Australian Gourmet Traveller - (01)January 2021 (1)

Huami

HuamihopestobenotjustAdelaide’sfinest

Chineserestaurant,butSouthAustralia’sbest

restaurant.Nopressure.SAfoodiesarerightly

proudofthecity’sChinatown,whichrambles

aroundthereveredAdelaideCentralMarket

andtendstowardsboisterouscrowdsandcheap

papernapkins.NotsoHuami,whichpromisesto

bebothauthenticandopulent.Dinerscanescape

tooneofthreeprivatediningrooms,andadmire

the 1200 bottlewinewallandhugedragonpillars.

Huamiis settoopeninMarchaspartofAdelaide

Casino’s$330millionSkyCityexpansion.

SkyCityAdelaide,NorthTerrace, Adelaide, SA

FugazziBar&Dining

Youhadusat“dedicatedcheeseroom”.Fugazzi

willtakeovertheoldRigoni’sbuildingonLeigh

StreetinlateMarchandhopesarehighit willusher

ina neweraoflonglunchesatthevenerablespot.

It willbeold-school,NewYork-styleItalian.Therewill

behouse-madepastaandpizza(ofcourse)butalso

lots of meat over coals, tasty snacks, and that cheese.

Fugazzi’spedigreeis impeccable– SimonKardachi

(Shōbōsho,Melt)hasteamedupwithMasterChef’s

LauraSharradandherhusbandMax,mostrecently

fromNido,theHydeParkpastabar.Andinexcellent

news,theever-affableanddeeplypassionate Justin

Lanewillbeinchargeofthewines.

27 LeighSt,Adelaide, SA

Eleven

Thefoodhallat11 WaymouthStreetusedtobethe

sortofplacewhereyou’druna dubiouseyeover

rowsofbain-maries.Buta long-awaitedoverhaul

hasseenit graduallypopulatedwithseriousoptions,

andatthetopendwillbeEleven,anelegantoffering

bytheguysfromSproutCookingSchool,Themis

ChryssidisandCallumHann.Elevenwillbeproudly

parochial,matchinglocalwinestolocalproduce

tocreatea modernAustralianmenu.Andforget

plasticchairsandcutlery.Elevenwillhavean(as

yetunnamed)accomplishedchefanda sommelier,

withdiningspillingoutintoa newoutdoorcourtyard.

Thebaris alreadyopenandtherestaurantwill

follow shortly.11 Waymouth St, Adelaide, SA

Right:Society’sMartinBennandVicki

Wild.Opposite:DiStasioCittàrestaurant

managerMalloryWall.PREVIOUSPAGE

An artist’simpressionofHuami,Adelaide;

80 Collins Street in Melbourne.

Society

Aftermorethantwoyearsin themaking,chefMartin

BennandVickiWild’snewventureis finallysettoopen

in lateMarch.Thepair,whospenta decadeatTetsuya’s

beforeopeningtheacclaimedSydneyfine-diner

Sepia,hasjoinedforceswithrestaurateurChrisLucas

(ChinChinandKisumé)toopentheirfirstMelbourne

establishment.Partofthe 80 CollinsStreetprecinct,

SocietypromisessweepingviewsofMelbourne’sCBD,

alongwiththreeseparatediningexperiences,including

anopen-airterraceandloungebar.Expectationsare

skyhighforwhatis arguablyMelbourne’sbiggest

opening of 2021.80 Collins St, Melbourne, Vic

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WORDS TORY SHEPHERD. PHOTOGRAPHY GARY HEERY (BENN & WILD).