Maggie Scardifield

When her father died, Maggie Scardifield became her mother's new travel companion, bringing the two women closer than ever before.

Organising what produce to buy giving you the cold sweats? Unsure what to order, how to store it and where to even begin? We go straight to the experts to find out.

After a two-year closure and head-to-toe renovation, the Singapore national treasure is back and more beautiful than ever. Maggie Scardifield checks in.

Kylie Kwong’s Sydney restaurant Billy Kwong has closed its doors after 19 years. It’s a time for reflection, but also a chance to look ahead to new beginnings.

From a Tasmanian wasabi grower to a family-run beehive farm, we talk to Australian farmers and makers about the dreams behind their dream businesses.

The team behind Ramblin’ Rascal Tavern launch their new ’70s-inspired cocktail bar. Expect furry walls and Cosmopolitans for all.

The musician on veganism, his speakeasy playlist, and addiction to popcorn.

This layered and filled Sicilian cake also contains layers of history.

Three capes, two lodges, one great walk. The first private lodges on Tasmania's Three Capes Track offer adventure and rejuvenation in equal measure.

Think lasagne is the ultimate comfort food? Then you haven’t met its richer, more savoury cousin, vincisgrassi.

This culinary golden child is dialled up with another northern Italian specialty, osso buco.

Step one: generously stack the bar cart.

A Tasmanian maker specialises in spoons made from recycled timber that are built to last.

A ceramic artist and barista team up to help fight the war on waste.

Open from morning till night, Ode has all the makings of a neighbourhood favourite.

It’s estimated that by 2050, plastic in the ocean will outweigh the fish. In beachside Sydney, Harriet Leigh of Archie Rose Distilling Co. says enough is enough. It’s time to suck it up and say no to single-use straws.

What if we told you about a hamburger that had a smaller environmental footprint than the burgers we know now? A burger that was also better for you and cost you less money. What if we told you that burger somehow tasted just as good, if not better than what you’ve been eating? That burger exists in Australia right now. And people hate it.

The chef, author and TV personality on staying present, avocado toast and what it’s really like to be Paleo Pete.

The chef of award-winning Sydney restaurant Saint Peter isn't content with shaking up the seafood restaurant genre. With his new fishmonger, Fish Butchery, he plans to transform the way fish is sold, bought and cooked at home too.

Heading to Italy? Italian-Australian chefs share their picks of what and where to eat back in the old country.

Paramount House has all the temptations of a permanent vacation: good coffee, art-house films and smart dining in one of Sydney’s liveliest suburbs. With a new hotel on site, the package is complete.

These inventive modular sweets seamlessly pair food and design.

Laura is the more intimate, finer-dining option at Pt Leo Estate, a $50 million-dollar winery, restaurant and sculpture park on the Mornington Peninsula.

The actor, director and Australian National Treasure on his quest to become vegan, messing around with paint and Spaghetti Shakespeare.

Wishful drinking meets mindful upcycling as Trash Tiki brings its dumpster-diving philosophy to our favourite local bars and eateries.

Bar Patrón by Rockpool: a Mexican restaurant and tequila bar with DJs and possibly the best Margarita in town.

Expect quaffable, fun drinks with deliciousness and accessibility to the fore when Billy Kwong's sommelier opens her new bar.

One of the world's best cocktail bars has opened an outpost in Hong Kong. Bottoms up.

With the Italian chef's new restaurant launching as part of the Gucci Garden in Florence, the long lunch could be back in vogue.

The comedian on a turbulent relationship with tofu and why restaurants are her idea of heaven.

The composer-performer on a lifelong love affair with musical theatre and what feeds him creatively.

The writer, comedian and actor on his first children's book, his wife's cooking and a communal teething rusk.

Analiese Gregory is one of Australia’s most-talked-about young chefs. Will her latest move to Tasmania see her realise her full potential? Maggie Scardifield meets the culinary nomad on her sea change.

With all the prosecco, boutique Australian gin and vodka floating around during party season, you’re going to need some quality mixers. Here are our picks.

Christmas shopping and good karma: where do you sign up? The Gourmet Traveller x Sorry Thanks I Love You Christmas Boutique.

There's much more than shopping at the Gourmet Traveller Christmas Boutiques. From styling workshops and soda dégustations to live bees and natural wine, here's the full rundown of events.

Italy has more salumi than you can shake a grissino at. Sydney’s guru of cured meats has the low-down on the essentials.

The Gourmet Traveller x Sorry Thanks I Love You Christmas Boutique is now open, and with the help of the country’s best chefs, sommeliers and producers, it’s a feast for all occasions.

The Gourmet Traveller x Sorry Thanks I Love You Christmas Boutique is open soon, and with the help of the country’s best chefs, sommeliers and producers, it’s a feast for all occasions.

The lead singer of The Preatures on growing up in restaurant kitchens and eating on the road.

What to drink, eat and do at Australia’s largest natural wine festival.

The Gourmet Traveller x Sorry Thanks I Love You Christmas Boutique is back for its second year, and this time there’s twice as much to be excited about.

A former designer of Formula One racing cars, Lune Croissanterie’s Kate Reid now goes full throttle at the business of baking, writes Maggie Scardifield.

A Korean fine food purveyor has your toasted rock laver needs sorted, and more.

The political journalist and commentator on grilling politicians and the art of kitchen diplomacy.

The question of what to drink when you’re not having a drink just got easier.

Ten of Australia's best bakers share the cookbooks that have proven vital on their journey towards pastry mastery.

