For us, cooking is love. I put love Jess has fond memories of the big smile on into what I make Nonno’s face as he made cannoli for the family. and you can He always had a piping bag and icing sugar on taste it the kitchen counter and he would make one after another until the grandchildren and their cousins had had their fill. “For us, cooking is love. I put love into what I make and you can taste it,” she says. Jess makes six varieties of cannoli: three custard filled: vanilla, chocolate and a mix of the two. In her ricotta versions, customers can choose: plain, pistachio coated or chocolate dusted. The ricotta cheese is sweet, but the shell counterbalances that sweetness. And while her cannoli are very popular, Jess makes plenty of other things. Some of her other desserts are: ‘fafella’ butterfly cupcakes with custard and liqueur, ‘cannoncini’ puff pastry horns, continental birthday cakes with layers of custard infused with liqueur and chocolate flake plus a new favourite, ‘zeppoli’, hot donuts with or without jam.
“Living on the Mornington Peninsula has relaxed me and made me the best version of myself. I love what I’m doing and the local support has been amazing I have a lot of repeat customers,” she says. That’s what happens when you create a product with heart. Come taste the love at Mio Nonno inside Mia Roma Caffé in Rye.
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