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.
Min Chai – N2 Extreme Gelato
Gregory Llewellyn – Hartsyard, The Gretz
Analiese Gregory – Funemployed
Matt Swieboda – Waterman Lobster Co.
Christopher Thé – Black Star Pastry
Dan Barber and Eric Kayser – Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
Mitch Orr – ACME
Andrew Levins – TwoThousand
Dan Hong – Merivale
Carlos Heng and Dan Pigott - MakMak Macarons
David Thompson, Katrina Birchmeier, Emma Barnes - Electrolux Appetite For Excellence Awards
Massimo Bottura – Osteria Francescana, Never Trust A Skinny Italian Chef
Kylie Millar - Pei Modern, Burch and Purchese
Kerby Craig - Ume
Hetty McKinnon - Arthur Street Kitchen
Nick Smith – Rising Sun Workshop
Chui Lee Luk - Claude's, Chow Bar and Eating House, Celestial City
Ambrose Chiang - Momofuku Seiobo
Hanz Gueco - Cafe Paci
Andy Bowdy (Andrew Bowden) - Hartsyard
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