Zero95 Alphington was still being set up when I arrived to talk to Executive chef Daniel Mastramico and he gave me a quick tour of the brand-new pizza and gelato venue, There’s a gleaming Marana oven for the pizzas, a mural on the cool room wall by TD Illustrations, and photos in the dining room of Daniel’s parents’ engagement party 52 years ago. With seating for 80 inside and 40 outside overlooking Artisan Park in The Bend, which is part of the YarraBend Development where the old paper mill was, I can see this is going to be the place to be in Alphington. Amazing if you live there and worth the journey if you don’t. Daniel grew up with his grandmother’s cooking in Mildura and was drawn to hospitality, firstly front of house and eventually the kitchen. He has a lot of experience in venues across the world and still loves being on the pans and continuing to learn. This was. A lovely conversation and I can’t wait to go back once the venue has opened to eat pizza and gelato, drink Aperol Spritz and, I imagine have a wonderful time.