Delicious Australia – (08)August 2019

@danielpepperell

SYDNEYCHEFDANPepperellhasa masterfulwaywithItalian

food.At 10 WilliamStreet,heearneda cultishfollowingforhis

inventivetakeonthecuisinejazzedupwitha Japanesetwist.

AtHubert,PepperellshiftedgearstoexploreFrenchfareinfused

withChineseandKoreaninfluences– thinkescargotwith

XOsauceandkimchigratin.Butlatelastyearthe chef returned

tohisearthyinfluencesat Alberto’sLounge.

Theconvivialeateryis describedas“aneighbourhoodItalian

restaurantandwinebar”butthatneighbourhoodcouldonlybe

SurryHills.Asthefollowingrecipesshow,Pepperellis always

tweakingtheclassics.Hisfrittomistois spicedwithcurrypowder,

whilehispoachedpeppersareannointedwithprawnoil.It’sItalian

foodreinterpretedbysomeonewhogrewupeatingAsiandishes.

Notsurprisingly,thechefhaslatelybeenshakingthingsup.

“I’vebeengettingintoa lotofKoreanfoodforstaffmealsat the

restaurant,”hesays.Andif hehasguestsvisitingathome,he

reinsit rightback.“Itsnormallysimplefare– grilledseafood

andvegetables.”Andit’sservedwithhomemadekombucha.

Alberto’sLoungeis partoftheSwillhouseGroup,knownfor

Hubert,Frankie’s,BaxterInnandShadyPines.OwnersAntonand

StefanForteandTobyHiltonhavetheMidastouchwhenit comes

toorchestratingcrowd-pleasingvenues.WithPepperellbehind

the pans at two of them, they also deliver memorable food.

delicious.com.au/recipes

Formorecrowd-pleasingfood

and drinks to serve the party.

Frittomistodi

mare (recipe p 62)

FROMLEFT:Vintage
filmpostersaddtothe
easyvibe;Giuseppe
is a restaurantfixture
(inset);thewallofwine
is seenfromthe
eatery’swindow;
Lunch, Alberto’s style.

@albertoslounge

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