Da Orazio | For Food's Sake – A Sydney Food Blog

Bianca: Pizza, something I don’t have often but when I do…I want it to be good. No Dominos, no Pizza Hut. I was drawn to ‘Da Orazio Pizza + Porchetta’ for two reasons, well three now that I think about it. The pizza, the pork and the name. Feeling I needed to visit just to see if they did my dad’s namesake justice, an Orazio or Aussie ‘Oris’ as he’s known here in Straya. Just opposite the recently opened Papa’s Pasticceria, Da Orazio is nestled in a somewhat Italian corridor, with a deli next door and ‘A Tavola’ upstairs. A brainchild of ‘Icebergs’ Maurice Terzini inside it’s all muted whites, bare wood panels and a marbled bar. Heading the restaurant is former Popolo/Icebergs chef Orazio D’Elia (and my Nonno will approve here) a former Neapolitan. Alex and I arrived just after 5pm to an almost empty restaurant, with most people most probably still on the beach, it was such a gorgeous day. Perhaps they’re seen as the prized seats in the restaurant but we were …