A collection of Italian dishes from the owner of the famous New Farm Deli, situated in the suburb of New Farm, Brisbane.
This copy is signed and inscribed by Maria Anello
The history of New Farm Deli
New Farm Deli is Brisbane’s oldest and most authentic Italian deli.
Established in 1975 as New Farm Continental Delicatessen, situated at 81 Merthyr Road New Farm. It was mostly popular with the Italian community at large, offering cured meats, cheese, olives, home-baked bread and hard-to-get-but-necessary European ingredients essential for preparing authentic dishes at home. The business was at first owned by the Picerno family and when daughter (Maria) married Vince Anello in 1982, he began working there on his days off. At first working there on week-ends afternoons and then eventually left his job to work in the family business full time.
Together Vince and Maria at first dreamed of a bigger space making elaborate plans on expanding the business, developing a deli/café concept where one could not only buy produce to take home but they could also linger for a fine cup of coffee and perhaps a panino or a plate of home-made pasta.
It was just a matter finding the right place to realise the dream…
On February 4th, 1991 the delicatessen made a ‘bold move’ and relocated into larger premises in the newly-built Merthyr Medical Centre (later known as The Merthyr Village)…New Farm Deli & Café was born!