When the pandemic hit Australia, Andrea Vignali was a chef at Grossi Florentino on a sponsorship visa. Suddenly out of work, he started Al Dente, a pasta delivery hustle which has now turned into a real life restaurant. It's been hard - the visa stuff sucks - but Andrea's rule in life is to look beyond the problems to the possibilities. He digs the semolina out of his phone - "that always happens" - and we settle in for a chat...
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