The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry
Arts:Food
Reporting from murder scenes and interviewing Lorde live at the Grammys – that's what Joanna Hunkin did before she became editor at Gourmet Traveller. Enduring these high-pressure situations meant she wasn't too shaken by her first year at the magazine – which has been incredibly eventful and challenging, and involved her relocating from Auckland to take up the role.
On her very first day on the job, at the Restaurant Awards at Bennelong last year, she was handing out honours to chefs Ben Shewry and Kylie Kwong. Then, as the pandemic hit, she found herself having to produce a magazine under lockdown – a tricky feat, given that photo shoots, recipe testing and other group activities are key to Gourmet Traveller's coverage. Her team used some leftfield ideas to complete cover shoots and other editorial work while socially distancing!
We talk about some of the most memorable stories that have run in the magazine in the past year as well as relevant topics such as "authenticity" in food and how chefs feel about dealing with dietary requirements.
We also cover her early days in Hong Kong (where her mother fed her microwave bacon!) as well as her return to the city later in life, where she dined at secret restaurants hidden inside Hong Kong's high-density apartments.
Joanna also chats about her top three Australian restaurant experiences of the past year, as well as her favourite places to dine in Auckland.
Caitlyn Rees – Cirrus, Fred's, Momofuku Seiobo
Carlo Mirarchi – Roberta's, Blanca
Adam Wolfers – Etelek
Shannon Martinez, Mo Wyse, El Rosa – Smith & Deli, Smith & Daughters
Jowett Yu – Ho Lee Fook, Mr Wong, Ms.G's, Canton Disco
Christine Manfield – Tasting India, Universal
Bo Bech – Geist
Su Wong Ruiz – Momofuku Ko, Momofuku Seiobo
Sunny and Ross Lusted – The Bridge Room
Kylie Javier Ashton – Momofuku Seiobo
Travis Harvey – OzHarvest
Joe Beddia – Pizzeria Beddia
Sharon Salloum – Almond Bar, 3 Tomatoes, Cook For Syria
Samin Nosrat - Author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Eve Yeung - Noma
Alexandra Carroll (Alex Craig) - Author of New York and Paris
Jock Zonfrillo - Orana, Bistro Blackwood
Myffy Rigby, Palisa Anderson, Trisha Nelson – Live at Rootstock
Morgan McGlone – Belles Hot Chicken
Ben Shewry – Attica
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