Leading the way since 2017

2017 Christian and Caity Uppil, with a love for European food and culture and a combined 40 years of culinary experience opened up a small Italian restaurant in Hampstead Gardens, Adelaide.
 
As part of this culinary journey Christian, drawing on his mother's love for growing fresh produce wanted this to be a feature of their restaurant.
 
Christian grew up in the Clare Valley where his parents still live, and they started their own bio dynamic hobby farm for their restaurant. This was the beginning of their sustainable and eco friendly journey. 
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Fast forward to October 2021 where Christian and Caity purchased some land and a building in
 the small township of Penwortham, Clare Valley and opened their second restaurant, The UPPside European Restaurant and Wine Bar.
 
This was ideal location and setting to carry on their culinary and sustainability journey Not only do they still use the family farm but now grow fresh produce on-site with their kitchen garden along with a number of composting practices including cooked and raw food composting, worm farming, coffee grind composting, using pot ash from the fireplace, using an environmental cycle system to repurpose grey water for certain plants and natives, installation of solar power and of course enviro-friendly packaging including SA's very own fully compostable coffee cups. They also use local eco and enviro-friendly suppliers/producers. 
 
Leading by example, creating a clean and green future.
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