How to grow rocket
A vegetable patch without rocket lacks a great staple, according to Mat Pember. The perennial performer is a leaf for all seasons.
This summer’s most popular recipes
Counting down from 20, here are this summer's most-loved recipes.
Eight inventive icy-poles
From eggnog ice-pops with milk crumb to adult only gin-spiked watermelon and cassis icy poles, these frosty treats aren't any regular popsicles.
50BestTalks brings World’s best chefs to Sydney and Melbourne
Massimo Bottura and more are coming to the Sydney Opera House.
XO’s pandan panna cotta with gula melaka syrup and sesame tuiles
Try Canberra restaurant XO's innovative recipe for a silky pandan-flavoured panna cotta topped with a crunchy sesame tuile.
Romantic recipe ideas
From quail egg and ricotta ravioli to coffee caramel panna cotta - this is how GT does romance.
Melbourne’s best bars
Our favourite bars in Melbourne, as seen in our 2017 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide.
Signature Drink: Sweetwater’s Basil Smash
A simple twist on a gin classic.
First Look: Sotto Sopra opens in Newport, Sydney
Team Ormeggio have opened a breezy new restaurant with seafood and a wood-fired oven a highlight. Here's a look inside.
Sydney’s Tomato Festival returns in 2017
Spend a weekend filled with cooking demonstrations, communal lunches and more dedicated to all varieties of tomato at Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens.
The Producers: Cow and the Moon, Sydney’s world-award winning gelato
Gelato master John Crowl has been lifting the world’s gelato game since 2011.
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Ricky & Pinky, Melbourne review
Fun, flavour and sharp cooking are on the Chinese menu at the new Hong Kong-style diner at Fitzroy’s Builders Arms, says Michael Harden.
Young Henrys and Mary’s charity cook up
Two of Sydney's inner west favourites are teaming up in aid of cancer research.
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Nespresso’s new coffee pods have been aged for three years
Good things come to those who wait.
Seven summer Spritz recipes
Refreshing.
Chrissy’s Cuts gourmet sausages
An unsatisfied government consultant leaves her career to make free-range sausages. How’s that for a democracy sizzle?
Hot Plates: Vaquero Dining, Albion
No cowboys are to be found at Albion’s newest smart-casual spot. Instead there’s plenty of charcuterie, batched cocktails and a slick fit-out.
Hot Plates: Damon Amos opens Detour, Woolloongabba
Ever tried gunpowder-seasoned salmon?
Skewers for the barbecue
What better way to entertain than with skewers. They're quick, easy to prepare and (mostly) mess-free. From barbecued sumac prawns to cumin-spiced lamb skewers, here are some that will make your next backyard dinner party easy.
Rockpool and Spice Temple head to Brisbane
Big plans are afoot as Rockpool Dining Group expands north.
Gifts for the well-travelled
Looking for a gift for the traveller in your life? From board games to bags, there's something special for every journey.
Pretty in pink recipes
Embrace soft shades of blush, rose and berry with these pinker-than-pink recipes.
The two best chocolate shops in Tasmania
As chocolatiers raise the bar on chocolate-making, we've rounded up of our favourite places to shop for the ultimate choc hits.
The best chocolate shops in Queensland.
As chocolatiers raise the bar on chocolate-making, we've rounded up of our favourite places to shop for the ultimate choc hits.
The best chocolate shop in Perth
Chocolatiers throughout the country are raising the bar on chocolate-making to a dark art form. Here's our top pick for Perth.
The three best chocolate shops in South Australia
As chocolatiers raise the bar on chocolate-making, we've rounded up of our favourite places to shop for the ultimate choc hits.
28 ridiculously indulgent comfort-food recipes
From chocolate whiskey soufflés to sticky caramel buns and a caramel-topped cheesecake, here are 28 excellent solutions to midweek fatigue. Where's the spoon?
Fast summer dinners
From an effortless tomato and ricotta herbed tart to Sri Lankan fish curries and chewy pork-and-pineapple skewers, these no-fuss recipes lend to relaxing on a humid summer's night.
Spirit House’s prawn stir-fry with green peppercorns and krachai
This prawn stir-fry from the Sunshine Coast's Spirit House restaurant packs a punch with chilli and aromatic krachai, also known as wild ginger.
