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Lola Orr’s potato tea loafLola Orr’s potato tea loaf

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Lola Orr’s potato tea loafLola Orr bakes this beautiful potato fruit loaf using her locally grown potatoes, proving just how versatile the humble potato can be.

Drink match Stone Pine Distillery Choca-Mocha Iced Coffee, Bathurst, NSW
You could quite happily enjoy this beautiful bread and butter with a hot cup of tea, but where’s the fun in that? Cater to your sweet tooth by sprinkling over some icing sugar and pairing it up with a creative mid-afternoon iced coffee cocktail. Bathurst’s Stone Pine Distillery has infused its own vodka with coffee beans to produce a coffee liqueur. Add some ice, milk and turn afternoon tea into something altogether more sinful.
-Dan Coward

Pommes AnnaPommes Anna

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Pommes AnnaPommes Anna can either be made up as one large portion or as individual servings. A smaller version is more common in a restaurant environment as we have ‘plating up’ issues to consider, but a large portion is just fine for home.

Serve pommes Anna with roast duck with Seville orange glaze

Wine match Lark Hill Gruner Veltliner 2011, Canberra, ACT
This is a fascinating and complex dish with lots of subtly competing, but complementary, flavours and a delicate balance of the key ingredients: tuna, pork, chilli, citrus, black pepper and caramel. It needs a white wine with spice at its core to help to accent different parts of the dish. Couple with that some clear, crystalline fruit to pierce the complex flavours and provide refreshment. Finally, the wine needs a little bit of weight to stand up to the richness of the dish. You could find a great pinot gris to do the job, but, even more interesting, is the white pepper-infused Austrian variety, Gruner Veltliner, which has popped up in a couple of Aussie vineyards in recent years.
-Dan Coward

Roast duck with Seville orange glazeRoast duck with Seville orange glaze

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Roast duck with Seville orange glazeTogether with pommes Anna this is one of Annie Smithers’ favourite ways to eat roast duck.

Wine match Lark Hill Gruner Veltliner 2011, Canberra, ACT
This is a fascinating and complex dish with lots of subtly competing, but complementary, flavours and a delicate balance of the key ingredients: tuna, pork, chilli, citrus, black pepper and caramel. It needs a white wine with spice at its core to help to accent different parts of the dish. Couple with that some clear, crystalline fruit to pierce the complex flavours and provide refreshment. Finally, the wine needs a little bit of weight to stand up to the richness of the dish. You could find a great pinot gris to do the job, but, even more interesting, is the white pepper-infused Austrian variety, Gruner Veltliner, which has popped up in a couple of Aussie vineyards in recent years.
-Dan Coward

Roast pumpkin and shallots with fennel, curry leaves and goats' cheeseRoast pumpkin and shallots with fennel, curry leaves and goats' cheese

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Roast pumpkin and shallots with fennel, curry leaves and goats' cheeseIn an old shearer’s quarters, Adam uses fresh curry leaves to compliment the goat’s cheese in this recipe, producing a smoky, earthy flavour. Together with the caramelised pumpkin and shallots, the strong goat’s cheese and mild goats curd provide a beautiful balance of flavours.

Wine match Meerea Park Terracotta Semillon 2006, Hunter Valley, NSW
This dish is all about comforting, wintry food, with the caramelised vegetables offering sweetness as a counterpoint to the salty, almost acid tang of the goats’ cheese and curd. With the fennel seeds and the curry leaves in there, too, there are some wonderful flavours at play. It’s quite a rich dish, so you’ll want a wine with a bit of body and texture, but not too much oak. This would be a good time to pull out an aged semillon, like this recent Hunter Valley Wine Show multi trophy-winner from Meerea Park. It’s gained a bit of toast with age to round out the natural citrus flavours, making it a great wine for this sort of occasion. 
-Dan Coward

Russian zakuska (little bites)Russian zakuska (little bites)

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Russian zakuska (little bites)Using the best of the fresh, local produce in Daylesford, Alla Wolf Tasker shares her version of a Russian tasting plate, also known as a zakuska.

