GourmetTravellerstafferssharetheirfavouriteplatesofthemoment.
What we’re eating
SLOW-ROASTEDPINEAPPLE,FinoVino
Atthiscitywinebaropenedbythesame
teambehindFinoSeppeltsfieldinthe
Barossa,chefJoeCareyhangswhole
pineapplesabovea charcoalgrillfor 10
hourstoensurethesharpacidsaresoftened
andimbuedwithsmoky,sultryflavour.
AddinsmoothJamaican-rumcustard
andswoonintodreamland. 82 FlindersSt,
Adelaide,SA.DAVIDSLY,SOUTHAUSTRALIAEDITOR
FRIEDCHICKENOFFALTERRINE
ANDROJAKSALAD,Cirrus
SingaporeanchefWayneLiew,ofKeng
EngKeejoinedforceswithBrentSavage
todeliverthiscreativepop-upmenu.
Snacksincludedcrispmini-schnitzelsof
pressedchickenoffalanda salty,sweet
cucumbersalad. 23 BarangarooAve,
Sydney,NSW.JORDANKRETCHMER,WRITER
HEIRLOOMTOMATO,CAPER,SHALLOT
ANDTUNAMAYONNAISE,Labart
Thistasty,lightertwistonvitellotonnato
seesvealreplacedbya fatsliceofoxheart
tomatothat’sdialledupwithgarumand
hazelnutoil.Justslatheronthetuna
anchovymayo,adda scatterofgolden
shallot,sometinycapersand,heypresto,
it’sa tomatotonnato!2a/8WestSt,Burleigh
Heads,Qld.FIONADONNELLY,QUEENSLANDEDITOR
MUNGBEANPANCAKE,SángbyMabasa
Thislight-yet-crispKoreanspecialtyis
a perennialfavourite.Mungbeansare
soakedforuptofourhours,blendedwith
beansproutsandkimchi,thenpan-fried
withchilliandshallotuntilperfectlygolden.
Toppedwitha tangysoyandvinegar
sauce,itsbalancedflavoursarea satisfying
delight. 98 FitzroySt,SurryHills,NSW.
GEORGIEMEREDITH,WRITER& EDITORIALCOORDINATOR
CLAMRISOTTO,OrtegaFishShack
ThisWellingtonseafoodhotspotfrom
headchefandco-ownerMarkLimacher
maywellbefullofcoastalkitsch,butits
elegantclamrisottois a top-qualityaffair.
It’sperfectlyall’onda(“wavey”),witha
sublimeclamflavourthatpermeatesthe
wholedish. 1 6 MajoribanksSt,Wellington,
NewZealand.LISAFEATHERBY,FOODDIRECTOR
BEEFRIBANDTONGUETACOS,
LaCabana
BenFossoffoodtruckEatNoEvilnowhas
a homeforhisimaginativeAus-Mextacos.
Thisbeer-braisedbeefandwattleseedmole
numberis reasonenoughtohitthisfamily-
andpet-friendlytaqueriainbohoSouth
Freo. 400 SouthTce,SouthFremantle,WA.
MAXVEENHUYZEN,WESTERNAUSTRALIAEDITOR
12 GOURMET TRAVELLER
Six dishes
PHOTOGRAPHY BRITTANY HARRISON (ORTEGA FISH SHACK), KAI LEISHMAN (LABART), NICOLLE VERSTEEG (LA CABANA) & JOSIE WITHERS (FINO VINO).