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Restaurant Awards

2013 Restaurant Awards nominees

If you’re an adventurous diner, times have never been better, and we’d like to think the places and faces shortlisted for this year’s GT Restaurant Awards are doing their bit. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony that launches our 2013 Australian Restaurant Guide next month, along with the big one: Restaurant of the Year. We hope you’ll join us in September.

Food News

August

Stephanie Alexander anticipates a farewell to winter as the bulbs in her garden begin to flourish.

Explainers

Cabbage

Whether sautéed, pickled, or simply sliced raw, the humble cabbage can be magic on the plate, writes Brigitte Hafner.

Destinations

Sunshine on a plate

Noosa endures as an evergreen slice of coastal bliss, and the region’s natural attractions are bolstered by a thriving food scene. Sue Dyson and Roger McShane flee winter’s chill to eat, drink and be merry in one of Australia’s best restaurant towns.

Travel News

Mountain High

Everyone from the Beatles to the Beat generation has come to India’s Uttarakhand in search of a special kind of (legal) enlightenment. Kendall Hill decides he needs to inhale to understand.

Travel News

Blue Yonders

Rob Ingram joins the “have-yachts” of the world on a voyage of great food, fine wine and life’s other luxuries around South Australia’s Kangaroo Island.

Braised lamb shanks, burnt leeks and zucchini salad

Recipe Collections

Comfort food recipes

Comfort food that’s as fun as it is heartwarming? It’s all right here, from toasties to après-ski lunch ideas.

Chefs' Recipes

Spring chicken pot au feu

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for spring chicken pot au feu by Gunshop Cafe, Qld.

Recipe Collections

Chocolate recipes

We know you love chocolate and so do we. Need proof? Check out some of our favourite chocolate recipes here.

Recipe Collections

Slow cooking recipes

Create magic in the kitchen and beat the winter chill with 20 of the best braised stews and slow-roasted dishes.

Chefs' Recipes

Petits pois à la Française

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Petits pois à la Française

Chefs' Recipes

Twice-baked Gruyère soufflés with baby vegetables

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Twice-baked Gruyère soufflés with baby vegetables

Recipe Collections

French recipes

Pithiviers and beignets, éclairs and clafoutis: we present the best of France on a plate. Bon appétit!

Mains

Beignets of spanner crab

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for beignets of spanner crab.

Travel News

Fergus Henderson’s guide to Paris

Fergus Henderson’s insider’s guide to Paris reveals the city’s blood and guts, and its heart and soul.

Travel News

An Englishman on the Touraine

Love saw English writer Michael Sadler move to the Loire Valley, and it’s his love of the French way of life – and for his French wife – that keeps him there.

Food News

How to enjoy oysters

Oh, shucks
Oysterman Steve Feletti says France has much to teach us on the oyster front. Get slurping.

Food News

Oui, chef

GT chats with the chef’s chef, Thomas Keller, on why France is and always will be a culinary touchstone for him – even when he roasts a chicken.

Food News

July

The onset of winter has slowed growth in Stephanie Alexander’s garden, but the lemon tree is laden, the garlic has started growing and the kale is plentiful.

Explainers

Pommes de terre

Brigitte Hafner was raised on German potato dishes, but it’s the French, she says, who take the humble spud to new levels.

Chefs' Recipes

Mushrooms on toast with poached eggs and hollandaise

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Mushrooms on toast with poached eggs and hollandaise

Chefs' Recipes

Smoked eel, pickled beetroot and horseradish

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Smoked eel, pickled beetroot and horseradish

Braised duck, Valpolicella, tomato and rosemary with polenta

Recipe Collections

Duck recipes

Rich, sweet, meaty duck is a favourite in many cuisines - and when it's included in dishes such as braised duck, tomato and rosemary with polenta, and duck, orange and beetroot salad, how could you fault it?

Recipe Collections

French bistro recipes

The value of French bistro food has never been stronger. Check out our beautiful bistro-style recipes, including a classic steak tartare, the perfect French onion soup, and Damien Pignolet’s leeks vinaigrette.

Drinks News

The Bar at the End of the Wharf’s Big William’s Warmer

Lusty, boozy, potent and ever so slightly lewd, it’s a cocktail tribute to the Bard from a theatrical watering-hole.

Chefs' Recipes

Heirloom apple pudding with vanilla custard

The much-loved dessert from Corrigan's in Mayfair, London.

Food News

Michelin man

He likes game shooting. He makes Scotch eggs. He is one of the most respected chefs in London, and the only Australian currently to hold three Michelin stars. He is Brett Graham, chef-patron of Notting Hill two-star The Ledbury and The Harwood Arms in Fulham. We drop by his pub for a pint.

Food News

Game changers

They became known as the Brit-pack, a group of young, confident, classically trained British chefs who bought complex technique, fun and black pudding to Melbourne’s dining rooms in the ’90s. We reunite them.

