Michele Circhirillo - Fabio Biscaldi

Today, Michele Circhirillo – Fabio Biscaldi is executive chef of 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar. At the center of that role is a restaurant identity built around more than product alone. The work is not only pizza and gnocchi; it is the maintenance of a recognizable Italian rhythm inside a Melbourne dining room. At 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar, the dough is not a background detail. It is the basis of the operation, and the 48-hour fermentation defines both the pace and the vocabulary of the kitchen.

As executive chef, Michele Circhirillo - Fabio Biscaldi’s work at 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar is built around Authentic Italian pizza and gnocchi. The role connects a Melbourne dining room to a Neapolitan-style method built on 48-hour fermented dough. That method is visible in Oro 24, a pizza presented with marinated artichokes, Parma prosciutto, Grana Padano, radishes, and toma. It is described as the most appreciated and sought-after pizza at the restaurant, and its appeal sits in the way richness and freshness are held in balance.

Each ingredient is allowed to register without crowding the others, which gives the plate a composed, deliberate finish. Pizza 48H takes the same house language in another direction, pairing salmon, caviar, onion, goat cheese, and olives. The name keeps the fermentation process in view, tying the finished pizza back to the dough that defines the kitchen’s style. At 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar, that is the point: the craft begins well before the oven.

Michele's signature dishes include Oro 24, Pizza 48H, and Scagnozzi.

Recognition here is dish-level and direct. Oro 24 is singled out as the most appreciated and sought-after pizza at 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar. That attention lands on the house method: authentic Neapolitan-style pizza built on 48-hour fermented dough, with a lighter, more digestible crust and a soft center with a lightly crisp edge. The praise reads less like a spotlight on one plate than a clear acknowledgment of a technique that is patient, disciplined, and built to let the essentials come through.