25/07/2026
Some people see a bakery.
We see a lifetime of early mornings, hard work, and sacrifice.
This is Dad.
He’s been working in this bakery since he was a teenager, after my Nonno opened the doors back in 1971. More than 50 years later, not much has changed.
While most of Adelaide is still asleep, he’s already here packing wholesale orders, filling cannoli, making sure deliveries are out on time, and preparing the café for the day. Quietly, and without any fuss, he keeps everything running the way it should. His day doesn’t finish until well into the afternoon, and then he does it all again the next day.
He’s old school. He believes if you’re early, you’re on time. If a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing properly. He leads by example, works harder than anyone else in the room, and is hands-on with every aspect of the bakery. He answers the phones, serves customers, packs the orders, fills the cannoli, rolls pastry, makes dough, cleans the tables… whatever needs doing, he gets it done.
He’s also one of the funniest people you’ll ever meet and without a doubt one of the best bosses around.
Family businesses like ours aren’t built overnight. They’re built over decades by people like him—people who show up every single day, not for recognition, but because they care deeply about what they do.
Thanks, Dad, for everything you do—for our family, our team, our customers, and for continuing the dream that Nonno started back in 1971. ❤️ Celebrating 55 Years!
