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Follow us on social —@deliciousaus #makeitdelicious WHAT YOU’RE LOVING… 2,064 LIKES, 83,668 VIEWS What’s better than a lamington? A giant lamington, of course. Our cherry jam lamington loaf video racked up stacks of views, proving that you can always improve on perfection. Find the recipe at delicious.com.au RECIPE: @phoeberosewood PHOTO: @bendearnley STYLING: @kirstenljenkins LETTER OF THE MONTH… I am a long-term subscriber (more than 16 years!) to your magazine and look forward to every edition. Our family absolutely loved your Dec/Jan magazine – all the salad ideas for summer were mouthwatering! My sons, ages 16 and 14, made Federica Andrisani’s Neapolitan lasagne all on their own (they even added some fresh basil). You have inspired my boys to get in the kitchen and try something that will surely be added to their list of go-tos when they are older. They…

It’s been happening earlier every year. Wandering around the supermarket, mere days after Christmas, you’ll spy a pack of hot cross bun in the bakery aisle; or foil-clad chocolate eggs materialising between more everyday confectionery. These increasingly premature harbingers of Easter might seem ridiculous, but they reveal something about the central role food plays at this time of year. From a table piled with seafood on Good Friday to a leg of lamb, tended to juicy readiness and carefully carved on Easter Sunday, the holiday revolves around symbolic dishes in even the most areligious of households. In Australia, Easter lands at a fortuitous time for feasting. Across much of the country, the first proper chills of autumn bring crisp nights and frost-tipped dawns, making longer sessions in the kitchen and languorous…

PLUM “We go foraging every autumn, and there are a few late varieties of plum, which partner beautifully with blackberries in a crumble.” PUMPKIN “We grow heaps of different pumpkins. A lot of our market customers are small households, and the delicata squash is perfect for two people. It’s got a cult following down here.” AUTUMN GREENS “In autumn, lots of plants start to turn all the carbs in their leaves to sugar so the frost doesn’t damage them. When the cool nights set in, leafy greens become really sweet.” AVOCADO “We think that the avocados grown down here are so much nicer, because they ripen slowly and develop a really rich flavour.” TOMATILLO “This beautiful Central and South American fruit grows similarly to a tomato, but is so much easier to grow! They don’t need staking and all…

now open Taverna, Melbourne After its successful pop-up in Carlton popped down in December last year, Athenian-inspired bistro Taverna is now safely installed under the striped blue-and-white awning of its permanent home in East Brunswick. In a full-circle moment, Angie Giannakodakis and Guy Holder are dishing up their generous take on Greek philoxenia (hospitality) in the very same dining room where Giannakodakis helped establish iconic Greek restaurant Hellenic Republic years before. Suupaa, Melbourne Anyone who has fallen for Japan’s next-level convenience stores, or konbini, will go head over heels with this new Cremorne deli-meets-cafe. From the crew behind popular Japanese restaurant Future Future, Suupaa offers grab-and-go lunch options, such as onigiri and egg sandos, with $16 cocktails and larger Aussie-Japanese plates on offer for two weekly dinner seatings. Oirthir, Bream Creek When destination diner Van Bone…

WHAT’S HOT: While big-name imports, like Uncle Tetsu cheesecakes and Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart, have long sated sweet tooths in Australia, it’s it’s only been in recent times that independently owned Australian bakeries have started embracing Japanese flavours in more traditionally European bakes. WHY DO WE LOVE IT: If it’s it’s true that you eat first with your eyes, there’s there’s an obvious reason for this development. From matcha-hued cakes to fruit-filled sandos, Japanese baked goods have a way of dialling up the kawaii. But when it also introduces us to unexpected new flavours and combinations, that’s that’s a trend that we reckon is good to the last bite. WHERE TO TRY IT: Malaysian-born Raymond Tan first introduced Melbourne to his cuisine-straddling sweets at popular CBD bakery Raya. At his new ‘Scandinasian’…

RAISING THE BAR Sydney’s Island Radio has welcomed its highly anticipated sister bar, Baptist Street Rec Club. Find it above the vibrant Southeast Asian venue in the new Wunderlich Lane precinct. The playful late-night bar drips in Australiana kitsch, with the retro vibes extending to the drinks, like the Japanese Slipper – here with finger lime and yuzu limoncello – and the Penicillin, with its hunk of crystallised ginger. BAPTIST STREET REC CLUB Cnr Baptist and Cleveland streets, Redfern @baptiststreetrecclub BAR OPEN! + THREE MORE VENUES TO VISIT THIS MONTH The Homestead. Yarra Valley Chandon Australia has unveiled a sparkling private experience in the recently transformed tasting room, the Homestead, at its Victorian cellar door. For $99 a head, you and up to 10 friends will be guided through a tasting of Chandon’s signature méthode traditionnelle…