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Cocktail hour at Soultrap basement bar

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When you’re out in the middle of Australia, it’s a reminder of just how vast our continent is.

It is also a reminder of just how important aviation is in connecting our towns and cities and, in doing so, how it has helped shape Australian society. The Qantas founders knew that if they could bring aviation to the Australian outback, they could connect communities and help them build and thrive.

Today, aviation drives business and trade and supports the booming global tourism industry. It contributes billions to the Australian economy by bringing tourists to our shores and through direct and indirect employment.

It is a role we take very seriously and drives our commitment to promote the best of Australia to the world – whether it’s flying and supporting our national sports teams, featuring the amazing food and wine grown by Australian suppliers in our lounges and on board or showcasing bold, beautiful Indigenous art on our aircraft.

More than 20 years ago, Qantas began its Flying Art series that celebrates the work of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.

The first aircraft in the series was one of our 747s. It featured a design that captured the vivid reds and blues of Central Australia. The colourful livery wrapped around the world’s largest commercial jet was pretty hard to ignore.

Last month we added a fifth piece of flying artwork to our collection. It’s a magnificent conceptualisation of Emily Kame Kngwarreye’s painting, Yam Dreaming, and it now adorns our newest Dreamliner.

The late Emily Kame Kngwarreye, a senior Anmatyerre woman, was born in 1910 in a remote desert area, now called Utopia, 230 kilometres north-east of Alice Springs. Emily didn’t start painting until she was nearly 80 years old. But in her eight short years as an artist, she produced more than 3000 paintings and became known internationally as one of Australia’s most important Indigenous artists.

Qantas has worked with the Indigenous-owned design agency Balarinji to bring all of our five Flying Art pieces to the skies.

The series reflects the dynamic, long, rich history of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and is in keeping with the airline’s commitment to reconciliation.

It is a source of great pride for all of us at Qantas that, as the Spirit of Australia, we can promote our country’s dynamic Indigenous culture throughout the world.

Heading to Alice Springs with Emily’s family and friends to welcome home this aircraft was an honour.

From the CEO

Magdalena Roze and chef Neil Perry at

his Jade Temple restaurant in Sydney

AlanAlan JoyceJoyceAlan Joyce

CEO, Qantas

When Neil Perry is in the mood for tripe and

noodles, he heads to Happy Chef restaurant

on Sydney’s Sussex Street. If he has a craving

for mackerel dumplings while in Melbourne,

ShanDong MaMa Mini is his go-to. But how

does he uncover these gems when, on the

outside, they may not appear to offer great

cuisine? “When you’re wandering around

Chinatown, you’ve just got to dive in and

take a shot,” he tells Magdalena Roze on

food-focused podcast The Pass. “If you throw

enough darts, you’ll get a few gems.” Perry

reveals more of his secret spots and cooking

philosophies on the first episode of season two

of The Pass on Qantas inflight entertainment.

Food personalities such as Kylie Kwong and

Josh Niland are profiled in each episode and

convinced to divulge their top under-the-radar

dining destinations. They’re likely to become

your favourites, too. K AT E BA R R ACOSA

Food for thought


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Cheat sheet

Surry HillsA fascinating new hotel is taking the cool factor of this inner Sydney neighbourhood to the next level. Here’s how to soak up the best that the suburb has to offer.

downright delicious. Try the

pad seuw – thin sheets of rice

noodles with potently spiced

braised Wagyu beef. It’s worth

both the wait and the noise.

Drink

THE WINERYWhether you nab a table in the

sprawling outdoor area lit with

fairy lights or settle into a large

armchair indoors, a visit to this

local institution (thewinerysurry

hills.com.au) is a must. Although

it lives up to its name with an

easy-to-navigate selection of

Australian and international wines,

there’s also a good selection of

cocktails, beers, ciders and sakes

to choose from.

SOULTRAPA marriage of millinery and

mixology, this basement bar

(soultrap.com.au) on Campbell

Street is the place to go if

you’re looking for a fancy fedora,

followed by a French-style apéritif.

Too specific? Don’t be deterred.

Jazz tunes, refreshing cocktails,

decadent tartines and an

unmistakable speakeasy vibe

are also part of the attraction.

Do

GOLDEN AGE CINEMAIn the same building as the

Paramount House Hotel, the

56-seat Golden Age Cinema

(ourgoldenage.com.au)

screens cult classics and

thought-provoking new

releases. A departure from

modern multiplexes, it’s a step back

in time with green velvet curtains

and timber seats almost as old as

the heritage-listed building.

