Five food news and events to fire up your winter travels
Carousing in Campania
Luxury travel company Belmond has released its third cookbook, Campania: Recipes & Wanderings Across Italy's Polychromatic Coast, this time spotlighting the cuisine and culinary communities of Campania through a mix of technicolour travel photography, stories from regional suppliers and classic southern Italian recipes. Expect plenty of travel inspiration from the kitchens of Caruso, A Belmond Hotel, the brand's 11th century palace resort perched 350 metres above the Amalfi Coast. See belmond.com
Noosa's amped-up festival for foodies
The four-day Noosa Eat and Drink Festival is back, and bigger than ever. This year's festival, from May 29 to June 1, includes the return of popular signature events such as the Arcadia Street Long Lunch and some fresh additions such as a new interactive cooking hub, celebrities versus chefs cooking battles, an expanded Festival Village and a new venture by chef Matt Golinski. See noosaeatdrink.com.au
Where there's smoke, there's Fervor
Chef Paul 'Yoda' Iskov worked in some of the world's best restaurants before founding Indigenous food pop-up, Fervor. Last year, the food collective took the concept to guests of The Ritz-Carlton, Perth for a degustation at Hearth restaurant, followed with a series of bespoke luxury food itineraries in remote parts of Western Australia. Now Iskov is teaming up with Hearth's chef de cuisine, Brian Cole, once again for a series of fire-driven dining events in June, October and November. See hearthrestaurant.com.au/news
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