NICKYPELLEGRINO
writer
DearItaly,p
NewZealand-basedauthor
NickyPellegrinospentchildhood
summersstayingwithfamily
in Italy,andcontinuestotravel
thereyearafteryear.Her
bestsellingnovelsA Yearat
HotelGondolaandA Dream
ofItalybothhaveanItalian
flavour.Forthisissue,shewrites
a lovelettertotheregionof
Basilicata,stillanundiscovered
partofthecountry.“Thesouth
tomefeelsliketherealItaly:
beautiful but grittier,” she says.GIOVANNIPILU
chef
Fast,p
ThemanbehindSydney’s
PiluatFreshwaterbrought
hisSardinianheritageoutof
thekitchenandintothepages
ofGTthismonthtoshare
everyday,fastrecipesforhome
cooks.“OneofthethingsI love
aboutItalianfoodis thatit’sso
versatile,”hesays.“Whether
you’rehostinganelaborate
dinnerpartyorpreparinga
quickandeasyweekdaymeal,
there’sanItalianrecipeforall
occasions. Buon appetito!”BENITOMARTIN
photographer
Morethanaperitivi,p
PhotographerBenitoMartin
developedaneyeforlightand
compositionfroma youngage
whilegrowingupina family-
runphotographystudio.For
thisissue,Martinplayedwith
shadowanddepthtomatchthe
moodandenergyofAustralia’s
hottestnewItalianbars.“I love
seeinghowdifferentlightcan
lookindifferentpartsofthe
world,”hesays.“Thewayit can
transportyoutoanytimeor
place and bring out emotions.”HANNAH-ROSEYEE
writer
Southernbeauty,p
London-basedAustralian
writerHannah-RoseYee
thoughtsheknewa lotabout
pastauntilshetravelledtothe
regionofPugliainsouthern
Italyforthisissue.“Forthe
Pugliese,foodis a religion,”
shesays.“I’veneverseenso
muchreverenceandceremony
fora simpleplateoforecchiette
ora jugoffreshlypressed
oliveoil.Forsomeonewho
is passionateabouteating,
it was truly heaven.”p 114
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PHOTOGRAPHY BENITO MARTIN (MAIN) & ELLA MARTIN (BENITO MARTIN).