Contributors
MICHAELHARDEN
writer
Topdrops,p
AsGourmetTraveller’s Victorian
andTasmanianeditorformore
thana decade,Hardensure
knowshowtoeatanddrinkwell
inthesouthernstates.Forthis
issuehetravelledtooneofhis
favouriteplacesinVictoria,the
HighCountryinthestate’s
north-east.“Notonlyis thisa
gobsmackinglybeautifulregion,
it’salsohometosomeofthe
mostinterestingandinnovative
winemakinganddelicious
eating in Australia,” he says.DUNCANWELGEMOED
chef
A chef’sguide,p
Welgemoedis theexecutive
chefandownerofeffervescent
“African-ish”restaurantAfricola.
Theself-confessedtroublemaker
wasborninSouthAfricabut
hascalledAdelaidehomefor
thelastdecade.Asa proud
SouthAustralianhe’san
advocateforeatingwellin
whathethinks,“Isthebest
cityintheworld.”Heshares
hishitlistwithusthismonth,
whichwillhaveyouwanting
to visit the festival state ASAP.LETITIACLARK
writerandchef
Islandlife,p
LetitiaClarkmayhavegrown
upinDevonandlivedin
London,butshenowcalls
theislandofSardiniahome.
Therecipesfromherdebut
cookbookBitterHoneyreflect
thesenseofcomfortandease
shehasdiscoveredwithin
hernew-foundhome,where
sheis currentlysettingupher
veryownagriturismo(farmstay).
“Sardinianfoodis a distilled
versionofItalianfood:simpler,
more rustic, more wild,” she says.JOHNPAULURIZAR
photographer
Fast,p
Sydney-basedphotographer
JohnPaul“JP”Urizarstamped
hissimple-yet-sophisticated
styleonourregularFastrecipe
featurethismonth.“I loved
shootingthisfeature,”hesays.
“I thinkit reinforcesmy
photographyphilosophy
ofkeepingit simple.”Along
withexpandinghisdigital
portfolio,JPis workingon
a personalexhibition,which
willfocusonthelostartof
wet-plate photography.p 82
Island time10 GOURMET TRAVELLERPHOTOGRAPHY JAMES BROADWAY (HARDEN), ANDRE CASTELLUCCI (WELGEMOED), MARIA BELL & MATT RUSSELL (CLARK & MAIN).