Maggie Scardifield

Heading to Italy? Italian-Australian chefs share their picks of what and where to eat back in the old country.

Paramount House has all the temptations of a permanent vacation: good coffee, art-house films and smart dining in one of Sydney’s liveliest suburbs. With a new hotel on site, the package is complete.

These inventive modular sweets seamlessly pair food and design.

Laura is the more intimate, finer-dining option at Pt Leo Estate, a $50 million-dollar winery, restaurant and sculpture park on the Mornington Peninsula.

The actor, director and Australian National Treasure on his quest to become vegan, messing around with paint and Spaghetti Shakespeare.

Wishful drinking meets mindful upcycling as Trash Tiki brings its dumpster-diving philosophy to our favourite local bars and eateries.

Bar Patrón by Rockpool: a Mexican restaurant and tequila bar with DJs and possibly the best Margarita in town.

Expect quaffable, fun drinks with deliciousness and accessibility to the fore when Billy Kwong's sommelier opens her new bar.

One of the world's best cocktail bars has opened an outpost in Hong Kong. Bottoms up.

With the Italian chef's new restaurant launching as part of the Gucci Garden in Florence, the long lunch could be back in vogue.