#221 Alessandro Bellomunno | Flour Child

I went in to Flour Child as day was turning to night. Through the huge windows upstairs on Acland Street, the panorama of palm trees, the Luna Park rollercoaster and the setting sun is perfect. Where else would you want to be? As I waited to talk with executive chef, Alessandro Bellomunno, I chatted to co-owner Simon and had delicious and quite theatrical cocktails made by Michael; think, Purified Negroni with smoke. Alessandro apologised for being late, but really, it was his day off and he had just been meeting a potential subject for his submission to the Archibald Art Prize. Because you see, not only does Alessandro oversee a busy kitchen with more Flour Childs (children?) in the future, run masterclasses in the techniques involved in pinsa romana and have a young family, he is also an artist. As you can imagine, I had a lot I wanted to talk about and I was not disappointed. Alessandro has quite the story to tell. Eventually I let him get on with his day off and I ate prawns followed by pizza and felt as though I was living life like it was golden.