Exciting salad recipes
Fifteen fun ways to get more green in your diet.
Summer fruit recipes
In season, ripe and full of flavour – summer fruit is here. Check out our best summer fruit recipes.
Summer recipes
Smoking hot and flaming tasty: it’s our barbecue special. Dig in!
My perfect Italy
Bergamo’s ancient honey-coloured walls, empty piazzas and pealing church bells provide Leila McKinnon with the Italy of her dreams.
Barbecue bonanza
Peter Doyle is making raspberry trifle, Matt Stone’s doing a quinoa and asparagus salad and Paul Wilson is whipping up homemade mustard. We asked 42 chefs what they’d bring to the GT barbie.
Blame the flame
Chef Lennox Hastie worked the coals at Spain’s famed Etxebarri. He says wood is more than fuel: it’s seasoning.
Sustainable prawning
South Australia’s Spencer Gulf king prawns are the first Asia-Pacific prawns certified for sustainability by the Marine Stewardship Council, writes David Sly.
Ed Mitchell, barbecue pitmaster
The whole hog
Ed Mitchell is a pitmaster in the Southern tradition, a connoisseur of meat, wood, smoke and fire.
Ed Mitchell is a pitmaster in the Southern tradition, a connoisseur of meat, wood, smoke and fire.
A cut above
Sydney’s new breed of boutique butchers may look flashy but they’re delivering old-fashioned service and quality products in spades (and sometimes, a porchetta panino for lunch).
Barbecued corn tostadas
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for barbecued corn tostadas.
Australia’s new-wave butchers
Profiles of new-wave butcheries around the country.
January
In Stephanie Alexander’s summer garden the squash are prolific, the almonds are wearing their green coats and the peach trees are laden with fruit.
Gourmet Traveller’s favourite dishes of 2011
Gourmet Traveller's regional editors check in with their favourite bites of 2011.
Pickled beetroot and heirloom carrot salad
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for pickled beetroot and heirloom carrot salad.
Summer fruit trifle
With walnut sponge base, thyme and brandy custard and crown of raspberries, there's lots to love about this dessert.
Fried chicken with creamed corn and coleslaw
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for fried chicken with creamed corn and coleslaw by Eathouse Diner in Sydney.
Sky Bar’s Havana Pearl
Taking you higher with the flavours of rum, ginger and pineapple.
The Star, Sydney
Things are looking up at Star City. The Star, as it’s now called, has invested heavily in offering bold new food and drink ventures, which means that for diners, the odds have gone from a crapshoot to blackjack. That is to say, the house still holds all the cards, but if you’re canny, you’ve got a shot at coming out ahead, and you’re sure to have plenty of fun along the way.
Christmas pudding taste test
With so many presents to wrap, hams to glaze and relatives to placate we too can get a little overwhelmed at Christmas. Alleviate some of the stress by sneaking a few store bought treats in after the feast, people will be so full, they won't even notice the wrapping marks. Give store-bought items an at home touch by serving with a good quality ice cream or even some home-made custard or brandy sauce.
Melbourne Cup’s Birdcage
There’s no greater party to launch the festive season than the Melbourne Cup and there’s no more exclusive invitation than one to Flemington’s Birdcage.
Holiday season recipes
Score the ham, peel the prawns and eat up: it’s Christmas.
Kingfish, cucumber and watermelon salad
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Biota Dining's kingfish, cucumber and watermelon salad.
Brioche, coconut and caramel ice-cream sandwiches
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for brioche, coconut and caramel ice-cream sandwiches.
Plunging into Reykjavik
Perhaps it’s the fall-out from the country’s infamously disruptive volcano, or maybe it’s something in the thermal waters, but Iceland has become a hive of bohemian cool. Shane Mitchell explores the world’s northernmost capital and finds great food, good drinking and cool shopping. World, meet Reykjavík.
City of peace
Pat Nourse discovers Laos’s Luang Prabang – a tranquil town where the hours are measured not by the broker’s bell but by the alms march of monks at dawn – and says the time to visit is now.
