John & Bree Velluti, current owners of 50 year old Frank’s Fruit Market in Haberfield, in collaboration with Tappo & Co & Be Inpired: Food - Wine - Travel invite you to join us for our 'Sagra di Pomodori' as we share and learn in the experience the tradition of Passata making - the tomato sauce making day that Italian families come together for every year. 'Sagra' is an Italian word for a celebration around particular seasonal ingredients. Each month, our Sagra event provides our customers with inspiration and new ideas for cooking and entertaining at home. This month we are celebrating the fabulousness of the tomato / pomodoro (Frank's is famous for the heirloom varieties we source!) with this very special community event!

Meet Stefano & Caroline of Tappo & Co in Haberfield, who are passionate wine enthusiasts and have recently taken the reins of the small Bottle Shop down the road from Frank's at 117 Ramsay Street - they are now caretakers of Haberfield's oldest liquor licence (since 1956)! Stefano will be profiling and offering wine tastings of premium wines that he has selected especially for our 'Sagra di Pomodori' and you will have the opportunity to buy these wines to enjoy and take home with you after the event.

Roberta Muir Be Inspired: Food – Wine - Travel will bring her vast knowledge of gastronomy and join us in a Q&A around how tomatoes are grown and cooked in Australia and their significance in Italian food culture and cooking. Roberta is a well-known food writer having co-written and published cookbooks with many of Sydney’s best Italian chefs and led Australia’s largest recreational cooking school, Sydney Seafood School at Sydney Fish Market for 23 years. Hear about Roberta's upcoming 2025 Northern Italy & Switzerland Food & Wine tours.

Choose to join in the fun of Passata making or just join us for lunch!

$65 Passata Making & Lunch ticket includes:

Welcome Morning Tea
Share in the eperience of making traditional Italian tomato passata
- Assist in the preparation, mincing, cooking, bottling & sealing
- Take home information sheet and recipe card
A communal lunch 2pm-5pm including Pasta Napolitana, Salad, Bread, Fruit and Soft drink.
Wine Tasting by Tappo & Co - Haberfield. You will have an opportunity to purchase wines to enjoy and take home with you.
Live Music by local Jazz Musicians "Swing Invitation"
A bottle of the freshly made passata sauce (collected from the shop the week following the event)
Children under 16 are welcome free of charge (Note: supervision of children at the event is the responsibility of the child’s parent or carer)

What to wear & bring?

Wear comfortable closed toe shoes and clothes
Bring an apron
Tie back long hair.

$30 Lunch only ticket includes:

A communal lunch 2pm-5pm including Pasta Napolitana, Salad, Bread, Fruit and Soft Drink.
Wine Tasting by Tappo & Co - Haberfield. You will have an opportunity to purchase wines to enjoy and take home with you.
Live Music by local Jazz Musicians "Swing Invitation"
Children under 16 are welcome free of charge (Note: supervision of children at the event is the responsibility of the child’s parent or carer

Please note: Our Sagras are small events and tickets are limited.

Allergies: Please be aware that food cooked and served at this event may contain or come into contact with common allergens, such as dairy, eggs, wheat, soybeans, tree nuts, peanuts, fish, shellfish or wheat.