SWEET SURRENDER

Add a little spirit to your next dinner party with these elegant desserts soaked in some of our favourite flavours.

MATT WHILEY

Kylie Kwong celebrates the individuals helping to grow a stronger community. This month, we meet Re owner and sustainability advocate Matt Whiley.

Making a splash

Across Australia, bottle shops are coming together with wine bars in a drinking hybrid we can all raise a glass to, writes GEORGIE MEREDITH.

Lift your SPIRITS

Native botanicals, zero-waste practices and a healthy does of artistry set small-scale Australian distilleries apart, writes SAMANTHA PAYNE.

LALA LAND

For lockdown-wearied travellers, Los Angeles is the city break dreams are made of, writes ANNA HART.

EVERYDAY

From weeknight suppers to simple entertaining, these everyday recipes keep things fresh, fast and simple.

Canelé

These classic baked beauties are rich, rum-spiked and swimming in the deep sweetness of caramelised sugar.

A SOMMELIER'S GUIDE TO... Barcelona, Spain

As a new wave of natural wines descends on Catalan, sommelier STEFANO COLOMBO guides us through this undeniably cool sea change.

GARDEN STATE

Make vegetables and fresh produce the star of your next dinner party with these plant-forward dishes made to share.

A CHEF'S GUIDE TO… Bali, Indonesia

From a zero-waste restaurant to the best babi guling, chef WILL GOLDFARB shares his tips on where to eat and drink in Bali.

Lessons in balance

When it comes to cuisine, balance can mean different things to different people. ANNE HASEGAWA explores the concept across six unique Asian cultures.

CHANGE OF PACE

Freed from the daily grind, FIONA DONNELLY finds herself falling in step with nature while trekking Tasmania’s wild Three Capes Lodge Walk.

THE SCIENCE of FLAVOUR

Why do some flavours work well together and others not? It’s all a matter of science, discovers JORDAN KRETCHMER.

NORTH TRUE

Perched on a sacred site, Mt Mulligan Lodge in north Queensland proves to be a gourmet traveller’s outback delight, writes FIONA DONNELLY.

NEW WORLD ORDER

New world order With international trips on the horizon, we all need a refresher on how to have more rewarding holidays in 2022 and beyond, writes ANNA HART.

UNDER THE RADAR

From Pino’s in Newcastle to Cornersmith in Sydney’s Annandale, more and more eateries are opting not to trumpet their plant-based credentials. NADIA BAILEY finds out why.

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT

Is a plant-based diet really the most sustainable way to live? ALIX DAVIS investigates.

WRITING NEW CHAPTERS

From Austin to Zurich, Australian chefs help populate kitchens around the world. This international experience doesn’t just look good on résumés: it also spells good things for eaters, especially when returning expats bring back new flavours, ideas and ingredients to Australia. Three recent arrivals talk to MAX VEENHUYZEN about coming home and lessons learned on the road.

MEDITERRANEAN PANTRY

From Spain and Italy, to Morocco and Turkey, the Med encompasses 21 different countries, each of which meets the sapphire blue coastline of the famous sea. Here, we hero a few essential ingredients from across the region.

TAKE one FIG

Lemons and olive oil, bitter wild greens and sweet figs – Greece’s vegetable-forward cooking tradition is finding a new audience in Australia,

COASTAL VINES

A taste of the Mediterranean with a distinctly Aussie twist awaits at McLaren Vale. SUSAN GOUGH HENLY discovers the best places to dine, drink and play in South Australia’s greenest wine region.

La dolce vita

For an island nation, Australia’s boating culture is a far cry from anything you’ll find in Europe. But if you know where to look there are still stylish ways to get out on the water

BACK ON THE MENU

Dream no longer – overseas dining is back on the cards. Here are the spots chefs and restaurateurs are yearning to revisit, from Italian seaside trattorias to road-side snacks in Vietnam.

APPOINTMENT EATING

To ensure you have a flavourpacked 2022, LEE TRAN LAM rounds up 22 of the most intriguing new dining experiences to mark in your diary.

GRECIAN ODYSSEY

Brisbane’s Hellenika takes us on an Aegean adventure with a modern spin on authentic Greek flavours. Opa!

Escape to paradise

A new wave of openings has hit the coastlines of the Mediterranean to redefine luxury. ANNA McCOOE discovers the latest and greatest line-up of what we’ve been missing.

AFTERNOON DELIGHT

Is there anything better than a summer afternoon spent reading? Yes: a summer afternoon spent reading – with a drink in hand. HANNAH-ROSE YEE curates the best books for hot afternoons.

A CHEF'S GUIDE TO… Istanbul, Turkey

From local lokantas to the best döner, chef MAKSUT AŞKAR shares his tips on where to eat and drink in Turkey’s largest city.

SUMMER DRINKS GUIDE

From experimental drops to the best of the low-alcohol world, SAMANTHA PAYNE presents the most refreshing sips of the season.

The art of… travel dreaming

Big travel daydreams are back on the menu and Christmas is the perfect time to feast on them, writes ANNA HART.