Take a peek inside Melbourne’s top kitchens

I sat down with Franck Sammut, the quietly charismatic force behind Upper Middle in South Melbourne, a new baguette‑and‑pizza spot that already feels like a neighbourhood favourite. Franck has spent his whole life in hospitality, from working in his dad’s restaurant as a teenager to decades on the floor in some of Melbourne’s most iconic venues. Now he’s finally opened a place of his own, built on warmth, good bread, and the kind of genuine service people are craving right…

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