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A collection of Italian seeds
Brescia-born chef Stefano Manfredi collects Italian seeds and grows them into a rainbow of Italian vegetables.. “My father was a big gardener,” says Manfredi. “When we came to Australia, we...
A collection of Italian seeds
Brescia-born chef Stefano Manfredi collects Italian seeds and grows them into a rainbow of Italian vegetables.. “My father was a big gardener,” says Manfredi. “When we came to Australia, we...

A collection of Italian hotels
James Lohan and Tamara Heber-Percy are Mr & Mrs Smith - collectors, and curators of great hotel experiences.. Why the name 'Mr & Mrs Smith? The moniker has less to...
A collection of Italian hotels
James Lohan and Tamara Heber-Percy are Mr & Mrs Smith - collectors, and curators of great hotel experiences.. Why the name 'Mr & Mrs Smith? The moniker has less to...

A collection of Italian cheeses
British-born Australian Will Studd has been working with specialist cheese for more than four decades, many of them handmade in Italy.. Having established a successful string of delicatessens in central...
A collection of Italian cheeses
British-born Australian Will Studd has been working with specialist cheese for more than four decades, many of them handmade in Italy.. Having established a successful string of delicatessens in central...

Flaunt your collection, PRADA.
Janine Kyle has long held a love for all things Italian; especially PRADA. Beginning her career in retail at the eponymous House of Merivale fashion boutiques, working for Merivale and...
Flaunt your collection, PRADA.
Janine Kyle has long held a love for all things Italian; especially PRADA. Beginning her career in retail at the eponymous House of Merivale fashion boutiques, working for Merivale and...

A Collection of Italian Wines takes up residenc...
Come Sunday 21 August, more than 100 Italian vineyards showcasing more than 250 wines, will take over Sydney Town Hall.. Now in its third year, the Italian Wine + Food...
A Collection of Italian Wines takes up residenc...
Come Sunday 21 August, more than 100 Italian vineyards showcasing more than 250 wines, will take over Sydney Town Hall.. Now in its third year, the Italian Wine + Food...

Designer Marni Burger has a passion for Italian...
. Born in South Africa, Interior Designer Marni Burger has long had a passion for all things Italian. From a young age, she longed to travel the world. Italy was...
Designer Marni Burger has a passion for Italian...
. Born in South Africa, Interior Designer Marni Burger has long had a passion for all things Italian. From a young age, she longed to travel the world. Italy was...

Marcella Hazan - Venetian winter dinners
Classic northern Italian recipes that can be taken from the stove to the table.. Italian-born cook and cookbook author Marcella Hazan was one of the women responsible (along with famed...
Marcella Hazan - Venetian winter dinners
Classic northern Italian recipes that can be taken from the stove to the table.. Italian-born cook and cookbook author Marcella Hazan was one of the women responsible (along with famed...

Pyjamas designed by a Princess
. Fashion Designer Maria Vittoria Colonna, lives on the outskirts of Vicenza, some 75-kilometers west of Venice.. Having grown up in Rome, a member of one of Rome's oldest noble...
Pyjamas designed by a Princess
. Fashion Designer Maria Vittoria Colonna, lives on the outskirts of Vicenza, some 75-kilometers west of Venice.. Having grown up in Rome, a member of one of Rome's oldest noble...

Venice's famous Erbaria Market - a visual feast
Every morning, except Sunday, between San Polo square and the Rialto bridge, Venice's market stretches across three squares. This is where Venetians come to do their grocery shopping, just as...
Venice's famous Erbaria Market - a visual feast
Every morning, except Sunday, between San Polo square and the Rialto bridge, Venice's market stretches across three squares. This is where Venetians come to do their grocery shopping, just as...

The most romantic hotel in Venice
The wedding venue for Amal Alamuddin and George Clooney is as elegant as the happy couple.. The arrival in Venice. It begins with that initial glimpse of the Grand Canal,...
The most romantic hotel in Venice
The wedding venue for Amal Alamuddin and George Clooney is as elegant as the happy couple.. The arrival in Venice. It begins with that initial glimpse of the Grand Canal,...