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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Gourmet Traveller

Editor’s letter

WHAT GT LOVES THIS MONTH

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

ROAM FREE • Restaurants to add to your eating agenda, the best hot cross buns and how to forage for pine mushrooms.

RESTAURANT NEWS • THE LATEST FROM CHEFS AND RESTAURANTS AROUND THE WORLD

ALL FIRED UP

Out and about

PUTTIN’ ON THE GLITZ

Fancy a trip around the world in 180 days?

CAKE QUEEN

THREE OF THE BEST HOT CROSS BUNS

Out of Africa

LET’S DO LUNCH

FORAGING FREELY • Diego Bonetto is passionate about the bounty of delights growing in Australian forests and along our coastlines. Here the author of Eat Weeds, A Field Guide to Foraging shares the secrets to finding and safely eating wild pine mushrooms, which are in season now.

ON THE PASS

Instant coffee • These quick-fire solutions deliver a quality caffeine fix in a hurry. Just add near-boiling water.

A QUICK WORD WITH MICHAEL FRANTI • The chart-topping musician, humanitarian and hotelier on touring with U2 and life lessons from punk rockers.

Walnuts • These delicious nuts have a short shelf life so growing them is best for freshness, writes SIMON RICKARD.

NARELDA JACOBS • Kylie Kwong celebrates the individuals helping to grow a stronger community. This month, we meet journalist, news presenter and changemaker Narelda Jacobs.

Dining out • This month, we visit an Italian-inspired Central Coast fine diner, a coastal newcomer in the west, a glitzy multifaceted restaurant in South Yarra and a revamped Med star in Port Willunga.

ALBERTA’S • A freewheeling newcomer combines global dining pedigree with love for its hometown, writes MAX VEENHUYZEN.

OSTERIA IL COCCIA • An Italian-accented tasting menu licked by open flames sets a high standard for finer dining on the Central Coast, writes MATTY HIRSCH.

STAR OF GREECE • After more than a decade, this destination seaside restaurant has had a facelift, writes KATIE SPAIN.

YŪGEN DINING • It’s time to live large at this glitzy multi-faceted restaurant, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.

Wild cheers • A sensory garden in a Tamar Valley vineyard, Apple Isle festival dates, the best in sustainable drops and Adelaide Hills wineries.

DRINKS NEWS • TOP DROPS, NEW OPENINGS, AND INSIDE TIPS FROM THE EXPERTS

SPOTLIGHT ON

VICTORIA JAMES • Victoria James is director of beverage at Michelin-starred Cote in Miami and New York City and recent James Beard nominee for outstanding wine program.

Keep it real • In the hunt for sustainable drops its not always easy being green, warns NED GOODWIN.

Adelaide Hills • SAMANTHA PAYNE explains why this South Australian wine district is having its phoenix moment.

A TASTE OF THE ADELAIDE HILLS

WALLFLOWER

You're invited to You're Easter lunch • Spice up your Easter lunch with fresh herbs at your fingertips plus all the kitchen essentials to delight your guests.

Faster, crispier, easier • These delectable crispy prawns are the ideal start to an Easter feast. Thanks to the Tefal Easy Fry Oven & Grill with nine cooking functions and convenient multilayer cooking, entrees will be on the table in no time.

Bake, roast & grill a feast • Bring romance and joy into your kitchen with the Smeg Portofino Induction Freestanding...