But first, caffeine…Stop by Single O (singleo.com.au)

for – you guessed it – single origins

from Peru, El Salvador and Kenya.

For the full story, visit travelinsider.

qantas.com.au.

Stay

PARAMOUNT HOUSE HOTELConcrete, timber and terrazzo are

the heroes of the 29 guestrooms

at this new hotel (paramounthouse

hotel.com) from the team behind

some of the suburb’s hippest

haunts, including Reuben Hills and

Paramount Coffee Project. Set to

open in the second week of April,

it features a striking copper and

brick façade and of-the-moment

interiors by Melbourne firm

Breathe. But it’s the new onsite

wine bar Poly (see overleaf) by

the renowned Ester group that

really steals the show.

Eat

REUBEN HILLSCoffee is serious business

at this lofty micro-roastery

(reubenhills.com.au) and the

food menu, replete with

Latin influences, isn’t taken

lightly either. Unlike your

breakfast, the space has

a decidedly local feel, with

oh-so-Surry Hills polished

concrete floors and a roller-

door back entrance.

CUCKOO CALLAYOn Crown Street,

the second outpost of

Newtown institution

Cuckoo Callay (cuckoo-

callay.com.au) is the

perfect lunch spot for three

reasons. One: the blue swimmer

crab cake with corn and avocado

salsa is exceptional. Two: it’s fully

licensed. And three: the upstairs

balcony is the ideal perch for

people-watching on a lazy Sunday.

CHIN CHINIt’s been open for seven months

but you may still have to queue

outside Melbourne restaurateur

Chris Lucas’s first Sydney venture

(chinchinrestaurant.com.au). And

for good reason: the vibe inside

the dining room is peppy (verging

on rambunctious) and the dishes

(Clockwise from top)

Chin Chin’s interior and

stir-fried prawn, bug

tail, egg noodle, garlic

chive and “hellfire” chilli

oil; buzzy Single O café;

micro-roastery Reuben

Hills; a light-filled

guestroom at the new

Paramount House Hotel

Tom Ferguson, Tom Ross


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First bite

New in townAkash Arora serves up

Australia’s hottest new restaurants.

Food

Drinks

Location

Details

Space

Tostadas with tuna, guacamole and

mango salsa, and chicken, refried

beans and lettuce at Bar Patrón

81 North Quay, Brisbane

threeblueducks.com

Open seven days for breakfast,

lunch and dinner

Brisbane

THREE BLUE DUCKS

After opening three stellar

venues in NSW, the TBD team

brings its food and philosophy

to the spanking-new

W Brisbane. Equipped with

a woodfired oven and rotisserie,

the kitchen serves favourites

such as spanner crab scramble

with green mango.

Craft beers, crisp wines

and inventive cocktails

feature on the drinks list.

Earthy tones, stone and

timber contribute to the

dining room’s relaxed vibe.

The third floor of soon-to-open

W Brisbane hotel in the CBD.

2 Phillip Street, Sydney

barpatron.com.au

Open seven days for lunch

and dinner

Sydney

BAR PATRÓN BY ROCKPOOL

Mexican chef Pamela Valdes

Pardo is at the helm of

Neil Perry’s new restaurant,

offering lunch, pre-theatre,

dinner and late-night dining.

Tacos, tamales, tostadas and

everything in between are on

the menu as well as pastries

handmade on site.

Patrón is the official (and only)

tequila on the menu, along

with a selection of cocktails

and Spanish, Chilean and

Portuguese wines.

Marble, timber and leather

in warm tones mingle against

the backdrop of a simple yet

sophisticated white palette.

Two minutes’ walk from

Customs House at Sydney’s

Circular Quay.

80 Commonwealth Street, Surry

Hills paramounthousehotel.com

Open Saturday-Sunday for lunch

and seven days for dinner

Sydney

POLY

Ester owner-chef Mat Lindsay

is opening a new haunt in

Surry Hills but it’s nothing like

his Chippendale restaurant.

For starters, it’s a wine bar

with handheld food, most

of it cooked over charcoal.

“Everything is designed to

go with the drinks,” he says.

About 100 wines appear on

the always-changing menu

– all organic and natural from

small-batch producers and

many specifically made for Poly.

Exposed beams and

a concrete bar pay homage to

Poly’s site, the heritage-listed

Paramount House.

Across the road from Chin Chin

and right next to Paramount

Coffee Project in Surry Hills.

