Delicious Australia – (05)May 2019

PLATES & GLASSWARE

WEDGWOOD,

FLOWERS

HERMETICA FLOWERS

SETTHE SCENE

STYLE
“Savoirvivreis a productofFrance,but
we’relikethatin Australia,too,”says
Brahimiofthemodeoflivingelegantly.
“Atbreakfast,Frenchpeopletalkabout
whattheywillhaveforlunch.Atlunch,
wetalkaboutdinner.”In termsofhowhe
likestodine,thechefhasa fewtabletop
essentials:Laguiolecutlery, Mud plates
and silver ice buckets.

MENU
“Irarelydoa formaldinnerat home,”
hesays.“I preparemostofthethingsin
advanceandserveit buffet-style.French
is thefoundationofmycooking,butwhen
youlookat thismenu,withkingfishand
bugs, I venture outside of it, too.”

P L AY L I S T
CarlaBruni,JackJohnsonandItalian
singerPaoloConteareallonhighrotation
whenthechefentertains.“Orit couldbe
Tom Waits, Bob Dylan and Biggie Smalls.”

DRINKS
“IwouldstartwithChampagne,then
a MargaretRiverchardonnay,andthen
servea Frenchburgundy, especially with
a chicken dish.”