Even those of us who aren’t of Italian heritage dream of Sunday lunch at Nonna’s. The palette of colourful ingredients, the taste of the freshest produce, the scent of hand-kneaded dough baking and the feel of breaking that crusty bread all adding to the sound of joy, of family and friends united – delighting all our senses. This is what the team at Papa Luigi’s, Tamworth NSW, brings to the table six days a week.

Bellingen’s Osteria Fiume, which means ‘river’ in Italian, is the vision of restaurateurs Fiona Richardson and Megs Black. Together they’ve created a space that invites you to come as you are, enjoy a humble meal and, ultimately, leave revived.