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

BlackSprings,NSW

Anhouranda halfpasttheBlue

Mountainsyou’llfindBlackSprings,and

whata differencea yearmakes.Last

year,thispaddockonourfriend’sfarm

wasburntandcrisp,narrowlyavoiding

theclutchesofthebushfires.Thisyear,

thedamwasoverflowingandthe

paddockshadlushknee-deepgrass.

Laura Jacobs, art director

SaintPeter

JoshNilandpairsyellowfintunawithtapiocaand

fingerlimetocelebratehisnewpartnershipwith

G.H.Mumm.Designedtomirrorthefinebubbles

ofChampagne,thedelicatedishis onthemenu

until 31 Jan. 362 OxfordSt,Paddington, NSW

Joanna Hunkin, editor

Dishes and destinations

TheGourmetTravellerteamsharewhere

they’ve been and what they’re eating.

PoodleBarandBistro

Onlytheself-hatingcouldresist

thesevol-au-vent.McConnellalumnus

chefJoshFryturnsupthefishybling,

toppinga rich,saltymixofcraband

whitetaramawithsalmonroe.

81-83GertrudeSt,Fitzroy,Vic

Michael Harden, Vic state editor

LittleLagos

Youonlyneedonefingertocountthenumber

ofNigerianrestaurantsin Sydney.Sodinersflock

forjollofrice,goatstewandthisewaagonyi–

lightlymashedblack-eyedbeanswithagonyi

saucemadefromcapsicum,habaneroandspices.

125 EnmoreRoad,Newtown,NSW

Yvonne Lam, digital editor

MargaretRiver

Thereareshiniercellardoors

in MargaretRiver,certainly,but

there’ssomethingreassuringabout

Cullen’shomelystoneandtimber

digs.Booklunchin thenewBD

WineRoomandmakea dayofit.

4323 CavesRd,Wilyabrup,WA

Max Veenhuyzen, WA state editor

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PHOTOGRAPHY TJ EDWARDS (LITTLE LAGOS), FRANCES ANDRIJICH (CULLEN).