480 Hay Street, Perth

garum.com.au

Open seven days for breakfast,

lunch and dinner

Perth

GARUM

Guy Grossi will give Western

Australian ingredients a Roman

twist at this osteria in

soon-to-open hotel The Westin

Perth. Expect Fremantle

octopus topped with olives,

tomato and capers and

White Rocks veal with sage,

prosciutto and semolina.

Wines from the Italian

region Lazio will be the star

attraction but there will be

many local drops to savour, too.

A soaring pitched roof, peeling

plaster, exposed beams and

oversize bulbs give the dining

room an air of elegance.

The east end of Perth’s CBD.


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View of Saint-Tropez from the citadel

Port of call

Saint-TropezRegent Seven Seas’ Seven Seas Explorer docks in

Saint-Tropez this month en route to Monte Carlo. The ship’s concierge, Phil Leech, shares the French

Riviera town’s secrets with Samantha O’Brien.

What’s a great place for lunch?

Very much off the beaten track,

Restaurant L’Olive (11 rue Aire du

Chemin; +33 4 94 97 09 21) has a

shaded terrace for alfresco dining.

It’s a lovely place to have a quiet

lunch, as most visitors on their

way to Citadelle de Saint-Tropez

rarely look into pedestrian alleys.

Where should I go to have a drink?

Saint-Tropez’s Old Town is a

hotspot where locals and visitors

end up rubbing shoulders. The

retro Bar Du Port (9 Quai Suffren;

+33 4 94 97 00 54), located right

in the heart of the flamboyant

Vieux Port, is a great spot to enjoy

some food and delicious cocktails.

Where should I go to shop? The

most famous luxury brands are

all in the Old Town. A few narrow

streets, such as rue Georges

Clemenceau, are lined with souvenir

and local-craft shops. But the best

boutiques are on rue Gambetta,

which starts by Vieux Port and ends

in Place des Lices, where you’ll find

an open-air market every Tuesday

and Saturday morning.

The big Q

Front row or back row?

Torn between forward and aft seats on your next economy-class flight? Two frequent flyers state their positions to Kate Barracosa.

Lyndon TerraciniArtistic director, Opera Australia“I prefer the front row because I like to get on the plane and

go straight to sleep. I carry a lot of stuff and it’s much easier

to get settled in the front row, as there’s always more space.

Also, during the flight, fewer people walk past your seat so

you’re disturbed less. And there’s no-one reclining their seat

in front of you either so there’s far more room to stretch out

your legs, which is especially important on long-haul flights.”

Marnie GodingCreative director and founder, Elk Accessories

“People think that by sitting at the front, they won’t have to wait

as long to get off but we all have to wait for our bags. Being up

the back is handy when you’re with children, as you don’t have

to constantly tell them to stop staring over the seat at other

passengers and you’re closer to the bathroom – kids never tell

you early enough that they need it. And if it’s not a full flight,

there’s a better chance the seat next to you will be empty.”

BACK

FRONT

Where should I go to stretch my

legs? Head to the old port, Vieux

Port – it’s more than a must-do.

Start off on the east side and walk

towards the Tour du Portalet (the

Portalet Tower) on the opposite

side and you’ll get to admire the

harbour from different angles.

Once you reach the 15th-century

tower, the walk up a flight of

stairs offers magnificent views.

Where can I get a decent coffee?

Le Café (5 Place des Lices; +33 4 94

97 44 69) is a great place to enjoy

coffee away from the tourists.

With a bit of luck, locals may be

playing boules in the square right in

front. Be sure to have a peek inside,

admire the superb 19th-century

décor and be tempted to return

for a cocktail.


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(hotel.qantas.com.au/cavallopoint). It has the best views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco skyline. The cocktails and wine list are exceptional and the food is tasty but the best part is the cosy setting. I love it.If you’re after a market experience, don’t

miss… the farmers’ market at the Ferry Building (ferrybuildingmarketplace.com) on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Local farmers and artisans have stalls there and there’s a variety of food. You can’t really come to San Francisco and not go there.For designer shopping, visit… Fillmore Street. It has a lot of small boutiques with high-end labels, including Elizabeth Charles, Marc Jacobs and James Perse. There are options for every age and some great restaurants and bars to visit.For vintage shopping, head to… the famous Haight-Ashbury neighbourhood. It has this great variety of vintage clothing stores, such as Relic Vintage and Wasteland.You can find the perfect memento at… the Exploratorium’s gift shop (exploratorium.edu) on Pier 15. It has lots of fun, unique things for all ages.If it’s raining, spend the day at… California Academy of Sciences (calacademy.org). There’s a four-storey rainforest exhibit, a great planetarium and a fantastic café.

