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.

Contributors

GOURMET TRAVELLER

WHAT GT LOVES THIS MONTH

Editor’s letter

Dishes and destinations • Gourmet Traveller’s round-up of where we’ve been and what we’re eating.

THE SWEET LIFE • New restaurant and bar openings from across Australia, Gourmet Traveller’s Restaurant Awards, the best pizza ovens, and urban agriculture.

THE LATEST FROM CHEFS AND RESTAURANTS AROUND AUSTRALIA RESTAURANT NEWS

GOURMET 2022 RESTAURANT AWARDS

QUARTER TIME • Opened in 2013, Baduzzi brings New York-style Italian dining to Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter.

THE LOWDOWN

Memories A QUICK WORD WITH ALINTA CHIDZEY • The musical theatre star talks Moulin Rouge, motherhood and her very own meet-cute.

Dried pasta • Quick and reliable, quality dried pasta is an essential Italian pantry staple.

THE KITCHEN GARDENER Daikon • This big root vegetable is perfect for impatient gardeners and packs a versatile punch, writes SIMON RICKARD.

WILL HEATH & MILKO MARINOZZI • Kylie Kwong celebrates the individuals helping to grow a stronger community. This month we meet Will Heath and Milko Marinozzi, the heart and soul of Rozelle’s ethical butchery, Emilio’s.

Gippsland VICTORIA • SAMANTHA PAYNE discovers the untapped final frontier in cool-climate wines in Victoria’s south-east.

A TASTE OF TH E REGION HERE

NEGRONI

THREE LIQUEURS TO TRY

Dining out • This month, we visit Melbourne for a taste of Italy and pop in for aperitivi at Hobart’s Sonny.

OUT TO LUNCH • The old-school long lunch is back at this luxe New York-Italian dining room, writes TORY SHEPHERD.

RAISE THE BAR • This tiny Hobart wine bar packs a mighty punch more than snacks and aperitivi, writes ALIX DAVIS.

JOIN THE CLUB • This retro trattoria delivers good times and a fresh riff on classic Italian, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.

WHO DARES WINS • When adventurous Aussie produce meets Danish culinary ingenuity the results are surprising and impressive, writes FIONA DONNELLY.

QUICK LOOK

FAST • Create simple, flavourful meals in less than 30 minutes with these everyday recipes.

Tiramisù • Italian for pick me up, this coffee-and liqueur-infused trifle more than lives up to its name.

Bomboloni • Like sugar-coated clouds, these Italian filled doughnuts are the perfect sweet treat.

An expert’s guide to FORMAGGIO • We ask Melbourne cheesemonger Anthony Femia to explain everything you need to know about formaggio.

MODERN ITALIANS • Italian cuisine is one of the most loved in Australia, but it wasn’t always the case, writes LEE TRAN LAM.

SLICE OF HEAVEN • From the humble Margherita to creations topped with octopus and ’nduja, when it comes to pizza and the Australian public, it’s amore. We go in search of the hottest new slices to be found around Australia.

PIZZA GLOSSARY

PASTA DISASTER • An impulse purchase had KARLIE VERKERK ready to unleash her inner-Italian – but making fresh pasta isn’t always as easy as it looks.

LA DOLCE VITA • Winter or summer, it’s always a good time for gelato at Ciccone & Sons .

The Italian way

Perfectly al dente • Melbourne’s Al Dente Enoteca shares the pasta that transformed them from a side hustle to a restaurant.

BUON PRANZO • Find a little comfort in the kitchen with these Italian-inspired recipes for a long Sunday lunch.

PIZZA PARTY

A taste of Italy...