Ocello – Channel 7 Showcasing the Best Slow Food Italian Cheeses
We love cheese at Ocello, and especially Italian Slow Food Cheeses that we select and import ourselves. We were thrilled to be able to join the Italian Food Festival on Sunday 26th August 2018 and more to showcase on Channel 7 some of our unique artisan Cheeses. Check out the video of Carmelo Ocello talking about our exclusive Pecorino di Farindola.
Fondue Savoyarde
Four 4 peoples
Ingredients:
– 4 Glasses of White Wine
– 800gr of grated cheese – 400gr of Emmental & 400gr of Beaufort
– 1 Garlic clove
– 1 Glasse of Kirsch
– Nutmeg and pepper
– Sourdough bread cut in cubes
Recipe:
– Rub the Fondue Pot with the garlic clove cut in half
– Add the white wine and cook on the stove until the wine start to froth
– Add the cheese and stir non-stop with a wooden until all the cheese is melted.
– When the cheese to bubble add the kirsch and remove the fondue pot from the stove and place on the fondue burner
– Enjoy !!
Need a Fondue Pot ? Check our extensive range online
Tip: if the preparation is too runny, dilute a teaspoon of cornflour with cold water, add to the melted cheese and cook until the preparation thicken.
Photo & Recipe courtesy to fromage beaufort
New Selections
Cheese & Wine Hampers
The perfect gift for cheese & wine lovers. Our cheese and wine hampers will impress, they include a selection of premium cheeses and nibbles all perfectly matched with a bottle of wine from our friends at Handpicked.
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Cheese Selections
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Fathers’ Day Cheese Selection
Spoil dad this Father’s dad, browse our online store and receive dad’s favourites to his door by Friday 1st September
Contains:
Winslade – Wrapped in spruced bark, the buttery and soft paste display great mushroomy flavour and woody pine notes.
Challerhocker -made only with raw milk from Alpine summer grazing pasture cows,this unique Swiss cheese has a dense texture with a great depth of flavour
Cusie Al Castagno – A mature cheese wrapped with chestnut leaves with an amazingly complex flavour, a Dad’s favourite
Strathdon Blue – A Scottish creamy blue, with a hint a of sea salt flavour on the palate, perfect with a nip of Lagavulin
Tasting Notes
Packet of Mario fongo Mini Lingue
Wrapped in a beautiful wooden hamper tray.
NB: Cheeses in our selections are cut to approximately 200g. If an advertised cheese is not available, a similar cheese will be substituted. Boards, knives, fruit, bread and other items shown in picture not included.
Online Orders need to be placed by 4pm Wednesday 3oth for delivery by Friday 1st in Sydney. Instore pick up, please place your order by Friday 5pm for collection Saturday 2nd September via email ciao@ocello.com.au or call the store on 9357 7878 with credit card details.
Mother’s Day Gifts
With Mother’s Day less than 2 weeks away, spoil Mum this year with her favourite cheeses and Italian goodies.
Mother’s Day Hamper
The perfect hamper that you don’t need to keep in fridge and can hide away !
Contains:
•1 Packet Giovanni Cogno – Biscotti Nocciola & Cioccolato
•1 Jar 50g Tartuflanghe Truffle Honey
•0.25ltr bottle Terre Hazelnut Oil
•0.5ltr bottle Olio Roi “Carte Noire” Evoo
•150g bag Guido Gobino – Giandujotto Classic
•0.25ltr bottle Acetaia Reale Balsamic Vinegar from Modena IGP ‘Serie 4’
•1 Packet Tartuflanghe Truffle snacks 70g
•1 Packet Casamadeio Tozzetti Biscuits
Wrapped in a beautiful wooden hamper tray.
Mother’s Day Mini “Cheese Cake”
Wow mum this mother’s day with her own decadent “Cheese Cake”.
Contains:
•Brillat Savarin: decadent and indulgent cow’s milk triple cream, France
•Camembert: dense with yeasty and earthy aroma, France
•Cinerino Tre Latte: A blend of cow, sheep and goat’s milk with
an incredibly smooth, fudgey texture that coats your entire palate, Italy
•1 Packet of Mario fongo Mini Lingue
Wrapped in a beautiful wooden hamper tray.
Mother’s Day Cheese Selection
A selection of creamy, nutty and earthy cheeses that will please all mothers.
Contains:
•200g Fourme d’Ambert – Earthy mild French cow’s milk blue
•200g Horbacher – Nutty Swiss raw cow’s milk cheese
•1 Chaource – creamy with sour cream note French cow’s milk brie
•1 Bert Tre Latte – a decadent blend of sheep, cow and goat’s milk brie from Italy
•1 Jar of Scyavuru Strawberry Jam
Wrapped in a beautiful wooden hamper tray.