Porchetta heroes with cabbage, parmesan and almond salad
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for porchetta heroes with cabbage, parmesan and almond salad.
Christmas all wrapped up
Looking for the perfect present for the food-lover in your life? From binchotan charcoal to caviar, here’s what our top chefs and food identities are hoping to find under the tree.
Chef’s knives
Present a chef’s knife to your nearest and dearest and be at the cutting edge of gift-giving, writes Pat Nourse.
Christmas lunch with Jane Kennedy
Seasons’ eatings
A hot lunch may be illogical for Christmas but going cold turkey poses its own risks, writes Jane Kennedy.
A hot lunch may be illogical for Christmas but going cold turkey poses its own risks, writes Jane Kennedy.
Father Fergus
The kids are hyped up, Dad is into the spirit, and Roger Moore is on the telly. It’s Christmas at Fergus Henderson’s house.
Favourite cookbooks of 2011
Give the gift of a cookbook this Christmas – not just any cookbook, but one of our favourites from 2011. To Santa from the GT editorial team: please note.
December
Her tomatoes, basil and eggplant are in and she’s waiting on the garlic, but some of the best produce Stephanie Alexander finds this month is in school gardens, from Mount Gambier to Currumbin.
Fast summer recipes
Hot weather calls for fuss free entertaining and light, simple mid week meals. Here are some of our favourite fast recipes that you can knock out in under 30 minutes.
Black’s Leisure Suit
Taking it easy with a late-spring refresher.
The Momofuku has landed
The party has officially started with David Chang opening Momofuku Seiobo at The Star in Sydney – his first restaurant outside New York. Enjoy.
Animal attraction
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, the rock-star chefs of Animal and Son of a Gun in Los Angeles, have the red-carpet crowd lining up for marrow bones and pigs’ ears.
Party food recipes
Get the party started with these fun, flavour-filled recipes.
Baked chicken with yoghurt
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for baked chicken with yoghurt.
Kyneton and Castlemaine
Kyneton and Castlemaine were born out of the gold-rush era, but now passion has replaced precious metal as the currency in these parts of central Victoria. Kerryn Burgess meets the people transforming the towns into hubs of good living.
Read all about the towns in our article and launch the gallery for more images from the area.
PHOTOGRAPHY PRUE RUSCOE
Walking holiday
Tasmania’s Maria Island was once a penal colony, but walking here today is not punishing. Leo Schofield pulls on his hiking boots and discovers a peaceful place rich in natural beauty.
The little towns that could be
Kyneton and Castlemaine were born out of the gold-rush era, but now passion has replaced precious metal as the currency in these parts of central Victoria. Kerryn Burgess meets the people transforming the towns into hubs of good living.
The kitchen of the future
Technologies once limited to the professional kitchen are now filtering down to the domestic cook. Max Veenhuyzen investigates the latest developments.
Chefs’ kitchens
Five of the country’s most popular chefs invite us into their home kitchens to share their insights into the must-haves (and the mistakes) of this most fundamental domain.
Read the article here and launch the gallery to see more images of the home kitchens of some of Australia's top chefs.
My kitchen rules
Five of the country’s most popular chefs invite Ardyn Bernoth into their home kitchens to share their insights into the must-haves (and the mistakes) of this most fundamental domain.
On the Marque
In his new book, Mark Best gives a clear picture of what life is like at a restaurant on the cutting edge, writes Pat Nourse.
Thermomix cooking
Kitchen mate
Some call them a gimmick, others give them nicknames. Thermomix convert Dani Valent tells how she fell for the chefs’ favourite gadget.
Some call them a gimmick, others give them nicknames. Thermomix convert Dani Valent tells how she fell for the chefs’ favourite gadget.
Inner city vegie patch
Urban planting
Even inner city folk can have a vegie patch to fuel their kitchen, writes Michael Harden. Sorrel omelette, anyone?
Even inner city folk can have a vegie patch to fuel their kitchen, writes Michael Harden. Sorrel omelette, anyone?
