Australian Gourmet Traveller - (02)February 2021 (1)

PeregianBeach,Queensland

Unlikemany,luckwasonmyside

duringthesummerholidaysand

I managedtoescapetoa sunnier

stateforsomemuch-neededR&R.

Dayswerespentreadingbooks

andsippingsparklingshiraz(thanks,

Joanna!),allwhilecoatedin

a permanentlayerofsand.

Karlie Verkerk, deputy editor

Tairua,NewZealand

It’sofficiallybeena yearsinceI waslast

homein Aotearoaandthereis nowhere

I wouldratherbethanlookingdownfrom

themightymaungaofMountPakuin Tairua.

Thesmallbeachtownin theCoromandel

Peninsulahasbeenthebackdrop to many

happysummers.

Joanna Hunkin, editor

Dishes and destinations

GourmetTraveller’sround-upof

where we’ve been and what we’re eating.

Etta,Melbourne

RosheenKaul’sfrozentakeon

traditionalmignonettedressing

willswayeventhemostardent

oysterminimalistswithitsredwine,

shallot,thymeandpinkpeppercorn

ways,a perfecticy,slightlyspicy

matchwithbrinyrockoysters.

60 LygonSt,BrunswickEast,Vic

Michael Harden, Vic state editor

TheAmalfiWay,Sydney

Thislobstertaglioliniis equalparts

deliciousness,theatricsanddecadence.

Theteamhand-plucksa lobsterfromthe

tankandpresentsit tableside,before

it’scookedandtossedwithinkystrands

ofpastaandtomatobisque.

6 CowperWharfRd,Woolloomooloo,NSW

Jordan Kretchmer, writer

Deli’sContinental,Perth

Perth’sheirapparenttothecontinental

rollthronehashit 2021 running.

Itslatestefforttowinusover?

Thisvegetarian-friendlyeggplant

parmigianabeauty,a pictureof

Aus-Merican-Italojoy.

18 LyricLn,Maylands,WA

Max Veenhuyzen, WA state editor

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PHOTOGRAPHY ALANA DIMOU (THE AMALFI WAY), GETTY IMAGES (SUNSHINE COAST) & ANNIKA KAFCALOUDIS (ETTA).