Australian Gourmet Traveller - (07)July 2020 (1)

Six dishes

The GourmetTravellerteamshareswhattheyarecookingandeating.

What we’re eating

DUMPLINGS,SMALLTOWN

Theteambehindtherecentlyshuttered

fine-diningestablishmentStIsidorehave

reinventedthemselveswiththesleekand

intimateSmallTowninMilton.Thesejuicy

prawn,scallopandchicken-skindumplings

withwhitesoyandchilliwerea highlight

fromtherestaurant’sgenerousset-menu.

GEORGIE MEREDITH, WRITER & EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

WOOD-FIREDPIZZA

A weekendjaunttotheSouthernHighlands

ofNSWwasmadeevenmoredelightful

whenwediscovereda pizzaovenatour

accommodation.Afterfiringit up,wespent

thedayreducinga richtomatosauce,and

kneading,provingthenstretchingthedough.

Theeffortwasworthwhile– andnota pizza

box in sight!KARLIE VERKERK, DEPUTY EDITOR

DINNERATHOME,TOTTI’S

What’smoreexcitingthana package

deliveredtoyourdoor,filledwitha carefully

curated(andgenerous)dinnerfortwofrom

Totti’s?Theat-homefeastincludedTotti’s

signaturewood-firedbread,andit alltook

just 10 minutestogetit fromboxtoplate.

Whoreallyneedstoleavetheirhouse,

anyway?HANNAH BLACKMORE, CREATIVE DIRECTOR

BEEFCHEEKSINREDWINE

Withrestrictionsongatheringsliftedto

fourpeople,I jumpedattheopportunityto

cookforsomeoneotherthanmyself.Slow

cookingbeefcheeksoverfourhoursis the

perfectdinner-partydish,leavingyoutosit,

drinkandbemerryuntilit’stimetoeat.The

onlythingmissing?Morefriendstobeable

to share it with.LAURA JACOBS, ART DIRECTOR

SPINALIS,THEGIDLEY

Thereturntorestaurantdiningcalledfora

celebrationsoit waswithmuchexcitement

wedescendedonTheGidley’sbasement

diningroomfora feastofretroglamourand

beef.Thespinalis– orrib-eyecap– is The

Gidley’ssignaturecutandoneyouwon’tfind

onmanymenus.Theultimatetreattomark

a very special occasion.JOANNA HUNKIN, EDITOR

HUTIEUMYTHO

Thisclearpork-basednoodlesoupis from

mymother’shometownMyTho,insouth

Vietnam.It’susuallytoppedwithprawns

andquaileggs,thoughmyversionmade

useofwhatwasinthefridge– friedtofu,

garlicchives,celery.Thechewytapioca

noodles,however,werenon-negotiable.

It tasted like home.YVONNE C LAM, DIGITAL EDITOR

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PHOTOGRAPHY NIKKI TO (TOTTI’S).