Cafe marks 25-year tradition with original dish at 2000 price

Every Sunday for the past 25 years, a mother and her son have walked into Scotts Epicurean and ordered the same dish.

It started with a one-week-old in a capsule, tucked beside her table. Now, that baby is almost 25, and their Sunday ritual continues – a weekly pilgrimage for a plate of aglio olio.

“Just yesterday, a customer sent me a photo of her with her one week old son in a capsule over there, and the son’s coming up 25 now, and they still come in every Sunday,” says current owner Donna Ferguson.

The enduring love for aglio olio – the simple yet unforgettable combination of spaghetti tossed with garlic, chilli, parsley, olive oil, and parmesan – has become something of a legend in Hamilton.

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