Welcome to our famiglia!
Take me home is the ‘Nonna’ of our familigia. We started the company in 2005 with a wholesale range of pastas, sauces, lasagnes and pizza bases made to our family’s recipes, right here in Coburg.
Move ahead to today and we now have three figlie (children) – Gnoccheria by Take me home – focusing on fresh gnocchi & lasagnes, Grocer by Take me home focusing on everything you need for a beautiful family meal and Mangia by Take me home offering takeaway coffee and food inspired by Nonna’s kitchen.
Bringing a little bit of our famiglia to you in Coburg.
About us
Our family hails from Campania and Puglia regions in Italy, both of which are synonymous with amazing food and wines.
Our parents migrated to Gippsland in the 1950's and have always worked in the food Industry. Lena & Ralph have since 'retired' to a small Organic farm in Thorpdale, Gippsland, where they now grow some of our ingredients and also some fresh produce for Grocer.
Take me home was born from customers at our family's restaurant asking for trays of lasagnes to be made up for them to serve at their own family gatherings. In 2007 Take me home moved from Gippsland to a commercial kitchen in Harding St Coburg and is run by husband and wife team Trent and Felicity for almost 20 years.
The range has since expanded to incorporate modern needs like gluten free, vegan and organic whilst still keeping traditional recipes and techniques.
In 2019 we opened our first retail outlet in Coburg, Gnoccheria by Take me home. Focusing on freshly made gnocchi we also offer freshly made pastas and the full range of Lasagnes, pizza bases, sauces and more. In early 2026 we opened Mangia by Take me home focusing on high quality Italian inspired take away foods, and Grocer by Take me home to offer everything you could need to make a beautiful meal for your family and friends. Our little famiglia of shops offers local, artisanal products as well as artisanal brands from Italy. We also offer produce from small farms and our own organic farm in Thorpdale.
WHERE TO FIND OUR LASAGNES & PIZZA BASES
Our delicious range of products are available from a variety of convenient locations around Victoria.
The farm
In 2007 Our parents Lena & Ralph purchased 5 acres in Thorpdale located in the rolling hills of Gippsland, Victoria.
With extremely fertile volcanic red soil they set about converting this area into a thriving organic farm. The farm now produces organic fruit and vegetables which are used in some of our products and each year they grow the basil and tomatoes used for our own Passata.. Lena & Ralph currently sell some of their organic fruit and vegetables weekly at a farmers market and some of their range can now be purchased at Grocer by Take me home. In 2017 our bother purchased another small farm near my parents in Thorpdale and with his return from the USA in March 2026 we will see the range of fruit and veggies expanded even further within the coming year.