Food News

MasterChef judge Matt Preston

Screen giant
Leo Schofield meets the bon viveur who brought the cravat into every lounge room in the country, MasterChef judge Matt Preston.

Food News

The case for sausages

Sausage today can mean chorizo, sai grog, cevapcici or merguez, but not so long ago it meant only one thing: the British banger. Nichola Fletcher reports.

Food News

June

Stephanie Alexander admires the rows of chicory, avenues of olive groves and trees heavy with pomegranates at Rose Creek Estate in suburban Melbourne.

Explainers

A cut above

Oxtail, beef cheeks, steak and kidney pie: Brigitte Hafner admires the British mastery of nose-to-tail eating.

Dessert

Rhubarb and apple tarte Tatin with Calvados ice-cream

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Rhubarb and apple tarte Tatin with Calvados ice-cream

Cider-roasted chicken with speck, apple and potato

Recipe Collections

Bacon recipes

Does bacon make everything better? We think so. So we’ve collected some of our best bacon recipes including Raclette with smoked bacon and fine herb salad and clam, bacon and kale potato soup.

Drinks News

Public’s Cotton Quencher

Salty, smoky and with bonus pork, this boilermaker is tailor-made for the latest wave of the Brisbane bar revolution.

Travel News

GT 2012 Travel Awards

The 2012 Gourmet Traveller Travel Awards, proudly presented in association with Nespresso, once again give us ample reason to celebrate the exceptional travel experiences waiting in our own backyard.

Food News

Matt Moran at Chiswick

We go behind the scenes (and into the garden) of Chiswick, Matt Moran's latest restaurant in Sydney.

Recipe Collections

High tea recipes

From chocolate and beetroot cake to blini with smoked trout, put the kettle on because it's high time for high tea time treats.

Recipe Collections

Comfort food recipes

Embrace comfort food in its myriad forms, from Greek lamb to Middle Eastern pikelets.

Chefs' Recipes

Steak Diane

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for steak Diane.

Destinations

The 2012 Hot 100 in pictures

What do ice-cream sandwiches, amphora-fermented wines, hip London hoteliers and cashmere eye-masks have in common? They’re among the new stars in this year’s Gourmet Traveller Hot 100. It's your global hit list, from the latest in travel tips to emerging food and drinks trends. To see some of our top picks in pictures, launch the slideshow. To check out the entire Hot 100 list, click here.

Travel News

Cambodia’s Sweetheart

Song Saa Private Island is the five-star eco-resort that’s leading by example in a country looking for change. Leisa Tyler falls in love.

Food News

Food folly

Fergus Henderson says food fads such as foraged ingredients and 63-degree eggs leave him cold.

Food News

May

Stephanie Alexander’s espaliered Jonathan apple tree produced only two apples this season, but her capsicum and eggplant bushes fruited magnificently.

Explainers

Autumn broods

Brigitte Hafner adores cooking and eating quail – whether it’s fried, roasted, or braised in wine and served on polenta.

Drinks News

Mama Baba’s Amaretto Sour

Go Greco-Italo retro with George Calombaris, some almond-flavoured liqueur and plenty of lemon juice.

Fast Recipes

Parmesan-crumbed lamb cutlets with broccoli and anchovies

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Parmesan-crumbed lamb cutlets with broccoli and anchovies

Chefs' Recipes

Zuppa di pesce alla Romana

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Zuppa di pesce alla Romana, from 1889 Enoteca

Recipe Collections

Fast autumn recipes

Looking for quick and easy comfort food for cooler nights and days? These 22 recipes are a good start.

Recipe Collections

Italian recipes

Snacks in Lombardy, sardines in Sicily… we’ve got Italy covered. Buon appetito.

Chefs' Recipes

Crumbed veal scaloppine with caponata

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for crumbed veal scaloppine with caponata.

Destinations

Industrial Revolution

Once it was famed for its fast cars, now it’s known for its slow food. Amy Egan heads to Piedmont and its post-industrial capital, Turin, and finds a hub of modern design, converted palaces and artisanal food.

Destinations

Gangster Trippin’

Southern Italy has always fascinated former undercover detective Colin McLaren, despite its criminal networks – or maybe, strangely, because of them. Kendall Hill travels with him through Basilicata, Calabria and Sicily on a tour with a difference.

Travel News

Life in Eataly

The Turin megastore with the Slow Food conscience is redefining Italian food consumption across the world – even inspiring a New York counterpart. John Irving takes a tour of Eataly.

Food News

April

Stephanie Alexander uncovers a rogue jumbo zucchini, and autumn brings a second crop of some of her favourites, including bush beans and Chantenay carrots.

Food News

The tomato source

It’s virtually impossible to think of Italian food without the tomato – no Neapolitan sauce? – but it’s a relatively recent addition to the cuisine, writes Nicholas Doumanis.

Explainers

Ravenous for ragù

A great bottle of Barolo needs a great pasta, and for Brigitte Hafner that means tagliatelle with a rich pigeon ragù.

