Australian Gourmet Traveller - (09)September 2020 (1)

SMALL PLEASURES

PidapipóGelateriahaspartneredwithlocalartistBeciOrpinto

createthreelimited-editiongelatotreats,hopingtospreadsome

positivityandcolouracrossMelbourne.Flavour-wise,eachofthe

“nutbombs”orgelatocakesdrawsontraditionalItalianflavours,

withcombinationsofcassatawithpistachio;baciowithhazelnut;

andpeanutbutterwithchocolate.Eachcomesencasedin fluffy

Italianmeringueandcoveredin nutsora chocolatecrumb,andhas

a puff-pastrybase,whichwasinspiredbya vanillaslicePidapipó

ownerLisaValmorbidabakedin lockdown.“Itendedupworking

perfectlyforthegelatocakes,andgivesthemsometextureand

crunch,”saysValmorbida.EachcakecomesadornedwithOrpin’s

colourfuldesignsonanediblewaferandwitha postcard,which

youcanusetosendonthelove.“Smallpleasures,likeeating

gelato,canhavea wholenewmeaningduringthistime,soit’s

nice to remind people of that,” says Beci Orpin.pidapipo.com

THE LIFE AQUATIC

SaltwaterEcoToursis thenewIndigenous-ownedshort

cruisetripoperatingoutoftheSunshineCoast.Sailing

fromMooloolabaona century-oldhistorictimberboat,

eachtourcombinesthevisualsplendouroftheCoralSea

andMooloolaba’scanals,withrichcontext,impartedbyan

Indigenousstorytelleronboard.Sharingthetraditionsof

thearea’soriginalinhabitants,theKabiKabipeople,thetour

includessitesofculturalsignificance,placesforhuntingand

gathering,andplaceswhereDreamtimestoriesandsongs

originated.You’realsolikelytospotseabirds,turtlesand

dolphins,andyoucanoptfora privatecharter,orheadout

ona grouptour.ThetourshavebeendevelopedbySimon

Thornalley,anIndigenousmanofTorresStraitIslanddescent

andsailor,whowasrecentlyappointedasanIndigenous

YoungTourismLeader.WiththehugeimpactofCovid-19,

theintrepidnewofferingaimstoshowAustraliansmoreof

theirownbackyard,whileconnectingthemwithanauthentic

Indigenous experience.saltwaterecotours.com.au

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PHOTOGRAPHY DANIEL BARKER (SALTWATER ECO) & SARAH PANNELL (PIDAPIP

Ó).