St Patrick’ s Day Cheese Selection
We have put together a selection of our most popular Irish cheeses!! The perfect selection that will make entertaining easy on Friday 17th March -Don’t forget the Stout!
Contains:
Crozier Blue – S
heep’s milk blue with a slightly chalky texture has a good balance of spice and nutty flavour.
Cashel Blue – Cow’s milk blue with a light creamy texture with a note of sour cream.
Coolea – Cow’s milk Gouda with great butter toffee flavour
Matured Organic Cheddar – Cow’s milk Cheddar matured or 12 months with a mild earthy flavour and crumbly texture
Brewers Gold – Cow’s milk s
emi soft beer washed cheese
Gift Hamper Box $5 extra – SHOP ONLINE
NB: Cheeses in this selection are cut to approximately 150g. If an advertised cheese is not available, a similar cheese will be substituted. Boards, knives, fruit, bread and other items shown in picture not included.
Saint Valentine’s Day
We’ve put together an exciting cheese lovers box and other treats for the perfect picnic this St Valentine’s Day ! Also check out our Cheeses selection and triple the love with some triple cream cheese.
Valentine’s Picnic Hamper for 2: $65.00
- Our Valentine’s Lover Box for 2
- Truffle brillat savarin – a creamy triple cream with truffle through
- English Cave aged Cheddar – a crumbly mature clothbound Cheddar
- Gorgonzola Dolce Latte – a light and sweet creamy blue
- Sliced prosciutto and salami
- 1 jar of cheese jam “Les Folies Fromagere”
- 1 packet of Mini Lingue “Mario Fongo”
- 1 small packet of Truffle Chips “Tartuflanghe”
- 2 Sweet treats
- 2 Sicilian flavoured drinks (Limonata, Chinotto and Aranciata)
All packed in a beautiful round wooden box – Cheeses are cut to approximately 80gr each and cured meat is sliced to approximately 150gr.
Orders are ONLY available for pick up at the store on Tuesday 14th of February.
Place your order in today and enjoy a romantic day out with your loved one. To order please email at ciao@ocello.com.au or call the store on 02 9357 7878 before Monday 13th of February 2pm.
NB: Cheese slates and cheese knives shown on the photo are not included in the hampers.
Our Favourites Cheeses to melt the heart of your loved one .
- Truffle Brillat Savarin – An indulgent triple cream with a layer of truffle in the middle.
- Robiola di Bufala – Sweet and creamy, surprise your loved one with an unusual soft cheese.
- Epoisse – For the lovers of sticky smelly cheese , our Epoisse is soft and ready.
- Beaufort – Sweet and nutty, the perfect hard cheese with a glass of bubbles.
- Ocelli al Barolo – Red wine lovers, this Italian mixed milk covered in Barolo grapes is a winner.
- Gorgonzola Dolce Latte – A sweet blue to pair with truffle honey .
The Oxford Companion to Cheese
We are thrilled and honoured to be included in this prestigious international reference book about cheese. Written by 325 authors from 35 countries, this encyclopedia is a must have for all cheese enthusiasts. 
New Hervé Mons cheese range at Ocello
“La crème de la crème” It’s how we can describe our new range of French cheeses from affineur Hervé Mons. The Mons family has been in the affinage business for three generations. Finding the best artisan cheese makers around France and maturing the cheeses to their peak in a perfect environment – Le Tunnel de la Collonge, an old railway tunnel located 100km west of Lyon. Browse online our favourite like the traditional Camembert and the delicious sheep’s milk Petit Heletar… or stop by the store for a taste .
Father’s Day
With Father’s Day less than a week away, browse our online store and receive dad’s favourites to your door by Friday !
Father’s Day Cheese Selection – $99.00 Order Now
- Mixed Milk Robiola – a soft, creamy cheese from Piedmont made with a blend of cow, sheep and goat’s milk
- Casatica – a unique buffalo milk brie style cheese, rich and fudgy
- Blu 61 – a soft cow milk blue vein cheese washed in Raboso wine and topped with sweet cherries
- Pecorino Sotto Il Noce – A traditional Tuscan pecorino washed in walnut Liqueur
- Piacentinu Ennese DOP, Slow Food – A flavoursome Pecorino with Saffron and whole Peppercorn
- Caciocavallo Barricato – a full-flavoured bitey cheese soaked in Aglianico wine
- Cheese tasting notes
- Gift Hamper Box $5 extra – please select your preference below from ‘Options”
NB: Online Orders need to placed by 4pm Wednesday 31st for delivery by Friday 2nd in Sydney. Instore pick up, please place your order by Friday 5pm for collection Saturday 3rd September via email ciao@ocello.com.au or call the store on 9357 7878 with credit card details
Cheese and Wine Nights :
If Dad loves his cheese and wines, spoil him with a seat to our next Cheese and Wine Night !!
- Tuesday 6th September – Italian Cheese – BOOK NOW
