By focusing on teaching people the essentials of what makes food taste good rather than simply handing them recipes, Samin Nosrat’s début took the cookbook world by storm. She joined GT’s David Matthews in the studio with some salt, fat, acid a

Inside Noma 2.0: a Gourmet Traveller exclusive

Feb 17th, 2018 41m 42s

In an Australian exclusive and as part of just a handful of international media given access, Noma invited Gourmet Traveller to walk through the yet-to-open Noma space. Your tour-guide? None other than charismatic and visionary chef René Redzep

Learn how to drink whiskey from a master taster

Jan 14th, 2018 29m 30s

Elizabeth McCall is a whiskey master taster, sensory scientist and Kentucky native. This week she sits down with Gourmet Traveller’s Pat Nourse and a few bottles of Woodford Reserve.

Is ham the king of Christmas meats?

Dec 17th, 2017 16m 18s

Chief Restaurant Critic Pat Nourse and Mitch Edwards from Australian Pork deliver the ham hacks you’ll need to get you prepped for Christmas day and we chat entertaining with Melbourne chef Matt Wilkinson and his partner, Sharlee Gibb.

Josh Niland is here to save Christmas

Dec 5th, 2017 29m 3s

In this episode we chat with Australia’s seafood maestro, Josh Niland of St Peter in Paddington. He sits down with Gourmet Traveller’s Dave Mathews to discuss his whirlwind year and how to cope with any seafood-related Christmas angst. Also on

Coffee and pastry

Nov 20th, 2017 32m 41s

We have a caffeine-heavy chat with Single O Coffee buyer Wendy De Jong and the team behind Melbourne’s Tivoli Rd Bakery, Michael and Pippa James call in to the office. Plus the opening of our pop up Christmas boutique.

What separates good gelato from bad gelato?

Nov 6th, 2017 14m 8s

Mark Megahey of Redfern’s Ciccone & Sons tells us about the art of making really good gelato.

A compelling case for drinking more gin

Oct 23rd, 2017 12m 51s

In this episode of Set Menu our host Samantha Teague talks to Harriet Leigh, the Head of Hospitality at Archie Rose Distilling Co in Sydney about gin drinking, distilling and mixing. Harriet, in her wisdom, makes a very strong case for the gin

An expert's guide to drinking prosecco

Oct 8th, 2017 13m 17s

Drinking for a living: Gourmet Traveller’s Drinks Editor taste tests a selection of proseccos of mixed reputation and price point.

What's the difference between Sydney and Melbourne diners?

Sep 24th, 2017 21m 2s

“It’s amazing what two wog boys from Melbourne can do,” says Chris Lucas (owner of Chin Chin and Kisume). Lucas sits down with Maurice Terzini (Icebergs) to compare their long history of opening restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne. Kristen Alle

The best restaurant in Australia

Sep 6th, 2017 23m 28s

In this episode we hear the incredible story of Orana, Gourmet Traveller’s new restaurant of the year. Through his food and his foundation Orana Chef Jock Zonfrillo is redefining what we think of as ‘Australian food’.

What's it like reviewing restaurants for a living?

Aug 22nd, 2017 21m 25s

In our first episode: a role reversal for our chief restaurant critic, Pat Nourse, whose work gets critiqued by award-winning chef Mark Best. We join the line at Lune to secure the most covetable croissant in the country, and we set chef Daniel