delicious Australia — November 2017

TRAVEL NEWS

Hot destinations, cool stays, travel essentials & everything in transit.

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Spread over 35 floors, SOFITEL SYDNEY Darling

Harbour (left) has a splashy maritime design by

architect Richard Francis-Jones, 590 modernist

rooms with water views, and myriad dining options,

including a French-themed restaurant and Champagne

bar. A lounge on the fourth floor, complete with infinity

pool and cocktail bar, lends the precinct a fashionable

new energy. Even the hotel’s gym has riveting views of

the Sydney skyline. sofitelsydneydarlingharbour.com.au

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HOTEL INDIGO Bali (above) is a new 289-room

hotel in Seminyak with exotic landscaping, graphic

murals and elaborate carvings. Standard guest

rooms are stylish, but villas tempt with private pools

and marble bathrooms. The property has seven dining

options, including a beachfront bar offering tapas and

tunes. Vibrant furnishings suggest Philippe Starck – if

he had spent a year interning with traditional Balinese

craftsmen. seminyak.hotelindigo.com

CHECK IN

LONGITUDE 131°, the

acclaimed luxe outback camp at

Uluru-Kata Tjuta, has unveiled

a multimillion-dollar facelift. New

additions include a spectacular

premium suite, upgraded dining

areas, Indigenous artworks and

a spa using Li’tya products.

longitude131.com.au

SUNSET HIP

Sawyer, in the east LA suburb

of Silver Lake, is a light-filled

restaurant on Sunset Boulevard

with a menu that pays equal

attention to seafood as it does

to comfort food (prawn tacos,

catfish po’ boys and crab mac and

cheese). sawyerlosangeles.com

TOTES WILD
Maison Baluchon clutches from
France are imprinted with Henri
Rousseau-like jungle scenes.
They’re a wildly chic accessory
to balmy summer nights.
$160, bastilleandsons.com.au

Each November, Melbourne’s spring racing carnival

at Flemington brings out the fashion plates – and

the fashionable plates. Last year, Lexus engaged

both Ben Shewry (far right) and David Moyle for its

marquee; Shewry’s pumpkin dish is pictured. This

year, watch retailer Kennedy has French restaurant

Bistro Thierry providing a signature dish for each of

the race days, while coffee brand Lavazza has tapped

Buddha Lo of Matteo’s and Adam D’Sylva of Tonca.

RACE-DAY GOURMET

Edited by George Epaminondas @georgeepam

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