Silvana, the heart behind Fifth Ave Katoomba Retreat, launched her business to share her family's Southern Italian culinary traditions and celebrate the cooking she enjoyed with her Nonna. Nestled in the stunning Blue Mountains National Reserve, her retreat offers more than an escape—it’s a taste of Mediterranean paradise in Katoomba. With a young olive grove, a budding vineyard, and fruit and nut trees set among native gum trees, the retreat blends her heritage with her father’s deep connection to the land.