From the Editor, Leigh O’Connor.
Get ready…Christmas is just around the corner, Summer is here and it's time to celebrate all things festive.
This week we help you get ready for the big day with recipes, tips and gift suggestions that will make your life a lot easier as we all prepare for family get-togethers, drinks with friends and end-of-year work parties.
We are also excited to play the role of culinary Santa and share some things we think all foodies will love this Christmas season. The 12 Days of Australian Good Food Guide's Christmas Giveaways starts today, Monday, December 4 for 12 days, with a Facebook post every single day showing what we are giving away that day.
To enter, simply head to our competitions page here: https://www.agfg.com.au/competitions.
We show you how to survive a gluten-free Christmas with three recipes for frangipane mince pies, stained glass tree decoration biscuits and Dad’s excellent turkey and homemade gravy; it’s not an Aussie Christmas without honey ham – JW Marriott Gold Coast Executive Chef Paul Smart dishes up an infallible ham recipe that is sure to be the centrepiece of your festive table.
What goes best with your Christmas feast? We taste test three new Brown Brothers Moscatos perfect for any celebration, along with five restaurants to get your festive cocktail fix and a gift guide with suggestions for those hard-to-buy family members from gin and whisky to olive oil.
We head to Kooroomba Vineyard Restaurant to chat with Chef Elliot Platz, whose cooking style flirts with the concepts of roots-to-shoots, ferments and cooking with fire. Make sure to check out his stunning recipe for lamb, buckwheat, sheep’s yoghurt and rhubarb BBQ sauce – an ideal Summer stunner for your next dinner party.
Following on from Chocolate Week, it’s time to celebrate everything brownie with National Brownie Day on Friday, December 8 – we unveil five places to find the ultimate brownie - plus our favourite nutritionist Alison Wright tells you how to have your cake and eat it too with a guilt-free raw chocolate brownie recipe.
Ever wondered how your local barista makes that fancy design on the top of your latte? We show you some of the unique latte art that talented café staff deliver every day so you can marvel at their creations as much as we did.
It’s time to let the fun begin…read on!
