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Pat Nourse, managing

editor; Shanghai

Martinis atop The Peace Hotel after aGT

x APT tour that roamed from Beijing to

Hubei, up the Yangzi to Chongqing, on

to Xi’an and finally Shanghai.@patnourse

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Where we’ve been

In central Italy we take a food

tour of Rome with chef and national

treasure Fulvio Pierangelini, follow

in the footsteps of 15th-century artist

Piero della Francesca and rediscover

our favourite traditional trattoria-

style dishes at exciting Roman

restaurant Santo Palato.

I hope you enjoy the issue and

the change of pace.

Ciao,

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W

elcome to our annual

Italian issue. We’ve

done something a little

different this month and

changed the format of the magazine to

mirror the country that it’s dedicated

to, dividing the issue into three distinct

sections: north, south and central Italy.

In each section we explore the

food, wine and places that make the

region special. Though in Italy you’re

only ever really scratching the surface,

aren’t you?

Up north we’re drinking Amarone

and nebbiolo, eating zuppa and risotto

al Barbaresco, and hopping between

mountain and lake in the picturesque

surrounds of Lake Garda.

Down south it’s all about

Marsala from Sicily and the purple

primitivo from Puglia, chicken with

’nduja, white chocolate and ricotta

cannoli, and the hidden treasures

that lie waiting for visitors to Naples

and Matera.

Rigatoni with

tomato, guanciale and

Pecorino Romano

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Sarah Oakes, editor;

South Yarra

A trip to Melbourne that included

checking out luxurious new boutique

hotel United Places: thoughtfully designed

rooms with Scott Pickett’s excellent

restaurant Matilda conveniently located

on the ground level.@sarahaliceoakes

Helen Anderson, travel editor;

Lewis and Harris, Scotland

Harris Tweed redefines the overused

word “artisanal”: a world-class cloth dyed,

spun and handwoven in homes on the

spectacularly beautiful island of Lewis

and Harris. @handersonglobal

PHOTOGRAPHY BEN DEARNLEY (RIGATONI) & ALANA LANDSBERRY (PORTRAIT)

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