Gourmet Traveller

Each issue is packed with great dish ideas, hot restaurants and bars, entertaining tips, the best hotels and lavish spreads on some of the world’s most intoxicating travel destinations - everything you should expect from the Australia's premier food and travel magazine.

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Dishes and destinations • The Gourmet Traveller team share where they’ve been and what they’re eating.

Restaurant News • THE LATEST FROM CHEFS AND RESTAURANTS AROUND AUSTRALIA

Sodas • Pop the tops on these craft sodas that favour flavour.

Elise Mccann • The award-winning musical theatre actor talks life on the road, handwritten cookbooks, and accepting life’s curveballs.

Garlic • Imbued with mythical powers, this pungent cultigen needs to be in your garden, writes SIMON RICKARD.

Chanel Contos • Kylie Kwong celebrates the individuals helping to grow a stronger community. This month, we meet author and advocate, Chanel Contos.

Raja • In Sydney’s inner east, an accomplished young chef is quietly rewriting the rules for Indian dining, writes MATTY HIRSCH.

Movida Aqui • The Spanish sibling returns with a serious new look and seriously good food, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.

Edward & Ida’s • A winning mix of nostalgia and modern-day thinking equals an establishment that’s sharper than your average pub, writes MAX VEENHUYZEN.

Marla Singer • Under the cover of darkness, a Hobart neighbourhood brunch spot shapeshifts into a sophisticated wine bar, writes ALIX DAVIS.

Drinks News • TOP DROPS, NEW OPENINGS, AND INSIDE TIPS FROM THE EXPERTS

Cleaner Drinking • SAMANTHA PAYNE explores the world of sustainable drinks – from gin and whisky to wine and ale – and finds innovative spirits lead the way.

Eddie Chami • A failed attempt to make arak was the catalyst for an exciting career at the forefront of Lebanon’s wine industry for the Australian-born winemaker of Mersel Wine.

The Martini • Each month, we explore the origins behind some of the world’s most beloved drinks and learn how to recreate them at home.

Born to party • Party season calls for large format bottles. Here, NED GOODWIN picks the best magnums to share.

Fizz Master • It’s time to pop a cork for party season. But not all bubbles are created equal, explains Champagne champion SAMANTHA PAYNE. Here’s what you need to know.

Everyday • From easy-to-prepare dishes for entertaining to simple suppers, these everyday recipes keep things fast and fresh.

Gravlax • Set up a celebration station at your next party with this show-stopping gin-cured salmon as the hero.

The Bars That Shaped Australia • Whether they’re changing social values or pre-empting drink trends, the bars and pubs of Australia have long reflected Australian society. MAX VEENHUYZEN celebrates seven of the nation’s most influential watering holes.

To tap Or Not To tap? • Lower waste and with a lighter carbon footprint, tapped wine and cocktails might be the way of the future but not all of us are on board. We challenged traditionalist MICHAEL HARDEN to attempt his own conversion.

Tastes like celebrity spirits • With the launch of Papa Salt Coastal Gin, Margot Robbie and her kindred drinking buddies join the league of Hollywood heavyweights to diversify into drinks, writes ANNA McCOOE.

French new wave • On the ground in the spiritual home of light and simple nouveau wines, ELLIOT BAKER discovers change is afoot in Beaujolais.

Sunday Sessions • As the days get longer and the evenings grow mild, it’s time to set the outdoor table and plan a Sunday session. Designed to prepare ahead and serve yourself, these recipes are made for fun in the sun with friends.

Raising The Bar • When is...