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Best at Est

Best at Est

Est's crack troupe of waiters is ferrying an extra-special line-up of dishes this month.
Game of Thrones, digested

Game of Thrones, digested

Pat Nourse caught up with George RR Martin to talk about one of the more richly painted aspects of Game of Thrones. No, not the violence (nor the sex); the food.
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Making a scene

Making a scene

Entertainer Julia Zemiro notes there’s little difference between working the floor and treading the boards – character, costume and props included.
Salute the Florentino

Salute the Florentino

It’s been 85 years and the party continues at Melbourne’s beloved Grossi Florentino. From politicians to the high-flying racing fraternity, rock stars to socialites, the Bourke Street restaurant has played host to them all. We celebrate Australia’s fine dining institution. Raise your glass.
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Appleton Estate Rum event

Appleton Estate Rum event

Look out spirit lovers, there's a new girl on the block. Her name is Appleton Estate Jamaica Independence Reserve Rum and she's sweet, sophisticated, smooth, and all grown-up.
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NICI cocktail party

NICI cocktail party

The National Indigenous Culinary Institute introduced its new apprentices on Monday 28 October.
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Cause célèbre

Cause célèbre

A rollcall of some of the world’s most renowned chefs came together behind the stoves at Rockpool Bar & Grill for The Ultimate Dinners to benefit the Starlight Children’s Foundation.
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November

November

The Lorraine Lee rose has climbed beyond the trellis and the Gertrude Jekyll is rambling over the house, and although the carrots and silverbeet continue to flourish, Stephanie Alexander names the broad beans her star crop this month.
Glenfiddich 125th Anniversary

Glenfiddich 125th Anniversary

Lovers of whisky gathered in Sydney's Centennial Park to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the Glenfiddich distillery.
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Chickens home to roast

Chickens home to roast

From butter to beer cans, trussed or tucked, in ovens fast and slow, there’s no end to the inspiration of the top chefs who share their secrets here for the best roast chook.
Puff pastry

Puff pastry

With ready-made sheets of pâte feuilletée in your freezer, pain au chocolat and vol-au-vents are a breeze.
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The return of the duck press

The return of the duck press

The duck press, one of the more obscure pieces of the classic French batterie de cuisine, is making something of a comeback.
October

October

Spring has sprung in Stephanie Alexander’s garden...
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Celebrity chef roast

Celebrity chef roast

Chefs are the rock stars of the culinary world, but it wasn’t always so, writes Colman Andrews.
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Grant Achatz interview

Grant Achatz interview

One of the leaders of progressive cooking in the US, Grant Achatz is heading our way. Pat Nourse talks to the chef of Chicago’s Alinea ahead of his first visit to Australia.
Tips of the Icebergs

Tips of the Icebergs

As Icebergs Dining Room and Bar turns 10 this year, we asked restaurateur Maurice Terzini to share his 10 commandments.
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September

September

This month, Stephanie Alexander cuts back the capsicum bushes and cooks the cumquats down to jam.
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Liquid gold

Liquid gold

We find ourselves inexorably drawn to salt caramel in a jar...
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Korean chilli threads

Korean chilli threads

If your knife skills are such that you can slice red chilli in your sleep you might as well stop reading now...
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Garage sale

Garage sale

Book that Tassie trip soon: the restaurant that changed the face of Apple Isle dining is set to pull up stumps.
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What Dan Hunter did next

What Dan Hunter did next

The outgoing Royal Mail chef speaks to GT's Michael Harden about the restaurant he's about to open and why he left Australia's highest-profile regional restaurant.
Café Paci

Café Paci

One of the most-watched properties in restaurant land right now is the former Café Pacifico site on Riley Street...
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August

August

In Stephanie Alexander’s winter garden the oakleaf is self-seeding, the rhubarb thriving, broad beans are flowering and the cumquats are ripe for the marmalade pot.
Flippin’ eggs

Flippin’ eggs

When it comes to the issue of eggs, for a conflicted Jennifer Byrne it's a question of good versus evil.
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Nespresso self serve

Nespresso self serve

Say goodbye to queues at the cash register and hello to Nespresso's new self-selection room in Sydney.
Boffi è buono

Boffi è buono

Top-end Italian interiors group Boffi has opened its first Australian showroom, bringing a fresh take on designer kitchens to our shores.
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Mission accomplished

Mission accomplished

At New York's Mission Chinese Food, Danny Bowien is turning the tables on modern Asian cooking more than any other chef in the US.
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Bison ceramics

Poplar front

Cult stoneware brand Bison has not only a new collection, but a new website from which it can be ogled and, yes, bought.
Love is in the air

Love is in the air

Gourmet Traveller’s 2013 Travel Awards, held in partnership with Nespresso, was spent in true Australian style: fine food, great company and a dose of good-humoured rivalry.
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The toastmasters

The toastmasters

Peter Gilmore is reaching for Brie de Meaux and black winter truffles, Joseph Abboud is spreading Nutella and Ben Shewry’s making lasagne. Twenty-five chefs nominate their ultimate jaffle fillings.