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Gourmet Traveller’s first-ever Clean Eating issue is out now
Featuring flavour-packed fresh recipes and a bonus 70-page cruising issue.
Can you match these Melbourne restaurants to their signature dishes?
Text your knowledge with our quiz.
Steamed recipes
From seafood to tofu to vegetables, steaming your ingredients can help retain their flavour and nutritional value, even in dishes that err on the side of indulgence.
Bar Liberty’s chicken skin “GLT”
In their take on a BLT, Melbourne restaurant Bar Liberty swap out bacon for gribenes, a crisp chicken-skin crackling. It's a delicious break of tradition.
Chinese New Year recipes
No need for takeaways this Chinese New Year. Celebrate the occasion with your own barbecue pork buns steamed to doughy perfection, Sichuan wonton soup, or authentic sweet and sour pork.
Barbecued dessert recipes
The barbecue isn't just reserved for meat. Work a little dessert into your grill routine for a smoky hit.
Stokehouse, Melbourne review
An Australian dining landmark rises from the ashes: the Stokehouse is back ready to please the crowds for at least another generation to come, writes Michael Harden.
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French cuisine heats up in Brisbane
French bistro classics are suddenly hotter on the Queensland dining scene than a bubbling pot-au-feu.
Expert air travel tips with Jason Dundas
Top-tier executives on the move: they're the ones who can tell you what the best airport lounges are around the world, how to tackle jetlag, whether to role or fold and the best hotels to do business. We chat to a few in our monthly Business Class column.
Fiji’s fantasy island
Take a trip to paradise with the reopening of the luxurious Vomo Island in Fiji.
Can you match these Sydney restaurants to their signature dishes?
Take our quiz to check your knowledge.
Skiing, sailing and mountain climbing tours in Antarctica
There's extreme skiing, and then there's skiing in Antarctica.
Folonomo’s cacao nib rocks
Chui Lee Luk's residency at Sydney restaurant Folonomo may have come to an end, but her moreish cacao nib rocks cookies live forever. Well, until you finish the batch.
Pascale, Melbourne Review
There’s never a dull moment at ultra-glam, slightly mad Pascale, QT Melbourne’s dazzling flagship diner, writes Michael Harden.
Tropical Swizzle
To mark our 50th anniversary, we collaborated with Patrón Tequila and Neil Perry to create a Mexican-themed birthday feast that included this pineapple tequila swizzle. Cheers. Combine 10 ml falernum (an almond and lime syrup; available from liquor shops), 15 ml pineapple juice, 15 ml lime juice and 50 ml Patrón Silver in a double rocks […]
Kitchen by Mike lands at Sydney Airport
Mike McEnearney reopens his canteen – and reboots the idea of what an airport restaurant can be along the way, wood-fired oven and all.
The world’s most beautiful airports
Departing, arriving and connecting flights are filled with a sense of adventure and excitement. Here are some of the world's most beautiful airport terminals that begin every journey in style.
Glamour ship unveiled
Australia is about to get its first glimpse of Seabourn Encore, a glamorous new addition to the Seabourn fleet.
Knives & Ink: Chefs explain their weird and wonderful tattoos
What is it about chefs and tattoos? A new book asks the inked to answer for themselves.
Chilli black beans
Served on corn chips, this Mexican classic is perfect for a fiesta.
Emma Knowles on the streets of Paris
Gourmet Traveller's food and style director shows us her favourite Parisian spots, from fromageries to design stores.
Five essential long weekends
If a long weekend is approaching, here’s a guide to five fantastic places around the country you can escape to.
The best dishes we ate overseas in 2016
We’ve journeyed from Botswana to Brooklyn, Japan to Java this year, and ate a lot of great things along the way. Here are some highlights from GT’s travel-writing team.
Adobo lamb cutlets
For a Filipino twist, charcoal these lamb cutlets in an ancho chilli, lime and oregano marinade - they'll have an extra chilli bite.
Light and healthy recipes
With fresh ingredients and lots of spices, these light and healthy recipes are perfect for summer.
Seymour’s cocktail bar opens in Brisbane
Cocktails and oysters are on the menu at the new venture by the Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall team.
