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

TORYSHEPHERD

writer

Comingsoon,p

Forfifteenyears,journalist

ToryShepherdhasbeen

writingaboutpolitics,social

justice,andotherworthy

topics.She’stravelledthe

worldwithvariouspoliticians,

buthermainmemoriesof

thosetripsarethefood.

Forthisissue,shewas

excitedtoresearchnew

restaurantsclosertohome.

“2021is alreadyteeming

withexcitingnewoptions.

I’mgoingtoneed a bigger

waistband!”

JORDANTOFT

chef

Snacksbythesea,p

AfterbeingwithMerivale

formorethana decade,

JordanToft’sdelicate-yet-

robuststyleofcookinghas

cometobea signatureofthe

hospitalitygroup.Hislatest

venture,UnaMás,drawson

theSpanishtapastradition,

whileinjectinga relaxed

beach-to-barvibe.In this

issue,Toftsharesrecipes,

idealforsnackingyourway

througha summerafternoon.

“It’sanodetomymanyyears

in the Balearics,” he says.

ALANADIMOU

photographer

Eatlikea local,p

Afterbeginningphotography

asa waytodocumenther

ownhomecookingventures,

AlanaDimouwentonto

forgea careershooting

travel,foodandlifestyle

briefsfull-time.Forthisissue,

herboldandcolourfulstyle

capturesiconicCantonese

dishesforArChanChan’s

debutcookbookHongKong

Local.“I’msogratefultohave

beena partofsucha striking

book,awashwithChan’s

knowledge,” says Dimou.

SIMONRICKARD

writerandgardener

Thekitchengardener,p

Thisplantmanandbaroque

musicianwastheheadof

oneofAustralia’sbiggest

gardeningclubs,before

establishingAnnieSmithers’

legendarykitchengarden

inVictoria.AsGT’s new

columnist,SimonRickard

bringsthisknowledgefrom

soiltopage.“Wetendto

takefruitandvegetables

forgranted.Butscratch

thesurface,andfoodplants

havesomanystoriesto

tell,” he says.

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Contributors

PHOTOGRAPHY NCON POULOS (TOFT), IAN NOTMAN (RICKARD) & ALANA DIMOU (MAIN).