You wish...

Out of this world

These 5.25-carat black opals may be hewn from the red rock at Lightning Ridge in northern NSW but on closer inspection they seem to contain a slice of the galaxy. Suspended in 18-carat white gold and surrounded by dangling rows of diamonds, these one-off “Starry Nights” earrings ($50,400) are designed by Opal Minded owner Renata Bernard. Though the earrings are made from one half of the same stone, their bright blues and greens glimmer slightly differently when the light catches them. Visit opalminded.com. K AT E BA R R ACOSA

Ask the concierge

Nancy K. DuBoisCavallo Point

San Francisco

The restaurant that best shows off San

Francisco is… Quince (quincerestaurant.com) in the historic Jackson Square neighbourhood. It has three Michelin stars and the chef, Michael Tusk, only uses local, seasonal ingredients to create these incredible Californian dishes. I’m a big fan.And the restaurant that’s a real hotspot for

locals is… Nomica (nomicasf.com) in the Upper Market neighbourhood. It does excellent Japanese with a bit of a twist. I love the chicken in brioche with miso butter.For the best coffee, make your way to… the Ferry Building. There’s a great food hall there and I always go to Blue Bottle Coffee (bluebottlecoffee.com) for my caffeine hit.And for breakfast I recommend… Brenda’s French Soul Food (frenchsoulfood.com) on Polk Street in the city. They serve the classics – beignets, shrimp and grits, say, and French toast with butter pecan sauce – but they do them really well.When my friends are in town, I take them

for a drink at… Farley Bar at Cavallo Point

(Clockwise from top)

Farley Bar at Cavallo

Point; Quince chef

Michael Tusk; lettuce

cups with marinated

vegetables and Red Boat

fish sauce at Nomica;

the Ferry Building


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Words: Vanessa Lawrence. Collection Cartier ©Cartier. Photography: Nick Welsh

Elizabeth Taylor’s diamond and ruby suite, 1957Film producer Mike Todd was a smitten new husband when he gave his pregnant wife, actress Elizabeth Taylor, a suite of Cartier diamond and Burmese ruby jewels while they holidayed in Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera. She was in the pool when he presented her with the stunning bib necklace that forms part of the exhibit. “It was like the sun, lit up and made of red fire,” Taylor recalled years later. “I shrieked with joy, put my arms around Mike’s neck and pulled him into the pool after me.” A matching bracelet and earrings followed.

THE DUCHESS OF WINDSOR’S “FLAMINGO” BROOCH, 1940Cartier is synonymous with the scandalous love story of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Twice-divorced Wallis Simpson had a mind-boggling collection of jewellery, much of it given to her by the former king, Edward VIII, but the “Flamingo” brooch he commissioned as a birthday gift was a favourite. A necklace and four of the duchess’s bracelets were “recycled” to create the flamingo. Its plumes are set with emeralds, rubies and sapphires – 42 of each – while the legs and body are made up of 102 diamonds. The Cartier Collection didn’t acquire the piece until 2010, when it went up for auction at Sotheby’s in London.

María Félix’s two crocodile brooches, 1975Mexican actress María Félix was a Cartier diehard and as flamboyant as her jewellery was colourful. Legend has it she took an aquarium containing her baby crocodile to the Cartier flagship on rue de la Paix in Paris to request an exact likeness of her beloved pet in the form of two brooches, the first made up of 1060 emeralds and the second comprising 1023 brilliant-cut fancy intense yellow diamonds. The brooches join together to form a necklace and the feet are replaceable with clawless paws so as not to scratch the skin of the wearer.

Cartier: The Exhibition is showing

until 22 July. Visit nga.gov.au/cartier.

All that glittersMore than 300 spectacular Cartier items – many on loan from royal families and

celebrities – are on display at Canberra’s National Gallery of Australia in a first for

the country. Here’s our guide to four of the exhibition’s most impressive sparklers.

QUEEN ELIZABETH’S “HALO” TIARA, 1936In April 2011, Queen Elizabeth lent the Cartier “Halo” tiara, which has 888 brilliant- and baguette-cut diamonds, to Catherine Middleton for her wedding to Prince William. King George VI commissioned it for his wife, Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother), who passed it on to their eldest daughter, then Princess Elizabeth, when she turned 18.

