Contributors
OLIVIABLACKMORE
stylist
Puttin’ontheFitz,p
Afterstudyingvisualarts,
fashionandcostumedesign,
OliviaBlackmorefortuitously
cameacrosstheworldoffood
stylingandhasneverlooked
back.Forthisissue,shetook
toourcovershootwithgusto.
“Thisshootwasa dream
briefforme:fun,nostalgic,
’80s-esquedining,coupled
witha fantasticteam,”she
says.“Also,chefNikHilland
I realisedwebothshare
a love of paper doilies!”NIKHILL
chef
Puttin’ontheFitz,p
Forourcoverfeaturewecalled
uponNikHill,whoseclassic
pubfaredrawsonfine-dining
sensibilities(courtesyofhistime
workingatQuay,Sepiaand
The Ledburyin London).Hill
respectstherulesofclassic
cookingandtime-honoured
flavours,servingupScotch
eggsandeelpâtéinoneof
Sydney’sfavouritepubs,The
OldFitz.“I didn’twanttokeep
doingthetastingmenusand
tweezers sort of stuff,” he says.JESSICABROOK
foodeditor
Fast,p
JessicaBrook’sadventures
ineatingstartedwhenshe
wasfirsttakentotheSydney
FishMarketstotrycrabwithher
dad.She’sbeenexploringfood
eversince,havingworkedas
a professionalchef,foodeditor
andrecipewriter.Brook’s
easy-goingstylepermeates
ourFastrecipecollection,which
is centredaroundclassicyet
casualdishes.“Foodshould
beaseasytocookasit is
impressive to eat,” she says.CLAUDIASTEPHENSON
interiorsstylist
Kitchenupdate,p
ClaudiaStephenson’seye
forbeautifuldesignhasbeen
honedovera decade-long
careerintheworldofinterior
design.WeaskedStephenson
tocuratethismonth’shome
designfeature,focussing
ontimelesskitchendesign.
Shescouredhomewareshops
anddesignerboutiquesto
findthebestpiecestograce
thepages.“I wantedtocreate
a sensorydeparturefrom the
mundane,” she says.p 44
Salami-spiked
penne alla vodka14 GOURMET TRAVELLERPHOTOGRAPHY JAMES MOFFATT (PENNE), HANNAH BLACKMORE (OLIVIA), BENITO MARTIN (NIK).