Australian Gourmet Traveller - (11)November 2020 (1)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Hearth

OpenedNovember 2019

WhoJedGerrard(executivechef)

VibeTheWestAustralianbarbecue,reimagined.

VerdictFromthepolished,high-ceilingeddiningroomtothe

bespokestaffuniforms,Hearthlookseveryparttheglam,

in-houserestaurantyou’dexpecttofindatPerth’sRitz-Carlton.

Lessexpected,however,is theelegantwaythekitchenusesfire

toshowcaseandcelebrateWestAustralianingredients.Fromthe

pleasuresofcold-smokedsnappercarpacciotoa camembert

ice-creamwithgrilledquinceandtoastedsandalwoodnuts,

Hearthoffersa compellingtasteofthewest.

TheRitz-CarltonPerth,1 Barrack St, Perth, (08) 6559 6888,

hearthrestaurant.com.au

Coogee Common

OpenedMarch 2020

WhoScottBrannigan(executivechef),NicTrimboliandAdrian Fini (co-owners)

VibeA kitchen-gardenrestaurantwitha sideofhistory.

VerdictPostoffice.Orphanage.Racecourse.Thesprawling

CoogeeHotelsiteonCockburnRoadhasassumedvarious

identitiesoverthepast 120 years,butnonequiteasambitious

asthisvisionofmid-centurybeautyandoldAustraliana.

Thoughtfullyrenovateddiningroomsaside,thesprawling

kitchengardenis CoogeeCommon’sotherUSPwitheach

day’spickingsinformingthecomfortingmenuthatrunsfrom

barbecuedbroccoliandpumpkinagnolottitoelevated

countermealsandploughman’splatters.

371 CockburnRoad,Coogee, 0451 830 371,

coogeecommon.com.au

Left:SpicedMottainailamb,

zucchiniandsheep’syoghurt

atHearth.Below:interiorsand

garden at Coogee Common.

EDITED BY MAX VEENHUYZEN

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