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A tiny little store nestled in the heart of North Melbourne on Queensberry Street, Beatrix is always bustling. Walking into Nat Paull’s storybook-level cute bakery feels like walking into the kitchen of your best friend (who also happens to be a world-class pastry chef).

Inside, you’ll find a gentle hubbub of loyal daily customers and delighted newcomers, sipping on tea or coffee, and nibbling on a delicious-looking something. Beatrix is just that kind of place – you can’t help but want to take a peek inside, and once inside… you just can’t leave without something sweet!

Emiko Davies is an Australian foodie, Italo-phile (is that a word?) author and photographer, based in Florence. The popular blogger has written two cookbooks on Italian cuisine (Florentine: The True Cuisine of Florence and Acquacotta) and is currently working on her third, due for release next year!

Having written extensively for titles including Conde Nast Traveler, Gourmet Traveller, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Jamie Magazine, Delicious and more… we’re PRETTY CHUFFED today, to feature Emiko’s mini-guide to Florence.

She’ll also be back in the not-too-distant-future, for a month-long stint sharing authentic Italian recipes for our weekly food column. Bring. It. On!

If there is one thing we can surely agree on in this crazy, messed up world, it must be the delicious-ness of creme brûlée. The sweet, smooth custard filling is universally agreeable, and that satisfying ‘crack’ of caramel could surely broker peace between the most bitter enemies.

Nat Paull from Beatrix in North Melbourne certainly thinks so. For her second offering in a month’s worth of decadent sweet treats, she brings us her outstanding chocolate creme brûlée tart.

Our art director Annie Portelli warned us not to follow Beatrix  on Instagram. ‘You’re going to want to go there every day’, she told us, but we ignored Annie’s cautionary advice and did it anyway. Turns out she was right.

Natalie Paull founded her teeny-tiny North Melbourne bakery with a rotating array of mouth-watering cakes and baked goods back in 2011. We spent a few weeks trying to invent reasons to get to Beatrix (Birthdays! Fridays! Tuesdays!) before realising we run a website that features monthly recipes – we should just bring Beatrix to us!

So we are SUPER excited to present to you with a month’s worth of sweet treats and decadent indulgences from Nat, the brains (and tastebuds!) behind Beatrix.

Today we bring you a family’s city garden that beautifully complements their priorities and the home it generously encompasses.

This lush, relaxed oasis belongs to landscape designer William Dangar – and it certainly exemplifies his expertise and passion for plant life!

I’m not entirely sure how I landed the gig of TDF’s resident travel writer, but I’m certainly not complaining about it!

A few weeks ago I was lucky to stay at the impressive boutique hotel, Lindenderry at Red Hill, where the robes are fluffy, the grounds are grand, and interiors brand-new!