October Harvest Lunch — Zucchini Flower Tart
Golden and delicate, we're blessed with zucchini flowers from the middle of spring through late summer in Melbourne. Their arrival in October means we have many months ahead to enjoy this delicate flora. To celebrate, our chefs are baking a zucchini flower tart every weekday for lunch. Layered with Ramarro Farm zucchini flowers and enriched with cream, it's lovely with a glass of 2014 Yangarra 'Roux Beaute' Roussanne from McLaren Vale, South Australia.
This lunch addition is only available from Monday to Friday in October.
Our Producers
Our relationships with local producers and suppliers is what makes Cumulus Inc. what it is, keeping us motivated and enthusiastic about the next great flavour combination or how a single, fresh ingredient can sometimes be enough.
We’re sourced October’s zucchini flowers from Ramarro Farm in The Patch outside of the Dandenong Ranges. Established by former Cumulus manager, Oliver Shorthouse and his wife Lisa, also a Cumulus alum, they grow extraordinary leaves and vegetables for us in the wet and volcanic soil of The Patch, deep in The Dandenongs. Initially working part time in both businesses, Oliver became a full time farmer about 5 years ago.
