Smoked Butter
C&C sourdough, house-smoked butter

Snack
Casatiello
Traditional Neapolitan Easter bread with cured meats and cheese

Mozzarella
Buffalo mozzarella, pan cotto, basil

Polipo
Charcoal-grilled octopus, lemon, capers, fresh herbs

Rigatoni alla Genovese
Artisan rigatoni, slow-cooked onion and beef ragu

Agnello
Roasted lamb — just as Nonna Maria taught me — with potatoes and carrots

Pastiera Napoletana
Traditional Easter tart from Napoli, with ricotta, orange blossom, and wheat

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International Women’s Day
Mar
8

International Women’s Day

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon honouring the incredible women in our industry and beyond. This special event isn’t just about one day—it’s a celebration of talent, friendship, and the contributions of women every single day.

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Valentines Day at Carne & Cucina
Feb
12
to 15 Feb

Valentines Day at Carne & Cucina

Join us for a special Valentine’s experience, available for dinner from Wednesday to Saturday and for lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Dine from our regular à la carte menu or choose our curated Valentines Day sharing experience for $120 per person. Elevate your dining experience with our matching wine pairing for $75 per person, or with a bottle of Champagne Francis Orban Rosé for the table for $165.

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