Coming Soon: A Retro Neighbourhood Pasta Bar From the Team Behind My Mother’s Cousin

Who wants pasta? If you ask the team behind New York-ish pizza joint My Mother’s Cousin, in Bexley North, the answer is pretty much everyone.

“My Mother’s Cousin is almost five years old now,” says co-owner Sal Senan. “Ever since we opened, the number of people who’ve asked us if we do pasta is crazy.”

There’s a simple reason the team, which includes sibling duo Huss and Amani Rachid, hasn’t pounced on pasta at MMC or their mega popular Marrickville Slice Shoppe. “When we do something, we like to give it 100 per cent,” explains Senan. “Now, with this opportunity, we can finally give pasta the love and respect it deserves.”

The opportunity is Sugo, a dedicated pasta bar down the road from MMC and “connected at the back” of Self Raised Snack Shoppe, the team’s Bexley North bakery and cafe.

As at MMC, Huss says the new spot will lean into retro Italian vibes with a “concise menu paying tribute to the classics”.

The lineup is still being finalised, but here’s a taste: a couple of baked pasta options, an overnight lamb ragu and a classic bolognese. Elsewhere, antipasti and warm bread courtesy of Self Raised. Plus, “big” cotoletta chooks served straight up, with vodka sauce or parmigiana’d to heaven.

“Once again, we’re serving an under-serviced area with high-quality food you’d usually find in the city,” says Huss. “We want it to be really substantial and affordable for families in the area to come in at least once a week.

“It’s for the neighbourhood, by the neighbours. We love to serve the suburbs.”

Sugo will open at Shop 3, 8-20 Sarsfield Circuit, Bexley North in early March.

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