Australian Gourmet Traveller - (12)December 2019 (1)

TaniaHoughton

andLukePowell

p 84

gotofftotheworststartimaginable

whenshewasdiagnosedwithbreast

cancerinJanuary.A deeplyprivate

person,Taniaagreedtobepartofour

series– findingtimetoshareherstory

inbetweenradiotherapysessions–

afterrealisingshehad“aresponsibility

toeveryyoungwomanoutthere”to

raiseawarenessofthedisease.

It is hergifttootherwomen,and

onethatwearehappytohelpdeliver.

MerryChristmas.

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What we’re eating

Editor’s letter

I

t’s been a jolly time in the Gourmet

Traveller office this month as we’ve

tested and tasted our way through

a deliciousselectionofChristmas

menusanddessertstoensureall

goestoplancomeDecember25.

Butasweracetowardsthatfestive

deadline,I encourageyoutopause

andtakea breath.Totakea minute

toreflectonyouryearandallthat

it’sencompassed.

Weaskedfourpeopletodojustthat

forourfeature,“Theyearthatwas”,

onp84,callingonMattMoran,Cam

Fairbairn,AstridMcCormackandTania

Houghtontosharetheirtriumphsand

tribulationsfromthepast 12 months.

Eachoftheirstoriesis unique,as

theyreflectona rangeofpersonaland

professionalchallenges.Buteach

containsa commonthread– of

gratitudeandoptimism.Oflessons

learntandcarryingthatknowledge

forwardintothenextchapter.

I wouldespeciallyliketothank

Taniaforsharingherstory.Tania’syear

Crack Kitchen, Adelaide, SA;

Joanna Hunkin, editor

It came recommended as Adelaide’s

best breakfast spot and didn’t disappoint.

Baked eggs served with sweet scallops,

braised leeks and puréed cauliflower,

topped with crisp pork. Yes.

Ciccia Bella, Bondi Beach,

NSW; Georgie Meredith,

writer & editorial coordinator

Peelingbacktheleavesofthis

unembellishedandsimplyboiled

artichokeisamethodicaljoy.Each

leaffunctionsasanediblescoop,tobe

dippedthroughsoftbonitomayonnaise.

Gauge, South Brisbane, Qld;

Fiona Donnelly, Queensland editor

It’s the almost savoury bitterness of the

dark surface layer that makes this creamy

“burnt” Basque cheesecake such a treat.

Citrusy yuzu crème anglaise adds edge.

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PHOTOGRAPHY WILL HORNER TANIA HOUGHTON & LUKE POWELL & ALANA LANDSBERRY PORTRAIT.