Australian Gourmet Traveller – September 2019

PATRICIAMAUNDER

writer

Montrealcityhitlist,p

PatriciaMaundermovedto

Montrealin 2012 toexperience

lifeinanothercityand“improve

mybadFrench”.Although

thelastpartoftheplandidn’t

gosowell,shereturnedto

Melbourneafterfouryearswith

apassionforCanada’sbilingual

metropolis.Inthismonth’shitlist,

shedescribestheplacesand

experiencesthattriggeredher

lovea air.“Ifthere’sonething

thatdefinesmyotherhometown,

it’ssurelyjoiedevivre.”

IVANORKIN

chef

Outsidein,p

IvanOrkinistheauthorofIvan

RamenandastarofChef’s

TableandMindofaChef.He

ownsIvanRamenandIvan

RamenSlurpShopinNewYork,

wherethefoodis“sogoodit

makesyoureyesexplode”.His

newbook,TheGaijinCookbook

takesaforeigner’sviewoffood

inJapaninhissignaturestyle.

“It’snotamanualformaking

perfectsushi,”saysOrkin.“It’s

areflectionofalifetimeasan

outsiderlookingatJapan.”

SHANEMITCHELL

writer,editor

Thebigsmoke,p

Duringherbarbecueroadtrip

throughcentralTexas,Mitchell

stoodinlineforbarbacoa,

brisket,breakfasttacos,and

lessonsfromTexanpitmasters.

“Weneedtogiveduecreditto

theChiliQueensofSanAntonio

forthediversedininglandscape

thatnowexistsinthispartofthe

LoneStarstate,”shesays.“As

earlyasthe1860s,thesehome

cookssetupstallsinthecity’s

MilitaryPlazatocookhugepots

ofconcarneoverroaringfires.”

NICOLASPOELAERT

chef,pâtissier

Masterclass,p

ChefNicolasPoelaert

previouslyworkedatMichelin-

starredrestaurantsinFrance,

andnowrunsChouxPatisserie,

withhispartnerTara.The

mobilebusinessisknownfor

itshandmadeéclairs,which

theysellatmarketsandevents

acrossNSW.“They’relight,not

overlysweet,andweusefresh

fruitpuréeinourcustardfillings,”

saysPoelaert.Forthismonth’s

masterclass,heshareshisrecipe

foraclassiccrèmepâtissière.

p 148

MiguelVidal

ofValentina’s

TexMexBBQ,

Austin,Texas

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PHOTOGRAPHY ANDREW THOMAS LEE ŸSNOW’S BBQ¢.