Thelonglunch
If youonlyhavetimeforone
big,order-everything-on-the-
menulunchmakeit Pialligo
Estate’sPavilionDiningonthe
banksoftheMolongloRiver
totheeastofthecapital,now
headedupbyex-Cumuluschef
MarkGlenn.Anentréeofduck
ham– smokedjustmetresaway
fromwhereit hitsyourplate–
is accentedwithbabyasparagus
andsugarsnappeaspulled
straightfromthegarden,served
asyougazeacrosstothestately
spireofParliamentHousein
thedistance.
AtPoachersPantry, 30
minutestothecity’snorthin
theYassValleyregion,youcan
pickupa picnichamperof
house-smokedham,homemade
pickles,TilbaRealDairycheese
andflatbreadandgrazethrough
it undertheshadeofthefir
treesonthelawn,whilethe
elevatedterraceat Brindabella
HillsWineryis greatforgroups
andhaswild,wideviewsacross
theMurrumbidgeeRiver.
thepialligoestate.com.au;
poacherspantry.com.au➤Clockwisefrom
right:Pialligo
Estate’sPavilion
Dining;theview
fromthedeckat
BrindabellaHills
Winery;pork
cutletatPialligo
Estate;beancurd
andchestnut
mushroomsat
Poachers Pantry.GOURMET TRAVELLER 133PHOTOGRAPHY VISITCANBERRA (BRINDABELLA HILLS WINERY).