Pittwater Life March 2017 Issue

News
Newport on the move
Newport continues to
evolve as a hospitality
hub with a new trattoria, live
music venue and bar and
boutique beer establishment
opening in recent months.
Italian eatery Sotto Sopra
joins The Kave Bar and Three
Pines, all on Barrenjoey Rd, to
provide new relaxed venues
to get a bite to eat, have a
drink and enjoy music.
Sotto Soppra is a branchout
venture from restaurateur
Alessandro Pavoni (Ormeggio
at The Spit), with partner Mattia
Rossi joining as co-owner
and head chef after working
the pans at Ormeggio and its
adjoining kiosk Chiosco.
Alessandro’s wife Anna,
who works with the team, told
Pittwater Life they had been
hunting for another site on the
northern beaches for a while.
“Our criteria really is either
on the water, or a site that
has something memorable
and different about it,” she
said. “The site at Newport has
those huge beautiful curved
glass walls, and with its
multi-level design we missed
the water, but we certainly got
something memorable and
different.”
She explained Sotto Sopra
means “down/up” in Italian
– reference to the interior design
on the place (the kitchen
is above the dining room), but
Sotto Sopra also translates as
“upside-down”... so as usually
seen in other Pavoni ventures
she says you can expect
some twists on traditional
Italian dishes.
Anna said their welcoming
communal table, which
sits 16, had been embraced
since their opening in early
February.
“We have found it to be
really popular with families
who want to go out together,”
she said. “We’ve also been
seating smaller groups in
a communal setting and it
always turns into a really
convivial table.”
Sotto Sopra is open for
lunch on Friday to Sunday
11.30am-3pm, and dinner
from 5pm daily.
6THINGS
THIS MONTH
History lesson. The Aboriginal
Support Group is hosting
educator Kerrie McKenzie
OAM who (as a non-Aboriginal
Australian) will speak of her
journey exploring Australian
history and creating pathways for
all Australians. Mon 13 7.30pm
at Mona Vale Memorial Hall. For
more info ASGMWP.net.
Australasian bat night. Join
“batty” expert Dr Brad Law on
an evening walking beautiful
Warriewood Wetlands learning
all about our native Australian
Microbats and Flying foxes, while
using bat detectors to identify
their presence. Fri 17 from 7.15-
9pm, all ages; meeting point on
booking 1300 000 232.
Party in the park. The young
(and the not so young) will be
flooding into Rat Park on Sat
18 for a huge music festival
featuring some of Australia’s
biggest acts and a bunch of
DJs, food, drinks and a craft
zone. From 1-11.30pm. Details
partyinthepark.com.au
Enjoy some music. The
Avalonian Trio comprising
Bridget Bolliger (flute), Susan
Blake (cello) and John Martin
(piano) bring a delicious mix of
romance and classicism with
more than a hint of swing, laced
with anecdote and sparkle to St
Luke’s Grammar School Bayview
Campus on Fri 24 at 8pm.
Enjoy a sparkling wine supper
and meet the artists. Details:
peninsulamusicclub.com.au.
Stay down to earth. Two
guided walks, each two hours
long, will celebrate Earth Hour
on Sat 25. First up from 9am
is a walk through some of the
beaches’ most stunning areas;
the other is a trek by torchlight
through beautiful bushland
from 7pm. Suitable for all ages.
Meeting point on booking via the
Coastal Environment Centre 1300
000 232.
Seniors Festival. Plenty of
things for you or loved ones of a
certain vintage to get stuck into
as NSW celebrates seniors. See
pages 40 and 59 for a selection
of local activities. For more info
go to NB Council website or
seniorsfestival.com.au
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MARCH 2017