BACK TO
SCHOOL
The hospitalityindustrycan’twork
from home,butmanychefswhose
restaurantshave(temporarily)
closed duetothecurrenthealth
crisis havedonethenextbest
thing: filmedtheirownhome-
cookingvideosforInstagram.
ThetrendhasseenMassimo
Bottura stirringbesciamella,and
Jason AthertonfromLondon’s
Pollen StreetSocialmakinga
one-potchickencasserole.(His
friend RonanKeatingmakesthe
occasionalmusicalappearance
which, dependingonyourlove
of NottingHillandex-Boyzone
members,couldmakeorbreak
your self-isolationviewing.)
Closertohome,TroyRhoades-
Brown fromHunterValley’sMuse
has beenmakingkombucha,
and JamieYatesfromSonnyin
Hobart hasdemonstratedhow
to breakdowna wholechicken
(after swiggingfroma bottleof
gin to calmheron-cameranerves.)
Sydney’sDanHonghasplated
up garlic-breadprawntoast,crisp
gyoza andlobster“magoreng”,all
complementedbycameosfromhis
children.Thesevideoswinpoints
for informative-ness,butalsofor
their wholesome,purecontent.
FourPillarshasteamedupwithTheKyotoDistilleryforChangingSeasons
gin.It showcasesingredientsfromAustralianandJapaneselandscapes:
thecitrusyhitofgreenyuzucomplementsfingerlime,whilefruityquandong
is nicelymatchedwithkinmokusei(alsoknownassweetosmanthus).
$85,fourpillarsgin.com.auMemoirsof Momofuku
You’vecaughtuponDavidChang’spodcast,readthe
Momofukucookbook,andwatchedeveryepisodeofhis
UglyDeliciousshowonNetflix.Nowyoucanbookmark
thenewmemoirbythechef.EatA Peach($42.99,Penguin)
coverstheearlydaysoftheMomofukurestaurantempire
(whichbeganasa tinynoodlebarin NewYorkin 2004,
andhassincebecomeaninternationalbrandwithoutposts
in SydneyandToronto).Likehispodcast,thebookis
upfrontabouthismistakesandhowhegrappleswith
hismentalhealth.Thebook’sunvarnishedhonestyhas
earnedendorsementsfromauthorMinJinLee(Pachinko)
andcomedianHasanMinhaj.Right, clockwise from
top left: Massimo Bottura
@massimobottura; Dan
Hong @hongsta_gram;
and Jason Atherton
@_jasonatherton teach
cooking skills via Instagram.GOURMET TRAVELLER 21News