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This Italian-born star of screen and stovetop seeks very few Christmas gifts this year.

Simply spending time with family is, she says, the best present of all.

SILVIA COLLOCA & CHILDREN

WHERE WILL YOU BE SPENDING CHRISTMAS?

Silvia: This year, it’s a beach gathering on the NSW

North Coast. The whole extended family has

rented three houses on the same street!

KEY DECORATING TIP FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON?

Stick to one style: if you’re into vintage ornaments

and traditional colours, just do that.

HOLIDAY FASHION MUST-HAVES? A brightly coloured

summer dress and wedges. I can’t do proper heels!

ULTIMATE HOLIDAY DESTINATION? Somewhere hot.

I don’t happily do cold-weather destinations!

WHAT WILL BE ON YOUR SUMMER PLAYLIST? I love

long Christmas playlists. Always the classics and

The Three Tenors to keep the spirit going.

ANYTHING YOU’RE PLANNING TO BINGE-WATCH?

I think I’ll abstain. There’s too much fun to be had

when we get together with friends and family.

FAVOURITE STORES FOR BUYING GIFTS? I love

Snowgoose (snowgoose.com.au) for hampers, and

Grandiflora for stunning blooms.

SUMMER READING LIST?

The latest Zadie Smith novel, for sure.

WHICH FLOWERS OR FOLIAGE WILL FEATURE ON YOUR

FESTIVE TABLE? Anything I can forage.

WHAT’S ON YOUR HOLIDAY MENU?

I’m not a big Champagne drinker. For me, it’s

more the season for cold beer. And maybe a drop

of aged tequila too.

TO-DO LIST FOR 2020? I stopped writing lists

a few years ago and my mental health

is thanking me for it.

Silvia Colloca’s new show, Cook Like An Italian, will be

on SBS and SBS On Demand from January 8.

1 Where The Wild Things Are ‘Sleep Walk’ cotton cushion, $69, Kip&Co. 2 Love, Laugh, Bake cookbook by Silvia Colloca, $39.99, Pan Macmillan.

3 Moka 2019 aluminium 6-cup espresso maker, $125, Alessi. 4 Satake ‘Nabe’ cast iron mortar and pestle in Black, $64, Royal Design. 5 Chef XL

Sense KVL6100T stand mixer, $799, Kenwood. 6 Resin clamshell, $69.95, Alfresco Emporium. 7 Honey shot glasses, $21.36/set of 6, The Flying

Fork. 8 Patron Añejo tequila, $125, Dan Murphy’s. 9 Salt&Pepper ‘Refine’ terracotta totem planter, $49, Domayne. 10 Potted succulent, $4,

Bunnings. 11 Alpren ceramic lunch bowl, $45, Planet. >

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La dolce vita

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Text by Sarah Pickette. Silvia wears dress and shoes from Zara. Styling by Kate Nixon (interior) & Rosie McKay (fashion). Photograph by Anson Smart. Hair & make-up by Kelly Tapp. Flowers by Mandalay Flowers.

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