Australian Gourmet Traveller - (11)November 2020 (1)

ANDREWMcCONNELL

chefandrestaurateur

Let’sdrinktothat,p

Inthespiritofcelebration,

AndrewMcConnellhas

createda menuofelegant

shareplateswithcocktails

tomatch,allinspiredbyhis

glamorousnewMelbourne

venue,GimletatCavendish

House.“Thesweetspotfor

matchingfoodwithcocktails

is restraint,”saysMcConnell.

“I likeflavoursthatmakeyou

stopandthink;thatgetyour

attentionwithoutscreaming

‘lookatme!’.”It’sa delicious

and sophisticated affair.

ROSACIENFUEGOS

chefandauthor

Tacotime,p

Sydney’sresident“tamale

queen”RosaCienfuegoshas

beendishingupauthentic

Mexicanstreetfoodsince

2018.Findinginspirationin

theMexicanlanewaysofher

childhood,theflavoursare

asvibrantasthecolours.In

thisissue,wesharerecipes

fromhernewcookbook

ComidaMexicana. “Foodis

veryimportanttoMexicans.

It reconnectsustoourpast,

ourfamiliesandourfeelings,”

explains Cienfuegos.

ALICIATAYLOR

photographer

Partystarters,p

AliciaTaylorwashooked

onphotographyfromthe

momentshewasgiven

a PentaxK1000camera

asa child,andhassince

snappedeverythingfrom

peopleandfood,todesign

andarchitecture.Forour

celebrationissue,Taylor

captureda boldandplayful

vibeforourcovershoot,

whichfeaturesfun,flavour-

packedbites.“I adore

anythingwrappedinbetel

leaves or baos,” she says.

SOPHIAYOUNG

groupfooddirector

Partystarters,p

NewYork-trainedchefSophia

Younghascontributedto

someofAustralia’sbestfood

magazinesandcookbooks,

bothasa foodeditorand

stylist.Forthismonth’scover

shoot,Youngtookinspiration

fromthepunchystreet-food

flavoursofSoutheastAsia.

“Thischeerfulmenu,complete

withdrinksandcoolingsweet

treatsthatcanbeprepared

wellinadvance,is perfectfor

a cocktailpartyona balmy

evening,” says Young.

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Party starters

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Contributors

PHOTOGRAPHY KRISTOFFER PAULSEN

(M

cCONNELL), ALICIA TAYLOR (MAIN & CIENFUEGOS) & JOHN PAUL URIZAR (YOUNG).