Australian Gourmet Traveller - (03)March 2020 (1)

GourmetTravellerstafferssharetheirfavouriteplatesofthe moment.

What we’re eating

HEIRLOOMTOMATOES,SEAWEED

ANDCHILLIOIL,Marion

Thisodetotomatoesattheheightoftheir

seasonalpowerturbochargesthemwiththe

umami-boostingadditionofseaweed(mixed

withapplecidervinegar),a noripuréeand

a slightlyaniseedyshiokombu.Thedish

vanisheswithtomatoseason. 53 GertrudeSt,

Fitzroy, Vic.MICHAEL HARDEN, VICTORIA EDITOR

SAFFRONGRAMIGNA, LuluLaDelizia

ThepastahitskeepcomingatPerth’s

favouritenorthern-Italiandiner.Mylatest

flour-and-watercrushatJoelValvasori-

Pereza’shouseofcarbs:thesetoothsome

noodles,spicedwithsaffronandsauced

witha lushporksausage,sageandfennel-

seedragù.5/97RokebyRd,Subiaco,WA.

MAX VEENHUYZEN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA EDITOR

SPICYRICENOODLES,CHICKEN

ANDSPRINGONION,YokoDining

Slipperyricenoodlesloadedupwitha

chilli-rich,ragù-likesaucethat’stoppedoff

witha tumbleofspringonion,friedshallot

androastedbuckwheat.Is it Japanese?

Whocares?Passthechopsticks.Howard

SmithWharves,2/5BoundarySt,Brisbane,

Qld.FIONA DONNELLY, QUEENSLAND EDITOR

MARRONCURRY,MomofukuSeiobo

It reallyis true– allgoodthingscomein

threes.Here,it startswithfleshyWestern

Australiancrayfish,levelsupwitha spicy,

gutsy,pull-no-punchessoffrittosauce,and

culminatesina finalswipe-through,with

coconutbreadfinishedwithlime.Count

mein.TheStar,LevelG, 80 PyrmontSt,

Pyrmont, NSW.YVONNE C LAM, DIGITAL EDITOR

ANCHOVYANDEGGONRYETOAST,

NapierQuarter

Slicesofboiledeggwithsalsaverdeanda

hollandaise-likemayonnaisesteerthistoast

intoalmost-breakfastterritory.Butsliversof

saltyanchovy,anda glassofchilledredto

accompany,remindyouyou’reinlong-lunch

modeatthisFitzroyfavourite. 359 Napier St,

Fitzroy, Vic.JORDAN KRETCHMER, WRITER

CHAR-GRILLEDCELERIACANDCRISP

TAROONCELERIACCREAMWITHGREEN

APPLEGRANITA,MagillEstate

ChefScottHugginsis behindthisclever

vegandishwithsweetandearthyflavours.

It possessesa delightfullyplayfulmixof

warmandcool,lusciouscreamytexture

andcrunch. 78 PenfoldRd,Magill, SA.

DAVID SLY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA EDITOR

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PHOTOGRAPHY

FIONA

DONNELLY

(YOKO

DINING),

MICHAEL

HARDEN

(MARION),

JORDAN

KRETCHMER (NAPIER QUARTER),

JASON LOUCAS (MOMOFUKU

SEI

OBO) & IVANA VALVASORI-PEREZA (LULU LA DELIZIA).

Six dishes