Australian Gourmet Traveller - (11)November 2019 (1)

The party king

p 73

GeorgieMeredith,

writer& editorialcoordinator

MountGibraltar,SouthernHighlands

Beyondthepâtisseriesandantique

shopsoftheSouthernHighlandsliesa

eucalyptus-studdedbackdrop,marked

withbushwalkingtracksandperfect

picnic rocks.@georgiemeredith

p78.Butthatdoesn’tmeantheydon’t

wanttohavefun.

Someonewhounderstandsfun

betterthananyoneis JustinHemmes.

TheMerivalechiefhasmadehis

fortunefrommasteringtheartofthe

party.Hisadvice?Youhavetomake

peoplefeelcomfortableandincluded.

Throwina greatplaylist and good

times will be had.

I

lovethistimeofyear.Asthedays

getlongerandthesunshines

brighter,Novemberheraldsthe

officialcountdowntosummer

andtheseasonofendlesscelebration.

It’sexhaustingandexhilarating.

ByJanuary,I’llbesickofit,readyto

retreatintoa worldofblissfulisolation.

Butfornow,I’mallaboutit,happy

toembracethechaosandChampagne

inequalmeasure.

Ofcourse,noteveryoneis so

inclinedandwhenit comestohosting

anevent,it’simportanttocaterfor

everyguest.Toooften,I findmyself

at eventswheretheonlynon-alcoholic

offeringis a glassoftepidwateror

pulpyorangejuice.

Inthisissue,we’vemadea

deliberatepointofincludinglow-and

no-alcoholdrinks,alongwithsome

punchieroptions.Increasingly,more

peoplearechoosingnottodrink,as

you’ll read in Lee Tran Lam’s story on

EmmaHolland,subeditor

Paris,France;

WithAugusteRodin’smagnificent

sculptures,viewsofHôtelBironand

goldenautumnleaves,theMuséeRodin

sculpturegardenis a calmoasisinside

the heart of Paris.@_emmajholland

JoannaHunkin,editor

LakeHayes,NewZealand

If there’sa spotmoretranquilthanthe

shoresofLakeHayesnearArrowtown,

I’veyettofindit.Followit upwithlunch

at Amisfield. Perfection.@hunkies_news

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Where we’ve been

GOURMET TRAVELLER 17

Editor’s letter

PHOTOGRAPHY ALANA LANDSBERRY (PORTRAIT) & ROB SHAW (THE PARTY KING).