Drink match 666 Pure Tasmanian Vodka, Burnie, Tas
With such a range of small dishes, you’ll need a pretty flexible drink and one that can compete with the acid of the vinaigrette and the pickling. You could go for a really crisp, dry Riesling, perhaps, but so long as you have a Russian spread in front of you, why not take the opportunity to discover Australian-made vodka. There isn’t a huge amount of it about, but look hard and you’ll find some beauties. No point making rubbish when cheap imported vodka is so readily available! This beast manages to balance the pursuit of purity and crystal-clean flavours with a bit of personality as well. You can thank the famous Tassie water for the first bit and the artisanal copper pot still for the last bit. Drink it neat, slowly and straight from the freezer. 
-Dan Coward

Seared yellowfin tuna with sweet pork crackling, ruby red grapefruit and black pepper caramelSeared yellowfin tuna with sweet pork crackling, ruby red grapefruit and black pepper caramel

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Seared yellowfin tuna with sweet pork crackling, ruby red grapefruit and black pepper caramelPeter Kuruvita shares one of his most popular dishes at Flying Fish. Together with the crunchy pork crackling, seared tuna and black pepper caramel, this dish is a beautiful mix of cultures, flavours and textures.

Wine match Lark Hill Gruner Veltliner 2011, Canberra, ACT
This is a fascinating and complex dish with lots of subtly competing, but complementary, flavours, and a delicate balance of key ingredients: tuna, pork, chilli, citrus, black pepper and caramel. It needs a white wine with spice at its core to help accent different parts of the dish. Couple that with some clear, crystalline fruit to pierce the complex flavours and provide refreshment. Finally, the wine needs a little bit of weight to stand up to the richness of the dish. You could find a great pinot gris to do the job, but, even more interesting, is the white pepper-infused Austrian variety, Gruner Veltliner, which has popped up in a couple of Aussie vineyards in recent years.
-Dan Coward

Bonito curryBonito curry

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Bonito curryUsing a technique to preserve fish, Peter Kuruvita shares this fiery curry from the south of Sri Lanka.

Paneer cheesePaneer cheese

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Paneer cheeseLiving on a buffalo farm, Mitch Humphries milks approximately 150 buffaloes twice a day. Here he shares a recipe using milk from those very buffaloes.

Drink match Gage Roads Sleeping Giant IPA (India Pale Ale), WA
Paneer, crusty bread and a good chutney – that sounds like a very life-affirming sort of dish. It reminds me of sitting in an English pub garden having a ploughman’s (of sorts). Bees are buzzing everywhere, the cricket is on the radio, and the beer isn’t too fizzy. So how about an Australian take on this English ale as a match? This Sleeping Giant IPA gives a nod to the English style whilst also retaining its intense Aussie refreshment factor. It has a nice bit of sweetness and some fruity flavours to match the chutney, whilst also having a nice hoppy character. Happy days!
-Dan Coward

Stuffed chicken roulade

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Chef Mark Olive uses local native spices and fruits from the Daintree to create sweet, tropical flavours in this delicious dish.

Wine match Delatite Dead Man’s Hill Gewürztraminer 2011, Upper Goulburn, Vic
This fruity, fragrant chicken dish is a riot of colour and flavour. It means you can have quite a flamboyant wine up next to it. This is the perfect excuse to don your most outrageous cuffs and reach for a Gewurztraminer. Made famous by the wines of Alsace and northern Italy, it is naturally floral and fragrant and can be dry or sweet. I would suggest a spicy, floral but dry, wine for this dish, as it will pair nicely with the quandong and rosella sauce, without overpowering the chicken. The Delatite has broad, exotic fruit flavours and plenty of spice, with a nice lick of acidity to leave you with a crisp, dry finish.
-Dan Coward

MoussakaMoussaka

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MoussakaWhile moussaka is largely attributed to Greece, variations can also be found in Turkey where it includes green capsicum, and Serbia, Bulgaria and Macedonia, where it is made with potatoes, pork and a yoghurt topping. Ours is a modern take on the Greek recipe, with slow-cooked shredded lamb instead of minced, and eggplant and béchamel sauce enriched with kefalograviera (hard, sheep’s-milk cheese).

