About
After restoring a commercial bronze die pasta extruder that’s only slightly older than he is, Castlemaine-based chef Shaun Thatcher can now be found at markets across Central Victoria with a regularly changing selection of fresh pasta, noodles and hand-made gnocchi – all sold by the kilo (or however much you fancy).
As an accredited member of the Victorian Farmers Market Association, all products are made using local ingredients and suppliers as much as possible and fresh for each market.
Flour and semolina are sourced from Wholegrain Milling Co. and salt comes from Victorian producers. Regeneratively farmed eggs come from Baintree Pastoral in Macedon, and fresh curds from Long Paddock Cheese are used in the gnocchi. Occasional specials happen whenever market produce and seasons allow, so keep an eye out as the year rolls by.
Voyager Canteen operates without any additional single-use plastics or excessive packaging; products are weighed and wrapped to order in home-compostable uncoated greaseproof paper, and BYO reusable containers are welcome and encouraged.
Named after the Voyager space probes (and equal-favourite Star Trek series) which have absolutely nothing to do with pasta making, it provides an excuse for Shaun to listen to music from 1977, drink black coffee and draw more spaceships when not on the tools.
With a degree in painting and photography from RMIT, all artwork and photography is done by Shaun in-house and by hand without any use of AI products, and using recycled materials where possible.
We acknowledge the Dja Dja Wurrung people as the traditional owners of the land we work on, and extend our respects to their elders past, present and emerging
