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.

Gourmet Traveller

Editor’s letter

WHAT GT LOVES THIS MONTH

Contributors

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

Bread winners • International openings to have on your radar, a culinary cruise, the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival back in action, and Italian snacks worth seeking out.

RESTAURANT NEWS

HOT CHOCOLATE

SWEET AND SPICY

MAGIC MOUSSE

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BITES

ON THE PASS • with DANNY ROSSI, BELONGIL BEACH ITALIAN FOOD

APRIL SHOWERS

THREE OF THE BEST

GLOBAL RADAR

RETURN OF THE MELBOURNE FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL

HOTEL NEWS

TOGETHER AT LAST • The hospitality industry reunited for a star-studded night at Gimlet in Melbourne to celebrate the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards.

Gluten-free pasta • Fresh or dried. these five pastas are sans wheat but still full of flavour and bite.

Quince • More than just a paste on a cheese board, these golden fruits have their roots in ancient history, writes SIMON RICKARD.

ISABELLA MANFREDI • Kylie Kwong celebrates the individuals helping to grow a stronger community. This month, we meet musician and music industry advocate Isabella Manfredi.

NEW SOUTH WALES & VICTORIA • A taste of Italy is growing on banks of the Murray River, writes SAMANTHA PAYNE.

A TASTE OF MURRAY DARLING

NEGRONI BIANCO

Dining out • This month, we explore some of the best new Italian dining around the country, including Lana in Sydney and Melbourne’s Di Stasio Carlton.

ROCK SOLID • Neapolitan classics get a modern makeover at this new kid on the Hobart block, writes ALIX DAVIS.

NO DRAMA • Great food without fuss or fluster defines Italian fine-diner Lana, writes ALEXANDRA CARLTON.

NATURALLY BETTER • Low-fi wines and flavour-forward dishes fire up Italian-accented good times in a buzzy, no-fuss setting, writes FIONA DONNELLY.

THE GOOD LIFE • Big flavours and attention to every detail make this new Italian in the neighbourhood a must-visit, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.

EVERYDAY • From weeknight suppers to simple entertaining, these everyday recipes keep things fresh, fast and simple.

THE ultimate EASTER Feast • Create a delicious Easter menu with the latest kitchen appliances from Harvey Norman

Easy CROWD-PLEASER • CREATE authentic woodfired PIZZA IN AS LITTLE AS TWO MINUTES IN THE BREVILLE PIZZAIOLO BENCHTOP OVEN

LIGHT starters • air-fry, cook, grill – CREATE RESTAURANT QUALITY SEAFOOD DISHES WITH INNOVATIVE TEFAL EASY FRY & GRILL AIR FRYER

Main EVENT • MAKE FAST WORK OF puréeing, blending and slicing WITH THE POWERFUL KITCHENAID FOOD PROCESSOR

HOMEMADE treats • MAKE light work OF THESE HOT CROSS BUNS THANKS TO THE SMEG HAND MIXER WITH A DEDICATED DOUGH HOOK

Sweet FINALE • Barista-style coffee IS READY TO SERVE WITH DESSERT THANKS TO THE JURA E8 AUTOMATIC COFFEE MACHINE

Gnudi • Simple to prepare, these spinach and ricotta dumplings make a quick and delicious alternative to gnocchi.

NOT MADE in ITALY • JORDAN KRETCHMER meets the producers that draw on Italian food-making traditions, but with an Australian edge.

VENICE’S NEXT RENAISSANCE • After the pause, the ancient lagoon city reconsiders its future and paves its way forward, writes EMIKO DAVIES.

SOMETHING FISHY • It was the ancient...