You will need a 22cm square baking dish for this recipe.

Chicken fried steakChicken fried steak

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Chicken fried steakChicken fried steak is the queen of Texas comfort food. Its name likely derives from the way the steak is prepared in a similar way to Southern chicken: coated with buttermilk and seasoned flour, then pan-fried. You will need to soak the black-eyed peas overnight.

Stir-fried potato with chilli sauce and black beansStir-fried potato with chilli sauce and black beans

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Stir-fried potato with chilli sauce and black beansThis stir-fry makes a welcome change from roasted, fried, baked or mashed potatoes – the starchiness of the potato is a great foil for the bold flavours of chilli and salted black beans. The chilli sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Zucchini sliceZucchini slice

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Zucchini sliceJoanna Reymond is the daughter of acclaimed chef and restaurateur, Jacques Reymond. She grew up surrounded with incredible food. Sundays were family days with the restaurant closed and her dad would cook up a feast for family and friends. Those Sundays were the foundation of her passion for food that she shares on her website Mum’s lunch.

In this audio segment Joanna Reymond shares with us her family story and the secret of the zucchini slice, a recipe by her great aunt Ginette.

Twice-cooked rolled duck stuffed with couscous, fig, ginger and corianderTwice-cooked rolled duck stuffed with couscous, fig, ginger and coriander

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Twice-cooked rolled duck stuffed with couscous, fig, ginger and corianderKamel restaurant is an oasis nestled in the bayside suburb of Albert Park, serving Middle Eastern and North African inspired mezze dishes.

Fresh seasonal dishes run alongside Kamel’s signature dishes, enhanced weekly by a specials board using the best produce Melbourne suppliers have to offer.

In this audio segment Taig Byrne shares with us one of the most popular dishes of Kamel restaurant, twice-cooked rolled duck stuffed with couscous, fig, ginger and coriander.

Garlic and garfish over coalsGarlic and garfish over coals

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Garlic and garfish over coalsChef Ryan Squires is known for his fine dining food in Brisbane at his restaurant, Esquire. But today he shows us how he likes to cook at home, sharing a simple fish recipe using his favourite cooking tool — the Hibachi Japanese barbecue.

Drink match Oliver’s Taranga Vermentino 2012, McLaren Vale, SA
When fish is done this simply, the only option is a light, bright white wine that sings out freshness with its acid zing and citrus tang. Although this dish uses a Japanese cooking technique, I’m going to head to McLaren Vale, where fresh food and Mediterranean-style wines happily live side by side. Vermentino, most famously from Sardinia, has found a home there and the crisp, no-nonsense acidity and ripe citrus are the perfect match for this beautiful fish dish. A refreshing white, like this Oliver’s Taranga Vermentino, alongside fresh fish has got to be one of life’s great pleasures.
-Dan Coward

Zucchini and fetta frittataZucchini and fetta frittata

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Zucchini and fetta frittataA real frittata isn’t a quiche without pastry. It’s an omelette, though one that isn’t folded over but rather popped under the grill to finish it. I tend to like mine rather thin and often make them in a crepe pan or similar if dining alone.

Wine match Moo Brew Hefeweizen (wheat beer), Tas
Egg dishes are always an interesting challenge when you go to the drinks cabinet. Both the cheese content and the cooking technique will yield a fluffy, smooth egg dish, which can send you in a couple of directions. A really crisp, dry white, like an Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc, will work as far as it cleans up the palate and refreshes, but try it with a naturally cloudy, character-filled wheat beer for something a bit different. Let’s stick to a Tassie drop, like the Moo Brew Hefeweizen, to go with Matthew’s beautiful frittata. It’s the texture where this match really works; the creamy, soft, low-hop bitterness beer coupling nicely with the silky frittata. 
-Dan Coward

Smoked mullet roe, cured milt, sorrel granita and ricottaSmoked mullet roe, cured milt, sorrel granita and ricotta

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Smoked mullet roe, cured milt, sorrel granita and ricottaChef Ryan Squires of Esquire restaurant in Brisbane uses different flavours, textures and temperatures to create this masterpiece using locally caught mullet.

