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

Qantasreturnedtothe

FijiancityofNadiin

Marchforthefirsttime

inalmost 20 years,

launchingfourflights

a week. Andforskiers,

therewillbedirectflights

betweenMelbourneand

Queenstownduring

NewZealand’speakski

season,threetimesa

weekfrom 21 Juneto

27 August.qantas.com

DANTE’S PRIDE

LindenPride, a one-timebarmanager

atNeilPerry’sRockpoolBar& Grill,co-owns

DanteinNewYork.It’srankedninthon

TheWorld’s 50 BestBarslistandhas

beensingledoutbyGrubStreetashaving

thecity’s“absolutebestNegroni”.The

bartenderreuniteswithhisformerboss

foranAustralianDantepop-upthatstarts

atRosettainSydneyon5 May,andincludes

NegroniSessionsandSummerofSpritz

events(8-10May),thenheadstoMelbourne

on 13 Mayformorepro-cocktailcelebrations

atAlfredPlace(13-15May)andRosetta

(16 May).rockpooldininggroup.com.au

When in Rome

Roomsbya chef,rooms

byanarchitectandrooms

above the Spanish Steps.

Dante.

A suiteatRooms

ofRome.Left:

a classicsuiteat

H’All Tailor Suite.

TheRoomsofRomePalazzo

RhinocerosThelife-sizedresin

rhinocerosinthecourtyardlends

thisculturalhubintheancient

quarterofVelabroitsname.

Envisagedas“aneighbourhood

underoneroof”,it’sa jointproject

betweenanartsfoundationrunby

formerfashionfurrierAldaFendi

andhigh-profileFrencharchitect

JeanNouvel.Forthemoment

there’sa gallery,a rooftop

restaurantwithdazzlingviews

overtheadjacent4th-century

Arch of Janus and nearby Forum

Boarium,anda 24-suitehotel

runbySpanishhotelierKike

Sarasola,betterknownasthe

founderoftheRoomMatehotel

group.Nouvelhaspreservedthe

buildings’landmarkfaçadesand

originalinternalfeaturessuchas

tilefragments,flakingplasterand

oldtimberbeams,whileinstalling

“steelboxes”containingbathrooms

andkitchens,andclevertrompe

l’oeil“mirror”panelsthatappear

toreflectalternativeviewsof

theroom.ViadelVelabro 9,

theroomsofrome.com

Hotelde la VilleTherooftopbar

andrestaurantpromisesomeof

thecity’sbestviewsyet,overVia

Sistinaandbeyond.TheRocco

Fortegrouphastransformedan

elegant18th-centurypalazzoabove

theSpanishStepsintoa five-star

hotelwith 104 suitesandrooms,

andanempire-styledspaontwo

floors.ChefFulvioPierangelini

overseesmenusinthehotel’sthree

restaurants.Nextforthegroup

arehotelopeningsinPuglialater

thisyearandSicilynextyear.Via

Sistina 69, roccofortehotels.com

H’AllTailorSuiteComeforchef

RiccardoDi Giacinto’srefined

dishesatRistoranteAll’Oro–

deconstructedcarbonarainan

eggshell,perhaps,ora twiston

theclassicRomanbraisedoxtail

• thenstayupstairsina standout
  boutiquehotelcreatedbyDi
  Giacintoandhiswife,Ramona.
  The 14 carefullydetailedrooms
  haveparquetfloors,marble
  baths, brasslightsandeclectic
  artworks,andserviceis cut-
  above.ViaGiuseppePisanelli
  23/25, thehallroma.com

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PHOTOGRAPHY

ANDREA

DI

LORENZO

(H’ALL

TAILOR

SUITE),

STEVE FREIHON (DANTE) & NIKKI TO (TRISHA GREENTREE).