Middle Eastern

Gaz (pistachio-sour cherry nougat)

Nougat isn't difficult to make, but a little organisation pays dividends.

Perfect match: spice-rubbed chicken and rosé

Australian Gourmet Traveller wine match recipe for spice-rubbed chicken with pink grapefruit and beetroot salad.

Shane Delia: 12-hour roast lamb with pistachio and green-olive tabbouleh

Shane Delia’s 12-hour roast lamb with pistachio and green-olive tabbouleh

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for 12-hour roast lamb with pistachio and green-olive tabbouleh by Shane Delia from Melbourne restaurant Maha.

Peach chicken with saffron and lemon rice pilaf

Peach chicken lemon rice pilaf

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for peach chicken with lemon rice pilaf.

Rumi

REVIEW Rumi’s still got it. It helped introduce share plates to Melbourne in 2006, winning umpteen awards and locals’ hearts ever since. It’s that “where can we go with a group?” place when two mates are vego, one only eats lamb, one’s a pescatarian and one doesn’t drink (hello mocktails – try watermelon with rosewater, […]

Persian nougat glacé

Deceptively simple to make.

Perfect match: baharat-spiced mushroom and silverbeet pie

Australian Gourmet Traveller wine match recipe for baharat-spiced mushroom and silverbeet pie

Maha, Melbourne restaurant review

It’s Middle Eastern, but not as you know it. Maha merges a slick, masculine interior with culinary authenticity for a captivating experience. John Lethlean can’t wait to return.