Indispensable kitchen gadgets
Gadgets a-go-go
Which 10 utensils will change the way you cook? Kerryn Burgess digs around in GT’s second drawer.
Which 10 utensils will change the way you cook? Kerryn Burgess digs around in GT’s second drawer.
Kitchen essentials
Batterie power
Bright copper kettles might well be among your favourite things, but which pots and pans do you really need? GT food director Emma Knowles examines the essentials.
Bright copper kettles might well be among your favourite things, but which pots and pans do you really need? GT food director Emma Knowles examines the essentials.
November
The capsicum plants are in the ground and the tomato seedlings are doing well but it’s the celery – and a new trick with newspaper – that Stephanie Alexander is most excited about this month.
Spring seafood recipes
When the sun starts to shine, it's time to bring some lightness to your plate. What better to pair with alfresco dining and chilled wine than seafood?
2012 Restaurant Awards event
Australia’s restaurant stars took a well-deserved night off to toast their peers and applaud the winners of GT’s 2012 Restaurant Awards, held this year at Sydney’s Opera House.
1806’s Eros Gin Fizz
Yoghurt drinks are coming at you thick and fast.
Pork recipes
Pig, the giver of bacon, ribs and roasts is hard to beat. Here are some pigtastic recipes to sink your chops into.
Greek favourites
For some hands-on Hellenic entertaining ideas check out some of our favourite Greek dishes. We know you love all things Greek, it's time to show your friends how Greek you can get.
Yoghurt recipes
Whether it’s on meat, in desserts or drizzled over a salad, yoghurt is as versatile as it is healthy. Check out our slideshow for fresh new ways of cooking with yoghurt… we’re looking at you yoghurt and orange blossom puddings.
Orzo with pork meatballs
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for orzo with pork meatballs.
Lamb cutlets with eggplant purée, parsley and lemon salad
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for lamb cutlets with eggplant puree, parsley and lemon salad.
The island of milk and honey
Crete, with its distinctive flavours and renewed respect for tradition, is at the epicentre of Greece’s agro-tourism revolution. Victoria Kyriakopoulos explores the island responsible for rekindling the love affair between the Hellenes and their regional cuisines.
Unearthing Greece
Greece heaves with ancient archaeological wonders, but which ones do you really need to see? Classical civilisations expert Eleni Argy picks 10 of the best, from the world-famous landmarks to the hidden treasures.
A grape odyssey
Meet Greece’s boutique winemakers, out to prove that their wines are world-class. After tasting his way from Santorini’s assyrtiko to Naoussa’s xynomavro – with countless mezedes in between – Max Allen needs no convincing.
October
At home again after trips to England and Jamaica, Stephanie Alexander plants fruit trees and roses in anticipation of the warmer weather.
Cashew fudge
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Dandelion's cashew fudge.
Greeks in a jam
Are Greece’s financial woes symptomatic of deeper cultural problems? Nick Pappas reflects on the nation’s collective reaction to its current crisis
On a high note
Australia’s restaurant stars took a well-deserved night off to toast their peers and applaud the winners of GT’s 2012 Restaurant Awards, held this year at Sydney’s Opera House.
Athens by George Calombaris
There’s far more to the Greek capital than ancient history. George Calombaris looks beyond the city’s gritty façade and uncovers its culinary heart and soul, from traditional tavernas and delicatessens to the hottest new dining stars.
Hellenic holiday
Greek-Australian make-up maven Napoleon Perdis shares his family’s top 10 Greek holiday experiences, from swimming in Paxos to sailing on the Aegean.
Aegean Islands
The isolated bays, ancient mysteries and quiet whitewashed beauty of the island of Astypalea in the Dodecanese and its Cycladic neighbour Amorgos have enchanted Amy Egan and her partner Fergus Stothart.
App-etite for instruction
Introducing the GT Restaurant Guide for the iPhone.
A Greek tragedy
Fergus Henderson condemns anglicised Greek food, and saves his applause for the feta and raki of Athens.
Sky Room’s Miss Honey Ryder
Taking Tiki uptown with a twist.
