PeregianBeach,Queensland
Unlikemany,luckwasonmyside
duringthesummerholidaysand
I managedtoescapetoa sunnier
stateforsomemuch-neededR&R.
Dayswerespentreadingbooks
andsippingsparklingshiraz(thanks,
Joanna!),allwhilecoatedin
a permanentlayerofsand.
Karlie Verkerk, deputy editor
Tairua,NewZealand
It’sofficiallybeena yearsinceI waslast
homein Aotearoaandthereis nowhere
I wouldratherbethanlookingdownfrom
themightymaungaofMountPakuin Tairua.
Thesmallbeachtownin theCoromandel
Peninsulahasbeenthebackdrop to many
happysummers.
Joanna Hunkin, editor
Dishes and destinations
GourmetTraveller’sround-upof
where we’ve been and what we’re eating.
Etta,Melbourne
RosheenKaul’sfrozentakeon
traditionalmignonettedressing
willswayeventhemostardent
oysterminimalistswithitsredwine,
shallot,thymeandpinkpeppercorn
ways,a perfecticy,slightlyspicy
matchwithbrinyrockoysters.
60 LygonSt,BrunswickEast,Vic
Michael Harden, Vic state editor
TheAmalfiWay,Sydney
Thislobstertaglioliniis equalparts
deliciousness,theatricsanddecadence.
Theteamhand-plucksa lobsterfromthe
tankandpresentsit tableside,before
it’scookedandtossedwithinkystrands
ofpastaandtomatobisque.
6 CowperWharfRd,Woolloomooloo,NSW
Jordan Kretchmer, writer
Deli’sContinental,Perth
Perth’sheirapparenttothecontinental
rollthronehashit 2021 running.
Itslatestefforttowinusover?
Thisvegetarian-friendlyeggplant
parmigianabeauty,a pictureof
Aus-Merican-Italojoy.
18 LyricLn,Maylands,WA
Max Veenhuyzen, WA state editor
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PHOTOGRAPHY ALANA DIMOU (THE AMALFI WAY), GETTY IMAGES (SUNSHINE COAST) & ANNIKA KAFCALOUDIS (ETTA).