Iconic dish · Damplo Melbourne
Polipo alla Damplo Experience con Terra di Macadamia
The Pacific Ocean, reduced to a concept.
Sicilian octopus — personally imported by Ciccio via refrigerated courier from Mineo — seared on Etna lava stone and rested on a roasted macadamia cream, a tribute to the Australian territory. The tentacle is arranged in a spiral, because Ciccio believes "the octopus deserves dignity even in death." Served with extra virgin olive oil from the private Mineo vineyard and a pinch of Trapani sea salt ground tableside by an assistant dedicated exclusively to this operation. The dish requires four days of preparation. The guest consumes it in twelve minutes. Ciccio doesn't know yet.
"Every time I prepare it, I cry a little. It's a form of quality control."
Booking
By request only, with at least one week of emotional advance notice.
Notice
Ciccio accepts no liability for existential crises or reassessment of one's relationship with food.