2012 GT Restaurant Awards winners
We’ve cleaned our plates, we’ve drained our glasses, and we’re proud to present the Australian Gourmet Traveller 2012 Restaurant Awards.
Check out the slideshow for our award winners or click here for the Gourmet Traveller Top 100 list.
Hunting Copenhagen
The Danish capital came under the international culinary spotlight when René Redzepi’s restaurant was named the world’s best. But there’s more to Copenhagen than Noma. Is this the hottest food city on the planet?
Living colour
Christine Manfield’s passion for the subcontinent is an enduring one. In this exclusive extract from her new book, Tasting India, the Sydney chef explores the regal splendour and vibrant flavours of Rajasthan.
Capital appreciation
Visitors often overlook New Zealand’s capital in favour of Auckland or Queenstown, so when Max Veenhuyzen hit Wellington on the eve of the Rugby World Cup, he was chuffed to discover a port city that lives to eat and drink.
Magic happens: Fergus Henderson on restaurant brilliance
Restaurants need room for magic: in a sense of place, in chaos, even in a napkin, writes Fergus Henderson.
No reservations: how to get a table at Australia’s top restaurants
Name-dropping? Forgery? The key to securing a table at Australia’s top restaurants is patience. Join the queue.
September
Stephanie Alexander loses her carrots to an unexpected pest, and tells of her visit to a spectacular cookery-school garden in Ireland.
Spring recipes
It’s spring, it’s our annual Restaurant Awards issue, and our country’s talented chefs are full of fresh ideas.
Marque recipes
Mark Best, chef at Marque, winner of our 2012 Australian Restaurant of the Year, shares his favourite recipes for entertaining at home. This is one sophisticated table.
Vietnamese recipes
With bold flavours, vibrant colours and generous handfuls of herbs, Vietnamese dishes are perfect for Australia's warm climate and relaxed way of eating.
Rockpool Bar & Grill
REVIEW A long, candlelit corridor quarantines Rockpool from its gaudy casino mothership and builds anticipation as diners enter a Crown jewel of Perth’s dining scene. Linger at the bar over a Bourbon and Blood cocktail or start swotting the epic wine list, which even describes villages where grapes are grown. This Neil Perry steakhouse is […]
Union Dining
REVIEW There’s a pleasurably unpretentious spirit to Union Dining, a reminder of that oft-forgotten word, hospitality. Nicky Riemer and Adam Cash’s restaurant road-trips across France, Italy and Spain, evoking bistro-trattoria memories. Start with a rooftop Negroni, before settling downstairs for Riemer’s rustic-leaning offerings, executed with urbane care. Crudo might take the form of kingfish enlivened […]
Rosa’s Kitchen
REVIEW Sicily is the clue to everything, wrote Goethe. It’s certainly the key to Rosa’s Kitchen, where the big-hearted cooking of Sicilian-born Rosa Mitchell showcases the island’s vibrant brand of cucina povera. A simple trattoria tucked down a laneway (newcomer Rosa’s Canteen dons more corporate livery for the legal district), it sets the dial to […]
MoVida Aqui
REVIEW Climb the stairs – between downtown office towers and the Supreme Court – and suddenly you’re in an olive grove. The scent of bay leaves drifts across terrace tables, while inside, there’s a happy buzz throughout the big, open venue – proof it’s grown into one of the CBD’s most convivial spaces. From the […]
Cookie
REVIEW The bastard child of Khao San Road and your favourite warehouse conversion, it’s a broad-scale takeover of historic Curtin House’s first floor: part sophisticated beer barn, part Thai cafeteria where the food matches the noise levels blow for blow and hardworking staff focus the runaway circus atmosphere. Chef Karen Batson has been flying the […]
Bistro Guillaume
REVIEW Surprises are not on the menu at Bistro Guillaume. The unexpected is anathema to its raison d’être, which is to deliver straight-up French classics in smart surroundings that make the Yarra stand in situ for the Seine. In the wrong hands, it could be a disaster, but Guillaume Brahimi, who regularly visits his southern […]
The Atlantic
