Gourmet Traveller

Each issue is packed with great dish ideas, hot restaurants and bars, entertaining tips, the best hotels and lavish spreads on some of the world’s most intoxicating travel destinations - everything you should expect from the Australia's premier food and travel magazine.

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Editor's Letter

Restaurant news • Euro-leaning brasseries, a new Mexican place, a restaurateur’s pub, a Gippsland-led wine house and a Korean-inspired omakase for your dining radar.

Read, cook, love • Whether for gifting or keeping, don’t even think about buying a cookbook without first consulting the GT end-of-year wish list.

Christmas puddings • Within a spread of contemporary creations, don’t forget the magic of a traditional pud.

Gail Mabo • Kylie Kwong celebrates the individuals helping to grow a stronger community. This month, for the final edition of this feature, we meet inspirational multidisciplinary artist Gail Mabo.

Orleana • An exciting new opening from chef Jake Kellie comes with complimentary fresh air, 45 minutes from Adelaide, writes KATIE SPAIN.

Gran Torino • After transforming Song Bird at lightning speed, Neil Perry delivers la dolce vita in his Double Bay enclave, writes ALEXANDRA CARLTON.

Marlowe • Classic Australian dishes are reimagined at this charming restaurant housed in a 1930s apartment block, writes ELLIOT BAKER.

Saadi • Modern Indian cuisine continues on an exciting trajectory as this much-loved pop-up concept settles into its permanent home, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.

Drinks news • TOP DROPS, NEW OPENINGS, AND INSIDE TIPS FROM THE EXPERTS

Cardinale Sin • We explore the origins of Australia’s signature drinks and learn how to re-create them at home.

Summer sips • Whether you’re raising a toast or just soaking up the vibes at beachside picnics or backyard barbecues, there’s a drop for every occasion. Here, SAMANTHA PAYNE rounds up the best pours.

The Wish List • From luxury luggage and jewels to designer accessories, beauty kit and bar accoutrements, GT scopes out the finest festive gifts for the gourmet travellers in your life.

Well Seasoned • For the epicure who has everything, these elegant essentials will add a dash of style to the festive kitchen.

Everyday Food • JULIA BUSUTTIL NISHIMURA shares her recipes for simple and impressive festive entertaining.

Cracker Christmas • ’Tis the season for the many wondrous guises of meringue – the light-as-air dessert that dazzles and comforts in equal measure.

Gt’s roast turkey with all the trimmings • Serving cherished guests a festive feast feels more approachable when you take the guesswork out of the meal’s main event.

Feliz Navidad

Tidings of joy • A quintessential Aussie Christmas calls for fresh seafood platters and GT’s favourite fish-forward festive dishes.

Paradise Found • An escape to the idyllic Kokomo Private Island resort is everything you’d expect from an ultra-prime property with an alluring mix of luxury and insouciance, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.

The art of... guesting and hosting • The high-octane hospitality of Christmas doesn’t always make for a relaxing holiday, writes ANNA HART.

Taste Of The Sea • Setting sail from Barcelona to Istanbul is a culinary adventure aboard Oceania Vista, discovers DANI VALENT. .

Into the woods • Sustainability, serenity and power meet on the road to North Queensland’s Daintree Rainforest, as NOELLE FAULKNER discovers.

Home

Here comes the sun • Summer entertaining calls for splashes of vibrant buttercup and cool, sculptural vessels.

Plate Expectations • Gently geometric fruits and a lick of precious metal build a sweet table setting.