Australian Gourmet Traveller - (01)January 2020 (1)

KYLIEKWONG

chef

CommunityxKylie,p

Ournewestmonthly

contributoristheoneand

onlyKylieKwong.Along

withopeninghernewrestaurant

laterthisyear,sheiscontributing

amonthlycolumntoGT,which

willshowcasetheproducers,

growersandactivistswhose

workshedeeplyrespects.“I

loveshiningalightoncharacters

whoenhanceourcommunity

throughtheirmotivation,

integrityandgenerosity

ofspirit,”saysKwong.

PICOIYER

writer

Summerescapism,p

Oneoftheworld’smost

seasonedtravelwriters,Pico

Iyerhasbeeninperpetual

motionsince1974.Inourbeach

readingspecial,Iyerreflectson

thebookthattookhimtothe

Himalayas,andfarbeyond.

“PerhapsI’dhavefoundmyway

tothesemagicalplacesanyway,”

hesays,“butPeterMatthiessen’s

1978 classicTheSnowLeopard

remindedmethattheplaces

themselvesareonlyasgood

asthequestionstheyraise.”

JAMESMOFFATT

photographer

CatchingRaes,p

WhenJamesMo†attisn’tbehind

theshutter,you’lllikelyfind

himenjoyinghismostcommon

subjects:foodandtravel.Forthis

month’sissue,Mo†attwason

assignmentatRaesonWategos

inByronBay.“It’slikestepping

intoanoasis–wecouldhave

easilybeensomewhereinthe

Mediterranean,”hesays.“The

conditionswereprobablybetter

suitedtoswimminginthepool

thanshootingaroundit,but

nocomplaintshere!”

MATTGERMANCHIS

chef

Ayeaye,captain!,p

MattGermanchisisthechef

andownerofCaptainMoonlite,

wherethemenuisinspiredbyits

coastallocationattheAnglesea

SurfLifeSavingClub.Forthis

month’sissue,Germanchishas

sharedrecipesforhisultimate

summermenu.“There’salotto

besaidforeatingseafoodby

thesea,”hesays.“I’vedrawn

onmyfavouriteflavoursfrom

mytimelivingontheGreek

Islands,andadaptedtherecipes

forAustraliancoastalliving.”

p 91

Calamariskewerswith

’ndujavinaigrette

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Contributors

PHOTOGRAPHY PARKER BLAIN œMATT GERMANCHISž, BRIGITTE LACOMBE œPICO IYERž, PENNY LANE œKYLIE KWONGž & JAMES MOFFATT œMAINž.