Great Dane: Copenhagen street style
Channel the practicality and street smarts of the Danish capital's fashion set, with tonal basics and statement accessories.
In memoriam: AA Gill
AA Gill was a great stylist with a singular voice and rare wit. Here, Pat Nourse, his long-time editor at Gourmet Traveller, shares a note he wrote to Gill shortly before his death.
A perfect summer weekend in Brisbane
Zip from brunch to bar to farmers’ market in Brisbane, we’ve mapped out an ideal weekend of all the city’s summertime hits.
Toreador #2
To mark our 50th anniversary, we collaborated with Patrón Tequila and Neil Perry to create a Mexican-themed birthday feast.
The Euro
REVIEW The Euro is a revered and versatile stalwart of the Brisbane scene. An imaginative yet unintimidating menu and relatively sober fittings are boosted by friendly, efficient service. Buckwheat risotto is typical of the clever bistro-with-a-twist dishes on offer, presented with edamame and Kalamata olives in a watercress sauce. Precisely cooked Paroo kangaroo striploin arrives […]
Felix
REVIEW The Merivale group’s homage to the French brasserie is well realised. The faithfully recreated room, which could so easily be a tired cliché, is full of energy and movement and has a lightness to match its urban surrounds. A friendly, enthusiastic floor team does a great job on the perennially busy floor. Classic dishes […]
Four in Hand by Guillaume
REVIEW You can still order a schooner of Reschs with confidence, but The Four in Hand isn’t what you’d call a classic Sydney bloodhouse − its plasmas screen the netball as well as the rugby, and the look for most of the punters speaks of healthily diversified investment portfolios. And while the bar menu offers […]
Flying Fish
REVIEW Here is a restaurant writ large in size, form and aspect – a heritage wharf building with views of harbour and bridge, the gardens of Barangaroo, a cruise ship or two, its two storeys decked in timber floors and beams, its white linen-clad tables lit by a cascade of tiny pendant lights. Flying Fish […]
Best dishes of 2016: our critics’ picks
Our staffers' picks of the best Australian eats of the year. Who's hungry?
Da Noi
REVIEW Sardinian warmth meets assured technique and an Italian-leaning wine list in this cosy South Yarra dining room. Pietro Porcu may not be in the kitchen full-time these days, but his mark is still on every meal. His farm at Yarck informs much of the menu, showcasing sweet Dorper lamb, suckling pig and kid goat. […]
1889 Enoteca
REVIEW There’s romance aplenty in the Old-World grandeur of gilt-edged mirrors and stained-glass windows, and the genial Italian-accented waitstaff. Traditional Roman dishes are given a modern flourish, whether it’s lightly battered zucchini flowers yielding anchovy dotted mozzarella or saltimbocca alla Romana, elegant as it gets, the veal edged with fine prosciutto and scattered with fried […]
Fins
REVIEW Despite our extensive coastline, benchmark Australian seafood restaurants are rarer than Venus tuskfish, which puts 24-year-old Fins and its chef and proprietor Steven Snow into the fish hall of fame. Peerless seafood and constancy pervade his menu. The daily line-caught selection still comes three ways – mild chilli miso consommé, Moroccan tagine and Snow’s […]
Darley’s
REVIEW Tinkling chandeliers, heritage-listed surrounds, primped gardens – this Gatsby-esque Blue Mountains restaurant, set in Lilianfels Resort & Spa, might be the place that you and your great aunt agree on. Time your evening with the sunset; the colours that play out across the cliffs in Echo Point will leave you swooning. So too will […]
Dandelion
REVIEW Geoff Lindsay’s celebration of Vietnamese cuisine has been popular with Bayside locals since opening in 2011. The long, narrow space – exposed brick walls, light-well garden feature and polished concrete floors – is a regular hangout for wannabe yachties and young families, who graze through an extensive menu offering everything from pho five ways […]
Dainty Sichuan
REVIEW Regional Chinese food options have improved significantly over the past decade, yet Dainty Sichuan remains a red-chilli standard for things hot and numbing. And although the Dainty empire has expanded and diversified, its Toorak Road mothership remains a holy site for loyalists. This two-storey house of chilli and lacquered timber serves an exhaustive menu, […]
4Fourteen
