What you really should know if you call yourself a “foodie”

I don’t love the word foodie. But only because it’s used so liberally nowadays that [...]

HeartRome Wins! 2016 Italy Magazine Travel Blog of the Year! 

Thank you, thank you, thank you! For every person who voted for HeartRome in the [...]

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The HeartRome 50 dining highlights of 2016

This was one of the hardest pieces I’ve had to put together all year. How [...]

Arrivederci Roma 2016

It’s that time of year again.  For weeks before my annual pilgrimage home to Melbourne [...]

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Where to eat in Modena when you can’t get a reservation at Osteria Francescana

Ok so if you’re off to Modena and had your heart set on dining at [...]

24 Hours in Turin

My sister has spent the year with me in Rome and I couldn’t let her [...]

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Noma: The night I flew to Copenhagen for dinner with strangers

Have you ever done something crazy? Like really crazy?  This is the story of an Australian [...]

6 things I did in Edinburgh

I finally, finally got around to experiencing a little more of the UK than London! [...]

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Osteria Francescana: The day I ate at the world’s number 1 restaurant (& interviewed the chef too!)

Modena is famous for many things. Pavarotti was born here. Its balsamic vinegar. It’s home [...]

Why nobody is talking about Oslo but they should be

Oslo might not be on your ultimate must-visit city list for a European holiday, but [...]

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