Welcome to Essentials’ Gourmet Food Recipes Australia
At Essentials Magazine Australia, food is more than sustenance — it’s story, soul, and seasonal memory. Here, in our curated Gourmet Recipes hub, you’ll discover the artistry behind the plate: the slow-braised, the fire-charred, the softly whipped, and the boldly seasoned.
We celebrate regional produce, real kitchens, and the culinary creativity of chefs, farmers, and food artisans from across Australia and the globe. Whether you’re simmering something slow from a French provincial classic, stirring spice through an Indian dal, or baking a delicate tart kissed with Rutherglen muscat — you’re in the right kitchen.
Each dish is chosen not just for flavor, but for its ability to evoke time and place — a rustic vineyard, a bustling Tokyo alley, or a family farm on Victoria’s High Country. From heartwarming starters to showstopping desserts, we invite you to cook, share, and savour.
Welcome to the table. Pull up a chair. Let’s eat beautifully – Jamie Durrant, Editor & Foodie
It’s one of the best best BBQ recipes we know and is incredibly simple to put together. Its winning secret ingredient: the added premium smoked paprika. Get this…
Cucumber Avocado Gazpacho with Watermelon, Mint and Pepitas 4 cups quality vegetable stock 1 ripe avocado 2 continental cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped ¼ bunch fresh-picked mint leaves…
Complimenting the European wine varietals at High Country Victoria’s Ros Ritchie wines cellar door, Essentials Megan Chalmers has put together a collection of French recipes to indulge in…
Crêpes are not as complex to make as one might think. These very thin and delicate French variations of the humble pancake can be quickly and easily poured,…
Finally this week, some good news from Hong Kong! Billed as the highest rooftop bar in the world, Ozone has just launched an epic new cocktail menu that…
During the long and lazy summer days entertain friends with this icy- gin -fuelled gem. Makes 1 litre 1 cup water 1 cup caster sugar 6 large fresh…
A collaboration of Tony Conigliaro of East London’s Drink Factory and Ashley Palmer-Watts, Chef Director of Dinner by Heston (Melbourne & London), has resulted in a cocktail list…
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These softly sweet, light and fluffy brioche bread loaves are a winter crowd pleaser and can be used for sweet and savoury dishes; or a simple side. They’re a great addition to any chef or home cook’s repertoire.
From its origins in mid-19th-century Russia, Beef Stroganoff has become one of the most popular Russian dishes around the world. Our recipe has its origins in Siberia where…
Broth, brodo, bouillon – call it what you will; if you think it’s simply for peasants, then I’m here to inform you that you’re wrong, and are missing…
Scandinavian design has long held the world in thrall with its clean, considered simplicity. And the cookbook Nordic Light by Australian-born, Stockholm-based chef, food stylist and photographer Simon…
Garlicious Grown black garlic starts life as quality hard-necked garlic grown in Braidwood in the New South Wales Southern Tablelands about an hour from Canberra. It’s grown by…
It’s one of the best best BBQ recipes we know and is incredibly simple to put together. Its winning secret ingredient: the added premium smoked paprika. Get this…
