Australian Gourmet Traveller - (10)October 2019 (1)

Starry night

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DirkHartogIsland,WA;

LauraJacobs,artdirector

Untouchedcoastline,anocean

fullofredemperor,andeveningsby

thefirewitha warmingglassofshiraz,

it’slittlewonderthatI hada hard

time leaving.@laurajanejacobs

Where we’ve been

TheAustralianhospitalityindustry

is oneofthemostdynamicinthe

worldandI cannotwaittolearnmore

aboutthoseshapingit, andtoshare

thosestorieswithyou.

I wouldalsoliketothankour

wonderfulactingeditor, AmyReedy,

forherpatienceandgenerosityin

handingoverthemagazineinrecent

weeks.It is Amy’swork,notmine,

thatyouseeinsidethismonth’spages

andI thankherwholeheartedly for

her continued dedication.

I

’mnotsuretherehaseverbeen

a moreimpressiveintroduction

toa newjob.Just 24 hoursafter

farewellingtheconcreteskies

ofAuckland,I foundmyselfbasking

inthemajestyoftheSydneyOpera

Houseandtheculinaryjewelinits

crown,Bennelong.Outside,the

harboursparkledundera radiantsun.

Inside,PeterGilmoregreetedme

warmlyasI waitedtomeetmynew

teamforthefirsttime.

Thenextnight,wewerebackfor

theGourmetTraveller 2020 Restaurant

Awards,completingmywhirlwind

induction. Aseditor,it’sa given(and

a greatprivilege)thatyouwillcross

pathswithmanyoftheindustry’s

brighteststars.It’srathermore

unusualtomeetthemallinyour

firstdayonthejob.

I didn’tthinkit waspossibleto

bemoreexcitedaboutmynewrole

thanI was.Butafterspeakingwith

suchiconsasKylieKwongandBen

Shewry,alongwithsomany others,

I was positively fizzing.

Reynisfjara,Iceland;

EmmaHolland,subeditor

A dayspentdrivingalongIceland’s

SouthCoast:black-sandbeaches,

wildwinds,glacierlagoons

andlotsofsheep.A stopover

done well.@_emmajholland

SočaValley,Slovenia;

LisaFeatherby,fooddirector

Theemerald-greenriverthatruns

throughtheSočaValleyis spectacular

andbreathtaking– literally.It’san

icydipin winter,buta trulycathartic

experience.@lisafeatherby

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Editor’s letter

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