Gelateria Caffe 2000

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• Gelateria Caffe 2000

  Helen Greenwood

  Saturday, May 05, 2007

  The urge to cook honest Italian food has taken a low-key cafe to culinary highs.

  The Balmain belle shakes her head as she takes her seat. "I live 100 metres down the road," she marvels, "and I've only been to Caffe 2000 for coffee and gelato." She really needs to be kinder to herself. She had no way of knowing that Gelateria Caffe 2000 did anything else. Since opening six years ago, this low-key cafe has earned a reputation for its espresso, pizza and artisanal ice-cream. Its fame has spread beyond the suburb. You can see how by the number of laminated newspaper clippings on the wall, right beside the watercolour scenes and family souvenirs. Then owner Tonino Lo Iacono started doing polenta nights and locals learnt about La Polentata by word of mouth. In the same way, many discovered a few months ago that Lo Iacono was putting on a few dishes from his regional Roman repertoire, just for lunch and only during the week. Recently, he added Saturday lunch and word continues to spread, quietly. When we arrive at about 1pm, the gnocchi gorgonzola is just a sm...

  Source: Sydney Morning Herald

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