Australian Gourmet Traveller - (11)November 2019 (1)

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PHOTOGRAPHY KRISTOFFER PAULSEN (PASTORE), ROHAN THOMSON (REBEL REBEL) & NIKKI TO (BATHERS’ PAVILION).

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SergeDansereau

hasoverseen

Bathers’Pavilion

fortwodecades.

And,likea smart

showrunnerofa long-runningTV

series,heis bringingin a newcast

torebootBalmoral’sbeachfront

institution.CamFairbairnandJess

Mead(bothfromAcme)willbejoining

theserviceteam,whileKumikoEndo

(Attica,Fujisaki)willcreatetheelegant

dessertssheis knownfor;finish

a sun-dazedmealwithheryuzu

savarinwithyuzugelée,mangoand

Champagneice-cream(pictured)or

anarchitecturallyelaborateÉpoisses

moussewithraspberryandjuniper.

CameronJohnston(Jonah’s)returns

asheadchefafterfouryearsaway,

withdishessuchasceleriacgalette

andseaweed,kingfishescabèche

withburntchilli,andbouillabaisse.

BRISBANE

Whenchef

ValerieFreitakes

tothekitchenat

FortitudeValley’s

Baja, shewon’t

justbebringingmemoriesand

cookingexperiencesfromhertime

inOaxaca,Mexico;herdisheswill

alsobenefitfromthefivekilograms

oflocaldriedchilliesshepacked

alongwithherrecipes.Freiworked

atRutz,a Michelin-starredwinebar

andrestaurantinBerlin,before

movingtoOaxaca,whereshemet

JulioAguilerafromElDestilado.

There,thechefsworkedon

Baja’sSoCal-basedmenu,before

translatingtheflavourstoAustralia.

They’returningupthespice

levelsonoctopustentacleswith

a squid-inkburnt-jalapeñosoy

sauce,habanerolimejuiceand

chillioil,andfillingtacoswith

beer-batteredkingfish,mushroom

moleortheclassicspicymarinated

pork.A drinkslistthatincludes

MezcalNegronisandMexican

beerswillnicelycounterthe

menu’sgeneroususeofchilli.

MELBOURNE

ScottPickett

(pictured)is

expandinghis

restaurantempire

(Estelle,Lupo

andMatilda)withPastoreatHotel

Chadstone.Thechefin chargewillbe

MircoSperi(ThirtyEightChairs)and

withthenewventure’snamemeaning

“shepherd”in Italian,they’reriffing

onthethemewithgrass-fedmeats

(thinkwood-smokedlambrump

withcharredeggplant,hazelnutand

sheep’smilkyoghurt,andBistecca

allaFiorentina)anddessertsthattap

intothearea’shistoryasanorchard

producingcherries,pearsandplums.

CANBERRA

Anyone who has

missed Sean

McConnell’s

cooking since he

left Monster (i.e.

everyone) will be glad he has opened

Rebel Rebel. Take a seat at his all-day

diner and you might enjoy smoked

beef tartare, a serve of sardine

piadina or a harissa and feta omelette.

Top left: burrata

with smoked-

cashew salsa

macha, coriander

garlic toast,

guacamole, and

corn chips at

Baja. Top right:

duck prosciutto,

eggplant fritti

with aged

parmesan and

prawns (fried with

prawn mayo, as

well as wood-

roasted king

prawns with

fermented

tomato) at

Pastore.

ChannelthebestofAustralian

catwalkswithVittoriaCoffee’s

Fashion Series limited-edition

range of cups. There are 12 new

designs, which range from works

by big hitters (Dion Lee) to names

to watch (like Whitehouse Institute

student design competition

winner Caroline Reznik).

Ceramic Latte Set, $49.95,

vittoriacoffee.com

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