Is it a refit, a relaunch or something else entirely? Jock Zonfrillo gives us the exclusive first look at the new Bistro Blackwood.

A boutique blade with your bao? Sign us up.

Airbnb plans to revolutionise the way we taste the world with its new food-focused experiences that tap local knowledge.

Just in time for spring, Halcyon House fuels your Côte d'Azur fantasies even more, thanks to a partnership with French vodka brand, Grey Goose.

Sydney got its first taste of Lune croissants at a one-off pop-up.

The food world’s biggest night of the year brings plenty to celebrate: from a brand new Restaurant Guide and magazine redesign to an exclusive first taste of Chin Chin Sydney.

Winter is here, so we’re cracking a bottle and settling in with a new book. Fireplace optional. Here are our picks.

David Lynch and tiki culture are the inspiration for Jacoby’s, a brand-new bar by a top-notch Sydney team.

Ryan Foote draws inspiration from the culinary experience for his bold, playful porcelain tableware.

A celebration of one of our favourite breakfast foods.

A new lodge shares the rugged beauty of Picnic Island with a bird sanctuary.

A self-taught chef sets off on a world tour to master the art of fermentation.

Roses and spaghetti Bolognese, showgirls and mixed grills – Allie Webb’s work is all about contrasts.

How does The Agrarian Kitchen celebrate almost a decade in Tasmania? With a new restaurant and shop just down the road.

Is this Sydney’s best winter dish?

Spoiler alert: it involves Daft Punk and potato chips.

No, it’s not a pop-up. The team behind Sydney’s Moon Park is back with an all-day east-Asian eatery.

Talking boutique gin and symbolism with Kian Forreal, acclaimed Japanese-tattoo artist and Archie Rose collaborator.

Chef and restaurateur Andrew Cibej adds a new Italian restaurant, bar and café to his stable of winning eateries.

Sydney’s new wine bar is going back to basics.

This is about dignity. This is about anyone walking through this door, taking what they need, and only giving back if they can.

Nicolas Poelaert, the French chef who won praise at Brooks and Embrasse restaurants in Melbourne, is now making waves with his choux-pastry smarts in Newcastle.

Come mid- May, Three Blue Ducks co-owner and chef Darren Robertson will open a new neighbourhood restaurant called Rocker at Bondi Beach.

Leading chefs descend on Melbourne in April for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. We asked local hospitality folk who they’d abduct for the day and where they’d take them to show off their city. There may be coffee, there may be culture, but in the end it’s cocktails.

To mark their first year of service at the Darlinghurst restaurant renowned for late-night toasties and gougères, they’re calling on close friends to help them celebrate. And you’re invited.

Atelier Nespresso 2016 reunited two celebrated chefs in Japan and inspired them to create coffee-laced dishes for a cast of connoisseurs.

Missing in action since Rockpool reopened as Eleven Bridge last year, Phil Wood's bar menu returns with classics, hand-rolled pastas and new "steamed sangas" inspired by the success of his Deliveroo burgers.

Top Australian chefs back a new campaign to raise money and community support for the people of Syria.

Sydney's long lost Moon Park is popping up down south for a Korean-Mexican collaboration.

Nour, Surry Hills' powder-pink themed modern Lebanese eatery, has announced a series of guest chef dinners. First up? Shane Delia.

Björck describes the food as "European-style," but with "nice fresh Japanese flavours".

From tingling Thai food to a sunny beachside inn and excellent pinot noir, hit these spots on your next trip over the Tasman.

It's been so popular we're keeping our shop open a little longer.

Between a trip to the fish markets and entertaining the in-laws, Christmas can get stressful. So we’ve asked some of our favourite hospitality heavyweights to share their secret weapons for a no-tears Christmas. Many happy returns.

From the best sugar-free Margarita to a Friday night meat raffle: we head to the beach with jewellery designer Lucy Folk.

For our 50th anniversary issue in 2016, we scoured Australia asking two questions: What dishes are making waves right now? What flavours will take us into the next half-century? Sydney provided 16 answers.

Just when you thought you had a handle on Adelaide’s Africola, chef Duncan Welgemoed and Mash Design director James Brown go and flip the script.

The popular pop-up restaurant team is back with a new Italian installment for the summer.

Designer and former Sass & Bide director Heidi Middleton has had a lifelong love affair with the City of Light. She gives us a guide to her favourite spots in her second home.

Australian-inspired kitchenware without the kitsch.

Not all the hard work of a successful restaurant takes place in the kitchen. These 11 experts are influential in shaping the food industry of the future.

Chicken is the roast with the most of the moment.

Ahead of Danielle Alvarez's long-awaited restaurant Fred's opening in Paddington this week, we've round up seven recipes she's shared with us.

Toby Wilson to bring back guest-chef nights at Ghostboy Cantina’s new headquarters in Tio’s.

An outside-the-box approach sets this handmade tableware apart.

Mental Notes #2 is a party where some of Australia’s best independent winemakers and importers pour their wines under the one roof.

Marrickville favourite Cornersmith opens a combined café-corner store with an alfresco sensibility.

Ahead of opening Cirrus at Barangaroo, Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt talk us through their design inspirations and some of their favourite dishes.

Carving a niche in the market, Kara Rosenlund releases a new kitchenware line.

The woman behind Ace Hotels reveals the key to unlocking a city’s potential.

Cloth, clay and canvas – this Sydney artist covers all manner of forms in vibrant colours and shapes.

Aria Sydney closed its doors in late August for a complete redesign. In this exclusive behind-the-scenes video of the renovation, Matt Moran talks us through Aria’s new look.