Everything started from the passion of Valeria and Federico, two young Italian backpackers, their love for true Italian food taste and everything they'd been missing from back home.

2015: The Taste of Italy was founded. The mission was to share good Italian food, that had probably never been tried before by the small community of Darwin’s northern suburbs. No great goals or ambitions, but simply the passion and love for food.

2015: Malak Marketplace. The first great opportunity came with the offer to have a stall at the newly started Malak Marketplace. After many brainstormings trying to find something original that could surprise the local community, they started serving Italian food once a week, under a gazebo and with a couple of folding tables—not a job, maybe a hobby, probably just a great passion.

For four years, Valeria, with the help of her now husband, tried different recipes and cuisines, always something new… Taralli, sausage panini, panzerotti, focaccia, arancini and many more.

2018: homemade dry pasta. The big turn came in 2018 with the idea of start making their own homemade dry pasta. It was a big hit considering The Taste of Italy’s small scale operations. The response from the public was fantastic, everyone loved it.

2019: The first Italian Festival. The success of the homemade pasta opened the opportunity to participate as food stall holder at the beloved Darwin Italian Festival. Even if the festival lasted a single day, this changed the future of The Taste of Italy forever.