REVIEW At last count, Surry Hills had 42 trillion venues where you can peck at a nifty little salad or poke at a spicy smudge of Asian fusion on the end of a ceramic spoon. So if that’s what you’re looking for, look elsewhere. You’ll have plenty of options. It might be pretty, it might […]
FermentAsian
REVIEW FermentAsian warrants the trip to the Barossa. The restaurant’s backstory is cute – charming owner taught to cook by husband, wins awards with elderly parents assisting in the kitchen – and the food embodies quality over quantity. Hanoi spring rolls, the only orthodox Vietnamese offering and Tuoi Do’s signature dish, are thickly wrapped and […]
Esquire
REVIEW Esquire describes its adventurous dégustation approach as a commitment between kitchen and diner. Certainly, a visit to this riverside rule-breaker requires faith. Until you sit in the modernist-inspired dining room, you won’t know if you’ll be served 12 or 25 items, or be paying $90 or $150 for the privilege. Cynics could find their […]
The Fish Shop
REVIEW You can try and kid yourself by sticking to the raw and cured section of The Fish Shop’s menu, and while you’ll be rewarded with a knockout pickled octopus and white bean salad (speckled with punchy hits of dried olive), the real action is in the deep-fryer. Order a potato scallop before you even […]
Christmas Day style
'Tis the season to don prints, ruffles and party-ready accessories.
El Público
REVIEW Five years after opening its doors, this spirited bar-restaurant remains Australia’s benchmark for Mexican food. Or should we say “Mexican” food? While opening chef Sam Ward made his name by championing a traditional approach, his successor Tommy Payne has put his own twist on the menu and he isn’t afraid to use poetic license […]
Ezard
REVIEW For the past 18 years, any serious survey of Melbourne dining has included Ezard. In itself, that’s testament to Teage Ezard’s vision (Australian food with both eyes on Asia). That he’s now allowing head chef Jarrod Di Blasi more sway is further proof of his acuity. The food leans more to Japan than Thailand […]
The European
REVIEW There are few Melbourne experiences more Melburnian than shouldering through the narrow doors of The European on a cold afternoon. The long, wood-lined “carriage on the Orient Express” feel of the bustling room, stocked with smart staff, a hissing coffee machine and Portuguese tarts on the curved bar has instant appeal. Same goes for […]
Donovans
REVIEW “Easy” might be the best way to describe Donovans. Staff greet you like old friends on arrival at their beach house. Wines are poured with care and conviviality and there’s plenty to love by the glass. Go in the early evening. The curtains may be drawn – the reflection off the sand into the […]
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Da Orazio Pizza + Porchetta
REVIEW Ever wondered why friends who live in Bondi never leave? A few slices of pizza from Da Orazio might help you understand their predicament – fewer than three years after opening, it has locked itself in as one of Sydney’s top pizza joints, and probably the fanciest, too, the grey-and-white industrial fit-out attracting a […]
Dead Ringer
REVIEW Of course, they could just get by selling drinks. Dead Ringer is the second venue and the first restaurant from the good people who brought us Bulletin Place, the Sydney CBD bar that may very well be the benchmark for quality cocktails in the state. The libations here are as soigné and crisp as […]
Efendy
REVIEW A fragrant half-shoulder of lamb is brought to your table by a smiling waiter, the interior hums with instrumental Levantine music and your bill arrives in a 1980s Turkish comic book. Efendy does Turkish well, and it gets the details right. The menu starts with hot and cold meze: pastirma and hummus speckled with […]
Ellen Street Restaurant
REVIEW At the restaurant for Maxwell Wines, a new pass cut into the limestone dining room wall allows the buzz from the kitchen to filter into a previously austere dining space overlooking vineyards. Eager staff are enthusiastic about chef Fabian Lehmann’s bold flavours, with good reason. He embraces the vitality of local produce – from […]
Elyros
REVIEW “You’re not going to finish that?” a waiter asks in mock horror about the fragment of fillo-framed custard with berries left on a diner’s plate. After being assured the dish was fabulous, he shrugs: “We’re a Greek restaurant, no one goes home hungry.” Elyros, from the team behind Carlton’s Epocha, is actually Cretan, hence […]