Watch this space

Turnaround time

The Tiffany & Co. “East West” watch is unlike any other, thanks to the landscape orientation of the dial. This version, measuring 42mm x 25mm, is encased in stainless steel and set with round brilliant diamonds, the white dial contrasting with a black alligator strap. A smaller model is also available. It’s water-resistant to 30 metres – not that you’d

swim in it – and priced at $10,900. Visit tiffany.com.au. BA N I M c S PE D D E N @baniwatch

Ask Qantas

QIs it true that Qantas

has used mustard seeds to fuel an aircraft?

AYes, indeed. In January this year,

a Boeing Dreamliner 787-9

took the world’s first biofuel

flight between the United States

and Australia. The scheduled

passenger service, QF96,

made the 15-hour trip from

Los Angeles to Melbourne

powered by a blended fuel

derived from Brassica carinata

– a non-food mustard seed.

The flight resulted in seven per

cent fewer emissions compared

with the airline’s regular flights

over the same distance.

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a Beijing hutong or the beautiful Aussie beach you can have to

yourself any time of the year. And what about that rooftop bar in New

York City that only the cool cats of Williamsburg know about?

If you’ve discovered a gem, we’d love to share your insights in a soon-to-be-launched column. Email your

best travel tales to [email protected]. We’ll do

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Aman TokyoAn elegant taste of the city’s high

life, this hotel is a monument to the principles of Japanese design

and living, writes Vanessa Frey.

Water in room Two 500ml

bottles and soda water from

Suntory’s Yamazaki natural

springs – all on the house.

Room service A variety of

Western, continental, Asian

and Japanese dishes are

available around the clock.

Pillow menu Hypo-allergenic,

buckwheat, Airweave and

Tempur ergonomic.

Bath Traditional furo stone

soaking tub with a hinoki-

wood bucket and stool for

pre-washing – bathing is

a ritual in Japan.

Bathrobe Velvety-soft chenille

microfibre and a kimono-style

robe for use at the Aman Spa.

Amenities Custom-made.

The concierge test Asked to

suggest Tokyo activities, one

of the two concierges mapped

out an entire two-day itinerary

of the city’s highlights.

TV and movies Forty TV

and three movie channels.

Wi-fi Free and fast.

Price From $1080 a night.

Ask for… the Deluxe Palace

Garden View Room.

Verdict Perfect harmony

comes at a pretty price in one

of Tokyo’s ritziest districts.

The lowdown

Location On Tokyo’s “Wall

Street”, near the historic

Nihonbashi district.

Number of guestrooms 84.

Check in/out 3pm/noon.

Food and drink Arva

is the hotel’s signature

(Italian) restaurant

but it also does

breakfast, Japanese-

style. For more casual

fare, try the French-

inspired The Café by

Aman or all-day diner

The Lounge by Aman.

Wellness There are

yoga and Pilates

studios, Japanese

baths and steam

rooms, a 24-hour fitness

centre, a 2500-square-metre

day spa and a 30-metre pool

on the 34th floor.

Business facilities A 16-seat

boardroom with skyline views

and a meeting room with

secretarial services.

Minibar There’s a small but

considered selection of fresh

juices, local beer, Californian

wine, champagne and sake.

(From top) The hotel’s

30-metre city-view

pool; the airy Deluxe

Palace Garden View

Room; a koto player

serenades guests

The hotelDiscreetly occupying the upper six floors of a high-rise in the Otemachi financial district, Aman Tokyo (aman.com) is right at home among the city’s modern skyscrapers and power players. There’s serious money here and this is a seriously elegant hotel to match. At ground level, the broad, clean streets are reminiscent of New York’s stately boulevards but it’s 33 floors up where your dreams will be made, not broken.

The roomOverlooking the Imperial Palace complex and, on a clear day, Mount Fuji, the west-facing Deluxe Palace Garden View Room is minimalist, meticulous and generous. At 71 square metres, this is reportedly the biggest standard room in a crowded city where space is at a premium. Tradition and nature are paid the utmost respect – from the black stone, blond wood and other raw materials that bow graciously to the Earth’s elements to the delicate shoji screens in the guestrooms. Less is definitely more here.

Did you know Australians use more than one billion disposable hot-drink cups a year, with most of them ending up in landfill? Of course, it doesn’t have to be so. Simply Cups collects used cups from participating businesses and recycles them

to keep the planet cleaner and greener. And it gets better. For every two cups recycled, your business earns one Qantas Point. What’s not to like? For more information, go to simplycups.com.au.

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