Wine match Dal Zotto Pucino Prosecco NV, King Valley, Vic
Such a complex, delicate and downright intriguing set of flavours deserves the deftest of touches on the drinks side. You’d be okay with a really light, crisp white, like a young Hunter Semillon or a King Valley pinot grigio. They wouldn’t intrude on the main event too much and their citrus components would provide nice accents. I think your best bet, though, would be to go for a light-and-fresh sparkling wine. This prosecco from King Valley masters, Dal Zotto, is soft, approachable and not overly complex or powerful. It’s light airy, playful and citrus-infused – perfect for this flavour combination.
-Dan Coward

Wild barramundi paupiettes with prawn and scallop mousse filling wrapped in kataifiWild barramundi paupiettes with prawn and scallop mousse filling wrapped in kataifi

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Wild barramundi paupiettes with prawn and scallop mousse filling wrapped in kataifiOne of Masa’s most popular dishes at his restaurant in Cairns, M Yogo, he uses traditional Middle Eastern pastry to wrap the wild barramundi and finishes with two beautiful sauces to compliment the flavours and textures.

Wine match Bay of Fires Tasmanian Cuvée NV (Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay), Tamar Valley, Tas
Wine match Bay of Fires Tasmanian Cuvée NV (Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay), Tamar Valley, TAS This is a stunning dish that manages to retain beautifully delicate seafood flavours, while also building layers of luxury and richness through its other components. While the sauce, mousse and sabayon might seem like powerful elements, they are wonderfully handled to let the seafood do the talking, and so any wine match needs to be sensitive to this as well. We need some delicate citrus flavours to lift the seafood flavours even higher, and some creaminess and texture to match the sauce. You could possibly lean towards an aged semillon, but I’ve chosen an elegant sparkling wine from Tasmania just to change things up a bit. With bright acidity, a bit of body and all-round finesse, good sparkling wine can be a fantastic partner for richer main dishes.
-Dan Coward

Steamed white miso custard with Tasmanian scallops, squid, grilled oysters and samphire (chawanmushi)Steamed white miso custard with Tasmanian scallops, squid, grilled oysters and samphire (chawanmushi)

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Steamed white miso custard with Tasmanian scallops, squid, grilled oysters and samphire (chawanmushi)Chawanmushi is a signature dish for chef Hugh Whitehouse. It makes use of wonderful fresh Tasmanian seafood found in the waters where he is based in the Freycinet Peninsula. Hugh created this dish inspired by Japanese cuisine.

Drink match Eldridge Estate Chardonnay 2010, Mornington Peninsula, Vic
This dish does a great job of balancing bold flavours with delicate ingredients, so it’s a prime candidate for a chardonnay match. Aussie winemakers are on fire with this variety at the moment. The ‘ABC’ Club (anything but chardonnay) has been banished and people are flying their flags proudly. This elegant Mornington Peninsula version has wonderful balance and poise, making it an ideal partner. There is delicate citrus in there, some biscuity complexity and well-judged acidity, which helps the citrus tang to persist beautifully.
-Dan Coward

Manjimup saladManjimup salad

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Manjimup saladA simply brilliant potato salad, celebrating winter produce from one of the most beautiful regions in the world, Manjimup, Western Australia.

Wine match Fraser Gallop Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Margaret River, WA
The truffles, potatoes and marron should be the stars of this dish and need a light white wine that will let them shine. I would shy away from anything too acidic, as this could overpower the delicate flavours as well. A bit of earthiness or mineral character in there will help to pick out the truffle element. Try the famous Western Australian white blend of semillon and sauvignon blanc, so that you have some texture to match the richness, yet light and airy fruit components to let the ingredients express themselves fully.
-Dan Coward

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