Australian Gourmet Traveller - (05)May 2020 (1)

Set the bar

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TheOlympicshasbeen

postponedandfornow,none

ofusis goinganywhere.

Butthatwon’tstopusexploring

newflavoursorcontinuingtotake

youonculinaryjourneys.Escapism

comesinmanydifferentformsand

weknow,formanyofourreaders,

GTprovidesa welcomeretreat.

Wearehereforyou– andwe

askthatyoucontinuetobetherefor

us.If youaren’talreadya subscriber,

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asit reallyonlybeen

a monthsincemylast

editor’sletter?It feels

somuchlonger.

Likeeveryone,we’vespentthepast

monthrecalibratingaswelearntowork

fromhomeandovercomeallmanner

oftechnicalissues.We’vepivotedso

manytimes,wecanhardlyseestraight.

Butthroughouttheprocess,our

purposehasremainedclear.

GourmetTravellerhasalwaysbeen

aboutsharingjourneysandinspiring

newadventures.Ourstoriesandrecipes

aredesignedtogiveyoua tasteofthe

widerworldandtocelebratedifferent

people,placesandcultures.

Theyinviteyoutolearnsomething

newand,at times,theychallengeyou

(ifyouhaven’tcriedwhiletryingto

recreateaGourmetTravellerchefrecipe,

areyoureallyaGTreader?).

Whenwefirstbeganplanning

thisissue,justa fewshortmonths

ago,it wasgoingtobeourOlympic

issue– celebratingTokyoandbeyond.

Obviously things have changed.

TheJeanClaudePandan

viaPS40@ps40bar

WhenI foundoutoneofmyfavouritebars

wassendingouttheiroff-kiltercocktails,

I signedupstraightaway.Delivered

witha smile,andsippedwithaneven

bigger one.Jordan Kretchmer, writer

2017 LasJarasRosé

viaDRNKS@_drnks_

TheSydney-basednatural-winegurus

havecurateda seriesofisolationpacks.

TheHighHopespackfeaturesthislush

Californianrosé.GeorgieMeredith,

writer & editorial coordinator

French 75

KeeptrackofthedaysandmakeFriday

aneventwitha celebratorycocktail–

andthereis nonesimplerormore

glamorousthantheclassicFrench75.

I usePlymouthGinandtopwithMumm.

Joanna Hunkin, editor

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PHOTOGRAPHY ALANA LANDSBERRY (PORTRAIT) & BENITO MARTIN (SET THE BAR).