Australian Gourmet Traveller - (12)December 2019 (1)

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vershareplateslike

anchovycroquettes,

wagyu“carnecruda”tuna

“lomo”andBerkshire

porkwithpimentoandbeans,the

sold-outcrowdatGourmetTraveller’s

finalReaderEventembracedthe

intimateatmosphereof BarLourinhã

andtheevening’stravelagenda.

Withmicrophoneinhand,renowned

winejournalistandauthorMaxAllen

tookthecrowdona journeythrough

SpainandPortugal,stoppingfirstto

discussthemenuthatguestsweresetto

enjoyfortheevening.Inspiredbyhis

owntravelstotheIberianPeninsula

withwifeandbusinesspartnerJoanne

Gamvros,chef andownerMatthew

McConnellshareda brief insightinto

theadventuresthatpromptedtheir

establishmentof BarLourinhã,witha

13-year history built on their authentic

intepretation of Spanish and Portguese

tapas and hospitality.

Sharing some of his own and family

travel tales, Allen’s entertaining

narrativekepttheeveningalive

whileMcConnellservedupan

ten-dishfeastwithmatchingwines

includinga 2017citrus-driven

white,LavradoresdeFeitoria,out

of Portugal’sfamedDouroValley.

Guestsalsohadtheopportunity

tohearfromAPTspokesperson

JacintaCrispassheoutlinedthe

itineraryforAPT’s 2020

DouroDelightstripwhichincludes

7 nightscruisingtheDouroriver

inall-inclusiveluxury,plus3 nights

inbothLisbonandMadrid.With

foodanddrinkat thecentreofthe

discussion,Crispemphasisedthe

importanceof theon-boardchef

andlocalandseasonally-focused

menu.Guestshavetheopportunity

toenjoymultiplefoodandwine

experiencesthroughoutSpain

and Portugal, including a culinary

tour in Madrid, plus a private

Fado performance (with cocktails!)

in the splendour of Porto’s Palácio

da Bolsa. aptouring.com.au

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TROTTERS

With a menu inspired by Spain and Portugal, 90 passionate

travellers gathered at Melbourne’s Bar Lourinhã for an

evening of great food, company and travel inspiration.

Presented by

Gourmet Traveller and

APT, the leaders in luxury

cruising & touring

AGOURMETTRAVELLERPROMOTION

ON THE NIGHT

Clockwise from top:

organic cucumbers,

kumquat and quesco

fresco; APT’s Jacinta

Crisp; Goolwa pipis, fino

and ancho chilli; APT’s

2020 Europe brochure;

guests; and chef

Matthew McConnell.

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