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Rosetta, Melbourne

2014 GT Restaurant Awards winners

The reviews are in, the guide is out, the forks are down and now it’s time to raise our glasses: presenting the winners of the 2014 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Restaurant Awards.
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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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Rosetta

2014 GT Restaurant Awards nominations

The Oscars of the open mouth, the Nobel Prize of noble provisions, the Emmys of eating, the Grammys of gustation, the AFIs of RDI: the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards are upon us.
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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.
Four in Hand, Sydney restaurant review

Four in Hand, Sydney restaurant review

Seven years at Four in Hand have done little to stem the creative juices of head chef Colin Fassnidge – in fact, writes Pat Nourse, his evolving style continually renders excellence.
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.
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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.
July

July

Stephanie Alexander braves the chilly winds to tend her herbs and admire the camellias’ generous blooms.
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Tonka, Melbourne restaurant review

Tonka, Melbourne restaurant review

The talented team from Coda is turning out serious Indian street food in a smart laneway dining room with a welcome mix of seriously good drinks and service to match, writes Michael Harden.
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June

June

As the days become short and the evenings turn cold, Stephanie Alexander monitors the progress of the brassicas and prepares to plant garlic.
10 William Street, Sydney restaurant review

10 William Street, Sydney restaurant review

The list of niche wines at 10 William Street is among the best around. And now chef Dan Pepperell’s amped-up Italian menu is as deeply felt as the vinous offering, writes Pat Nourse.
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Enter the ramen

Enter the ramen

We enlist Momofuku chef David Chang, known noodle enthusiast, to give us his take on Sydney’s most pored-over bowls of ramen. Pat Nourse joins him, spoon in hand.
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Café Nice, Sydney

Café Nice, Sydney

The Côte d’Azur’s cuisine of the sun comes to Sydney thanks to the Fratelli Fresh team’s latest venture, new harbourside bistro Café Nice.
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The Bourbon, Sydney restaurant review

The Bourbon, Sydney restaurant review

Kings Cross landmark The Bourbon has been reborn in a more sophisticated form that conjures the spirit of New Orleans with a riff on the city’s cuisine, writes Pat Nourse.
May

May

Stephanie Alexander’s garden has kept her busy this month – shelling almonds, picking climbing beans and competing with possums for her Jonathan apples.
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Cumulus Up, Melbourne restaurant review

Cumulus Up, Melbourne restaurant review

For Andrew McConnell, the only way is up, judging by the fun food at his latest venture. Michael Harden ascends to the new wine bar above its famed sibling, Cumulus Inc.
Monopole, Sydney restaurant review

Monopole, Sydney restaurant review

A restaurant for the masses? No. The same idiosyncrasy that defined the Bentley – with a touch of marketing savvy – is key to the success of wine bar Monopole, writes Pat Nourse.
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Rising star

Rising star

Meet the new judge of The Great Australian Bake Off, Dan Lepard, an expat who traded his camera for an apron to become the UK’s most eminent baker.
Our man in Paris

Our man in Paris

Australian James Henry created a name for himself in Paris at modern bistro Au Passage and has recently opened his own venture, Bones. Here he talks us through the experience.
New-fashioned kitchen gadgetry

New-fashioned kitchen gadgetry

From French-door refrigerators to touch-screen ovens, the latest developments in major appliances are as exciting as they are practical, writes Patrick Avenell.
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Leo Schofield’s kitchen rules

Leo Schofield’s kitchen rules

Having renovated, lived in and cooked in some of Australia’s most beautiful properties, Leo Schofield brings years of experience to the kitchen table.
How to avoid a kitchen nightmare

How to avoid a kitchen nightmare

Designing the most-used room in your home can be a delicate balance between aesthetics and practicality. If you don’t get it right, that schmick new kitchen could be a recipe for disaster, writes Chris Pearson. Here’s a baker’s dozen of mistakes you don’t want to make.
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Kitchen design tips

Kitchen design tips

Out of space
Interior designer Jacinta Preston has tips on how to tackle a kitchen that’s small and not particularly perfectly formed.
Turning the tables

Turning the tables

A mammoth US player is set to shake up the Australian homewares market and bring fresh inspiration to our kitchens, writes Bianca Tzatzagos.
April

April

The pomegranate tree is in flower and the sweet peas have been sown, but while Stephanie Alexander enjoyed a pear crop, the parrots enjoyed the crabapples.
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Uccello, Sydney restaurant review

Uccello, Sydney restaurant review

Under new chef David Lovett, Uccello is serving faithful renditions of Italian cuisine against a poolside setting that brings something of a bunga bunga vibe, writes Pat Nourse.
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Pride of place

Pride of place

Whatever the region, Italy’s embarrassment of culinary riches is a joy, writes Fergus Henderson.
Humble pie

Humble pie

He knows his favourites wouldn’t pass muster in Italy, but Josh Thomas loves a trashy, pimped-out pizza.
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March

March

A pesky possum has managed to outsmart Stephanie Alexander yet again, but thankfully the doughnut peaches and tomatoes have escaped damage.
Star-grazing

Star-grazing

New-year resolutions falling by the wayside? Our resident astrologer, Madame Epicurus (aka Kerryn Burgess), provides gourmand guidance and sustenance for the soul.
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