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delicious. magazine celebrates good food and the people who produce it, from renowned international chefs and food-lovers around Australia. Inside each issue you’ll find achievable recipes that work every time, plus inspiration for foodie travel.

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IN SEASON • Proud Bundjalung woman, chef and restaurateur Mindy Woods shares stunning recipes from her new book Karkalla at Home, to encourage more Australians to embrace native ingredients and connect to First Nations culture.

Talking TABLES • — Hot restaurants, the latest news, trends & more.

Fresh TAKE

Drinks • — with our resident sippers the Critic and the Comic

Local HEROES • It’s ‘you beauty’ for the design set with our top picks of Australian home decor, jewellery, fashion and self-care products.

The Australian whey • Ellie and Sam Studd shine a spotlight on artisan cheesemaker Kym Masters of the award-winning Section28, and share an easy and tasty recipe that sings with truly unique Australian flavours.

According to Matt — I am, you are… who are we? • What defines Modern Australian cuisine in 2024? Is it an ingredient? An attitude? An element? Matt Preston surveys the landscape.

Oceans of flavour… • This rich seafood creation by Yotam Ottolenghi combines juicy prawns and sweet clams with the satisfying, nutty bite of pearl couscous.

Dinky-di pies • Combining native flavours with iconic ingredients, Nornie Bero delivers a true-blue recipe that’s as Aussie as, well, wallaby pie.

Savour • HER FAR HORIZONS… A LAIDBACK LUNCH WITH THE TEAM AT THE WARATAH, SYDNEY | A PLAYFUL MENU FROM ACES CHINATOWN, ADELAIDE | ELEVATED FISH & CHIP SHOP FAVOURITES | EMBRACING NATIVE FLAVOURS IN CENTRAL WESTERN NSW | EXPAT CHEFS SHARE THE TASTES OF HOME THEY MISS THE MOST | SEASONAL BAKING WITH MICHAEL AND PIPPA JAMES | NATALIE PAULL’S HOMAGE TO CLASSIC AUSTRALIAN SWEET TREATS

WARATAH STAFF LUNCH • With a proudly local menu that sings with native flavours, The Waratah in Sydney’s inner east is serving up elevated pub bistro favourites imbued with a touch of nostalgia. Head chef Joey Astorga shares just some of the recipes that are making this venue a must-visit.

ACES • A beloved family-run Italian local makes the jump to low-key fine-diner with effortless ease – and unique inspiration from its new address in Adelaide’s Chinatown. Yum ciao, anyone?

NEW WAVE • Angling for fresh entertaining ideas? Lucy Nunes and Dominic Smith find oceans of inspiration in Australia’s classic fish and chippers, creating elevated, flavour-packed meals and snacks that’ll have you and your guests totally hooked.

SALTBUSH • delicious. joins a relaxed long lunch with a deep significance on a sunny Mudgee hillside. At destination diner Zin House in NSW’s Central West, the annual Saltbush Gathering offers a generous country menu with distinctly Australian flavours.

Tastes like home • Seven chefs, several continents and a world of ideas. We asked top foodies with one foot in Australia to share the dishes that they crave the most when they’re far from our shores.

BAKE the SEASONS • Baking is an act of love, a form of therapy and a blissful way to spend an afternoon. Michael and Pippa James share sweet recipes inspired by the cycles of the seasons – both of the natural world and of our own daily lives.

GOLDEN OLDIES • Quick, sneak another while Mum’s not looking – Natalie Paull’s spins on your favourite old-school treats are elevated, easy and as addictive as the originals.

Travel + LUXURY • Discover… VICTORIA’S LAKE HOUSE CELEBRATES 40 YEARS | THE LATEST TRAVEL NEWS | PANORAMAS, PAINTED CLIFFS & PYGMY POSSUMS ON THE MARIA ISLAND WALK, TAS | WHAT TO EAT, SEE AND DO IN Mc LAREN...