Australian Gourmet Traveller - (01)January 2020 (1)

BESTGELATO

Pidapipó

TherearePidapipóoutletsinWindsorandthe

CBDbutit’shardtobeattheCarltonoriginal.

JoiningthequeueonLygonStreetonhotsummer

nightshasbecomesomethingofa Melbourne

riteofpassagebutit’sonlythatwaybecause

thegelatois sodarnexcellent.Thisis traditionally

madestuffusingnothingartificial,onlyfresh

fruit,witheverythingmadeonsiteandstored

inpozetti.Theflavourschangeseasonally.

Thereis a Nutellafountain.Thereis a gelato-

lamingtoncake.Jointhequeue. 299 Lygon

St, Carlton, Vic, (03) 9347 4596, pidapipo.com

BESTFISHANDCHIPS

PaperFish

TheStokehouse’sboardwalkkioskis theepitome

ofthesmartmodernfishandchippery.For

starters,it onlyservessustainablefish,whichis

cookedinvegetableoilinanadmirablylight,lacy

tempurabatter.Thenthereareotheroptions–

prawntacos,frittomistoservedina papercone,

a more-than-decentGreeksalad– andverygood,

well-seasoned,crinkle-cutfries.Therearealso

granitasavailable,youcangeta beerora glass

ofrosé,andthepackagingis allrecyclable.

It’smodernbutwithold-fashionedcharm.

Beachside,StokehousePrecinct, 30 JackaBlvd,

St Kilda, Vic, (03) 8691 6830, paperfish.com.au

BESTWEEKENDESCAPE

MorningtonPeninsula

ThelureoftheMorningtonPeninsulahasneverbeenstronger,particularlywith

itseaseofaccess,diverseeatingoptions,multiplewineriesandfarmgates,and

anincreasingnumberofgoodaccommodationoptionsforthosesansbeach

house.TheJackalopeHoteldoesa greatlineinsleek,starryaccommodation

whilealsoofferingsomeofthebestcasualdiningintheregionwithitsRare

Harebistro.There’smoregoodeatingtobehadatPtLeoEstatewhere

executivechefPhilWoodoverseesthreevenues,includingtheaward-winning

Laura,againsta backdropofoneofAustralia’sbestsculpturecollections.

AtRedHill,chefBrigitteHafnerhasopenedherosteriaTedesca,whichhas

a focusoncookingwithwoodfire,andthegorgeouslydesignedEuro-style

B&BaccommodationGraceburn,whileatMainRidgeDairy,there’sexcellent

cheeseandunbelievablycutegoatstogawkat.Thosewholiketoswimshould

headtoStAndrews,PointLeoorSorrentoBackBeach.Orthewalktobeautiful

BushrangersBayis anexcellentwaytospenda fewhoursbeforeheadingto

the Peninsula Hot Springs to soothe a tired body.visitmorningtonpeninsula.org

Clockwisefromtop:the

MorningtonPeninsulacoast;

spicedpumpkincrèmeDiplomat,

shiitakeice-creamandmeringue

atLaura;JackalopebyEmily

Floyd at the Jackalope Hotel.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

SHARYN

CAIRNS

(JACKALOPE

HOTEL),

NIC

GOSSAGE/BAUER-MEDIA.COM.AU

(MORNINGTON

PENINSULA),

DAVID HAHN/BAUER-MEDIA.COM.AU (NINETY MILE BEACH), SARAH PANNELL (PIDAPIP

Ó) & RHIANNON TAYLOR (LAURA).