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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Editor's Letter

Restaurant news • We check out the best openings in Australia, from a top chef’s independent venture in Sydney to a three-level Italian diner in Collingwood.

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

Kevin La • Kylie Kwong celebrates the individuals helping to grow a stronger community. This month, we meet the content creator and small business champion known as Sydney Food Boy.

Pistachio butter • Finding itself amid a global renaissance, this lush spread ranges from a strong nutty paste through to a buttery dessert ingredient. Making it is a labour-intensive pursuit that sees the finicky nuts double-shelled before being processed, resulting in this extra indulgent spread.

White Horse • The pedigreed refurb of a circa 1930s Surry Hills pub is making waves for all the right reasons, writes MATTY HIRSCH.

Gibney • Old-world glamour and an address in Perth’s most famous beachside suburb equals one of 2024’s most exciting openings, writes MAX VEENHUYZEN.

Bistra • Chic, casual and perfectly formed, this Carlton newcomer exemplifies all that is great about Australian bistronomy, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.

The Waterloo Inn • Thanks to the work of a plucky young couple, the sleepy Tasmanian town of Swansea is now a dining destination, writes MATTY HIRSCH.

Robert Heywood • Pushing tradition to its limit with delicious results, Clover Hill’s chief winemaker might be Tasmanian sparkling wine’s most gracious disruptor.

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

Quality time • How chef Peter Gilmore celebrates Father’s Day with his sons.

La 75 • We explore the origins of some of the country’s best signature drinks and learn how to recreate them at home.

Wine list wins • Want to change up your order? SAMANTHA PAYNE says these are the varieties and styles to watch.

Grid culture • Eat, drink, post. Has social media changed the way we dine? ALEXANDRA CARLTON investigates.

Table For One • Restaurant critic and professional eater MICHAEL HARDEN shares the art of dining alone – and how to enjoy it.

Bites to remember • Following another intense year of professional eating, we asked our panel of Restaurant Awards judges to share some of the most memorable mouthfuls they uncovered.

Annual Restaurant Awards • Presenting the finalists in Gourmet Traveller’s Annual Restaurant Awards.

Best New Restaurant

Best New Talent

Wine Bar Of The Year

Best Destination Dining

Restaurant Personality Of The Year • This award celebrates the people who turn a meal out into an occasion to remember, and remind us that hospitality is built on being hospitable.

Readers’ Choice Icon Award • This year’s winner will join Victoria’s Brae in the GT Icons Hall of Fame, as voted by our readers.

Malta Moments • Celebrating their Maltese heritage, JACQUI CHALLINOR and JULIA BUSUTTIL NISHIMURA share the unique flavours that set the cuisine apart.

Everyday • This month we’re cooking up warming winter soups, elegant tray bakes, vegetarian-friendly riffs and easy entertaining dishes.

Six ways with tofu • For a flavourful plant-based meal, toss tofu through one of these vibrant marinades. Start with 800gm firm tofu – or tempeh – cut into cubes; then simply marinade, skewer, and grill. Cook on a pre-heated grill or barbecue, turning, for...