Snacks and sides

Alegria

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for alegria.

Mains

Farro risotto with mushrooms, leek and parmesan

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for farro risotto with mushrooms, leek and parmesan.

Mains

Slow-roasted lamb with sprouted buckwheat, fennel and spinach salad

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for slow-roasted lamb with sprouted buckwheat, fennel and spinach salad.

Snacks and sides

Red quinoa and quail egg salad

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for red quinoa and quail egg salad.

Mains

Arabian freekah soup with chicken, yoghurt and herbs

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Arabian freekah soup with chicken, yoghurt and herbs.

Chefs' Recipes

Spanner crab with verjuice and kohlrabi rémoulade

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for spanner crab with verjuice and kohlrabi rémoulade.

Chefs' Recipes

Moroccan-style barramundi with chickpeas and chilli

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Moroccan-style barramundi with chickpeas and chilli.

Chefs' Recipes

Chocolate, strawberries and cream

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chocolate, strawberries and cream.

Drinks News

The Baxter Inn’s Cheever Gibson

The Chekhov of the suburbs, one of the great American masters of the short story, immortalised in cocktail form.

Recipe Collections

Classic autumn recipes

We’re hooked on classics: greens, grains, chocolate and more.

Snacks and sides

Ceviche of Australian seafood with rocoto

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for ceviche of Australian seafood with rocoto.

Chefs' Recipes

Roast chicken with carrot, currant and almond salad

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for roast chicken with carrot, currant and almond salad.

Travel News

Eat Streets

Is Penang Asia’s best place to eat street food? Pat Nourse ventures to the Malaysian island and finds a paradise for hungry diners.

Travel News

Rhythm & booze

New Orleans, with its street music, cocktails and Creole cuisine, is a spicy, sweaty, bouncing metropolis unlike any other in the USA. Shane Mitchell heads south to the Big Easy.

Travel News

Advance Paris fare

Single-origin cappuccino. Small plates rather than three-course menus. Rosa Jackson chats with a small group of restaurateurs exerting Antipodean influence on Paris’s food scene.

Travel News

India 2.0

Fergus Henderson returns to India, having left the subcontinent in a bad temper 25 years ago, to fulfil his Bond fantasy and to mingle with the new IT crowd.

Recipe Collections

Grain recipes

Delicious and good for you? No wonder they're considered superfoods. Quinoa, freekah, farro and the like cram goodness and flavour into dishes savoury and sweet.

Food News

The hot seat

Political journalist Annabel Crabb takes pollies out of the House and into the dining room in Kitchen Cabinet.

Chefs' Recipes

Lemon cheesecake with citrus salad and limoncello syrup

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for lemon cheesecake with citrus salad and limoncello syrup.

Chefs' Recipes

Chermoula flathead with eggplant and tahini yoghurt

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chermoula flathead with eggplant and tahini yoghurt.

Food News

March

There’s a bounty of garlic and tomatoes, but it’s the peach and nectarine trees that are yielding the most beautiful rewards in Stephanie Alexander’s garden.

Explainers

Vine dining

You can eat the fruit, pickle the leaves, and smoke the wood: Brigitte Hafner marvels at the grapevine and its many uses.

Destinations

The best of New Zealand

Choosing from the bounty of New Zealand's holiday destinations is no simple feat, but we've managed to narrow it down to a mixed dozen of great places to eat, drink and relax. Launch the gallery to see our picks.

Stokehoue: Gympie Farm chèvre, tomato sugo and toasted pide

Chefs' Recipes

Stokehouse: Gympie Farm chèvre, tomato sugo and toasted pide

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Gympie Farm chèvre, tomato sugo and toasted pide

Snacks and sides

Tabbouleh of spring beans, seeds and nuts

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Tabbouleh of spring beans, seeds and nuts

Culture

OCRF 2011 Exposure Gala

Marrakech came to Melbourne with a riot of exotic tastes at the Exposure Gala for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. Rock the casbah indeed.

Recipe Collections

Sandwich recipes

Whether you call it a sambo, a sarnie, or a sanger, a sexy sandwich is just the business for a back-to-work packed lunch or an easy late-summer dinner.

Stone fruit salad with peach and buttermilk ice-cream

Recipe Collections

Stone fruit recipes

At the height of summer, ripe stone fruit are perfection. Enjoy their juicy sweetness with our collection of peach, plum, cherry and nectarine recipes.

Recipe Collections

Summer recipes

Weekday eats and summer treats – we’ve got February dining sorted.

Culture

Cook It Raw 2011 food and art

At Cook It Raw Japan, 15 of the world's most creative chefs were asked to create dishes which both reflected the environment of Japan's Ishikawa prefecture, where the event was held, and were in harmony with the serving wares made specifically for each of them by local artisans. PHOTOGRAPHY ERIK OLSSON Read more about Cook it Raw 2011.

Culture

The Gourmet Traveller Team

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