REVIEW For a thumbnail sketch of high-rolling good living, Melbourne-style, swing into The Atlantic, an enormous space lined with floor-to-ceiling windows for prime riverside gazing. This temple of seafood includes a subterranean drinking den, a casual oyster bar and a huge dining room segmented to provide a little intimacy. Slick service doesn’t miss a beat […]
Bar H
REVIEW Is it a bar with good food or a restaurant with a good bar? You’ll ponder this question as you arrive at Bar H, its welcoming lights glowing on a Surry Hills corner, empty wine bottles lining the window sills and the happy buzz of a hip crowd drifting onto the street. Upstairs is […]
Bambini Trust
REVIEW This is Sydney’s little black dress of dining. Almost 20 years on, Bambini Trust still attracts a mix of corporate executives, legal eagles and magazine editors who flock here for a heart-starting ristretto at breakfast, or hearty Italian-inspired fare at lunch and dinner. The restaurant, set in an historic building opposite Hyde Park, spans […]
Tartufo
REVIEW Owner and chef Tony Percuoco has created a complete and, for Brisbane, unique dining experience at this high-achieving restaurant. Step from Emporium, a bustling shopping precinct, into an elegant enclave. In a hurry? Turn right and snack on Neapolitan-style, wood-fired pizze. Or veer left to find well-drilled waitstaff, rich red banquettes, black linen and […]
Saké
REVIEW There’s an air of fun and occasion that makes Saké a popular choice for celebrations. From the enthusiastic chef greetings on arrival to the staggering selection of sakes by the glass, carafe or bottle, spirits are high even before the share plates arrive, and private dining rooms tucked away at the rear cater to […]
Thomas Corner Eatery
REVIEW Few chefs are as committed to Sunshine Coast produce as David Rayner. The word “local” is stamped all over his menu, describing everything from organic kale to barbecued chicken. The region is clearly the hero of the show at this relaxed riverside eatery, with culinary trickery renounced to let the ingredients shine in exceedingly […]
Ten Japanese Restaurant
REVIEW Sitting on a high-backed chair at the circular steel and glass teppan, surrounded by shiny curved glass and steel walls, there’s a definite whiff ofIron ChefKitchen Stadium about the Ten dining experience. There’s drama on the plate, too. Juicy organic Bangalow duck breast is surrounded by flecks of tofu cream, drizzles of wasabi oil […]
Ricky’s River Bar & Restaurant
REVIEW If you could distil the essence of Noosa and turn it into a restaurant, it would probably look a lot like Rickys – all shimmering water views, airy, floor-to-ceiling glass, white walls and polished floorboards. This is a room that’s as handsome by night as by day, and at sunset when flying foxes take […]
The Long Apron
REVIEW Watermelon with the texture of rare kangaroo, white chocolate twigs so lifelike they look as if they were gathered from the rainforest walk outside. This is food designed to challenge and excite. Take sweet braised kangaroo tail, beautifully paired with tangy lilly pillies and the watermelon, which has been slow-roasted, frozen and pan-fried to […]
Ms G’s
REVIEW Much of the Ms G’s allure can be summed up in the cheeseburger spring rolls: they make a burger filling and stick it in a spring roll. It’s a fairly silly idea but, rather than merely being tossed off as click-bait, is redeemed by the fact that these guys care about what they cook, […]
Gastro Park
REVIEW They’re not afraid of smoke and mirrors at Gastro Park. The smoke may nearly be literal, too, in the case of the liquid-nitrogen fog streaming from a shell loaded with a bright scallop and pomegranate ceviche. The room is bistro-like, and the service low-key, but the food doesn’t want for ambition. The restaurant is […]
The Devonshire
REVIEW It’s easy to miss The Devonshire from the street, but step inside and you’ll find a jewel box of a restaurant, decked out with crisp white tablecloths and a swarm of gilt-edged mirrors. The room isn’t huge but the comfort level is high, service is affable, and a short, eclectic wine list covers the […]
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