Emilia
REVIEW If you want to start a fight with an Italian, strike up a conversation about spaghetti Bolognese. At this charming laneway trattoria, scores can be settled over a bowl of tagliatelle ragù – the hand-cut pasta ribbons in a lusty pork and beef sauce leave no room for debate. Not that you’ll want to […]
Epocha
REVIEW There have always been plenty of reasons to go to Epocha. Housed in a beautiful terrace across from the Carlton Gardens, run by two of Melbourne’s most experienced hospitality players and sporting an atmospheric upstairs bar, an all-European wine list and trolleys for both cheese and dessert, it knows how to show you a […]
Estelle by Scott Pickett
REVIEW You could say ESP goes its own way. A swirling Christopher Boots chandelier, darkly glamorous room and showcase open kitchen all swim against the tide of casualisation; so does Scott Pickett’s dégustation menu, which grows more theatrical and experimental without ever stooping to twee, or losing sight of flavour. Even the salvo of snacks […]
Etsu Izakaya
REVIEW There’s a sense of mystery to Etsu Izakaya. A barn door devoid of signage is all that can be seen from the road, but slide it open and an Aladdin’s cave awaits. The long, dimly lit space is moody, almost whimsical, featuring floor-to-ceiling Japanese-inspired murals, a curved timber wall blending into the ceiling and […]
Ezard at Levantine Hill
REVIEW The steel-and-glass parabola studded with barrel-shaped booths, the busy helipad and art-strewn grounds mark Levantine Hill as Yarra Valley’s most aspirational vineyard restaurant. Owners Colleen and Elias Jreissati engaged chef Teage Ezard to steer the kitchen, which divides its energies between truffled mac ‘n’ cheese croquettes and slow-cooked lamb in the all-day diner, and […]
Farmhouse Restaurant at Pialligo Estate
REVIEW A rural restaurant within 10 minutes of Parliament House isn’t a difficult concept for occupants of the bush capital to grasp. The farmhouse digs at Pialligo Estate offer rustic charm and the ambience is suitably refined, even if it’s at times marred by wedding-party commotion drifting from outdoor marquees. A deep cellar may be […]
Frank
REVIEW Smolt’s younger funkier sibling is all about the share. The open converted office foyer space offers multiple configurations for socialising and a festive mood, so bag some friends for best results. Start with a vibrant cocktail or let the knowledgeable bartender recommend a wine from the South American and Tasmanian selection. Small plates, like a […]
The Dolphin Hotel
REVIEW There is no shame in popping into The Dolphin Hotel for a postwork snack and a glass of wine at the bar to help you wind down. Pizze champion the toppings without crowding them, and boast a 48-hour ferment on the dough. Or you could sneak into the wine room, which takes influence from […]
Double chocolate recipes
These desserts make the best of both worlds, combining dark and milk chocolates in one.
Qantas announces non-stop flights from Australia to London
The Kangaroo Route is about to become both the fastest, and third-longest, in the world.
AA Gill: Being There
We mourn the loss of a treasured member of the Gourmet Traveller family who passed away on December 10, 2016. British writer AA Gill was a contributor to the magazine from July 2004. Gill’s travel column was as insightful as it was witty, funny as it was thoughtful – he was without peer. This is the final piece he wrote for Gourmet Traveller; it appears in the December issue, 2016. - Anthea Loucas Bosha, Editor
Tuna ceviche with ginger, chilli and corn
To mark our 50th anniversary, we collaborated with Patrón Tequila and Neil Perry to create a Mexican-themed birthday feast.
AA Gill: extreme of consciousness
One day a refugee camp, the next a South-of-France soirée. AA Gill straddles the travel divide in his first-ever column for Gourmet Traveller, published in July 2004.
2016’s most stunning food photography
We've leafed through GT's pages to find our favourite food photos of the year.
Patrick Friesen’s most Canadian dish of all time
Gourmet Traveller chats to Patrick Friesen about quintessential Canadian fare.
Berry recipes
Whether it's raspberries paired with chocolate in a layer cake, or blueberries with lemon in a tart; berries are a welcome addition to any dessert. Here are delicious recipes with berries.
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