Australian Gourmet Traveller - (05)May 2019 (1)

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Hobart,Tasmania;

LisaFeatherby,fooddirector

I squeezedtimearounda photoshootin

Tasmaniatospendtimein Hobartvisiting

markets,diningoutandcheckingin atthe

fabulous Macq01. @lisafeatherby

Where we’ve been

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disappearingdishesofItaly’ssouth.

Werollupoursleevesfora masterclass

inmakingperfectpasta.Welineup

forSiciliancannoliandspaghetticon

bottarga,anddelveintothecurious

twinnedhistoryofragù, Bolognese

andNapoletano.

WhetheryoufindyourbestItalian

intheVenetoorVictoria,bringthe

freshestproducetothetable,shareit

withfamilyandfriends,and relax.

Thesejoysareuniversal.

Buon appetito,

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taliancuisineis a greattraveller.

OnmenusfromTaipeitoTehran

it’sgreetedlikeanoldfriend,

thoughtheburghersofBologna

mightnotrecogniseChineseBolognese

pizza,normighttheRomansembrace

carbonaraallaTokyo.

Someofthemostexcitingopenings

inAustraliathispastyearhavebeen

Italian– withvaryingdegreesof“ish”

• andit’sa measureoftheremarkable
  diversitywithincucinaItaliana,its
  shape-shiftingversatilityandirresistible
  appeal,thatwecanhankerafterIndian-
  spicedtrippaallaRomana(Alberto’s
  Lounge,Sydney)andbug-tailcarpaccio
  spikedwithyuzuandseaweeddust
  (Fico,Hobart).
  InourItalianissue,wecatchthis
  newwaveofAustralian-Italianand
  chartthe“respectfulreinvention”
  underway.Wealsoreturntoil bel
  paese,backtoitsglorioustraditions
  andthesourceofallthisdelicious
  Italoinspiration.GTcontributor
  Katie Parla celebrates the lost and

CoffinBay,SouthAustralia;

HarrietDavidson,editorialcoordinator

It doesn’tgetmuchmorefarm-to-table

thanoysterspluckedstraightfrom

crystal-clearwater,shucked,andfinished

with a squeeze of [email protected]

CardamomMountains,Cambodia;

HelenAnderson,traveleditor

DesignguruBillBensleychannelsIndiana

JonesandJackieO athisnewjungle

camp,ShintaManiWild,in south-west

Cambodia.Greatfun,anda pioneering

wildernessconservationproject.

@handersonglobal

PHOTOGRAPHY MARK ROPER (RAG

Ù BOLOGNESE) & ROB SHAW (PORTRAIT).

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