This week's gastronomy news

New in Mt Eden This American influenced eatery is serving tasty, no fuss classics in a laid back style

New Pop-Up Fancy a bit of Crumpet? WE DISCOVER A CUTE CART SERVING THE QUINTESSENTIAL ENGLISH TREAT

Win: Dinner at 46 & York The perfect excuse to sample the new seasonal offerings at this Parnell hotspot

Curry recipes, from Jamaican goat curry to fish curry with coconut sambal,

Looking for an alternative heat source this winter? Try our collection of curry recipes, from Jamaican goat curry to fish curry with coconut sambal, guaranteed to heat up your dinner plate this season. Plus, some of our favourite pickled dishes; a behind-the-scenes tour of Bennelong restaurant; news from Melbourne's Dainty Sichuan; our Gourmet Institute with Matt Moran; and your chance to win dinner for two at 360 Bar & Dining at Westfield Sydney, one of two $5,000 kitchen packages from Blanco, dinner at the Sydney Opera House thanks to OMEGA, and a trip to one of six destinations from Sugars of the World. Happy eating, Anthea Loucas and the team at Gourmet Traveller

Tiny chicken meatball and orzo soup with silverbeet and feta Confit chicken buns Venus rice Rose cream doughnuts Salmon salad with hot and sour dressing Chicken with buckwheat and mushroom risotto

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Eat Your Books

Dear BookmanBeattie, Do you find other people's comments on recipes helpful? Have you written your own recipe Notes? It’s a great way to remind yourself how a dish turned out and share your experience with the EYB community. On each Recipe Details page you'll find a Notes tab. Adding online recipes to your EYB Bookshelf is a really great way to expand your personal recipe collection. You can now do this even if you have a free membership! We're featuring online recipes from these books, magazines and blogs – check them out. Happy cooking & baking everyone!   From magazines: 5 frozen dessert recipes from the July issue of indexed Cooking Light Magazine   From UK books: 44 recipes from Mary Berry: Absolute Favourites 28 recipes from Cook Up a Feast by Mary Berry & Lucy Young 17 recipes from The Ginger & White Cookbook by Tonia George, Emma Scott, & Nicholas Scott, indexed by an EYB member   From AUS/NZ books: 10 recipes from Eating In: Beautiful Recipes from the Ecco Kitchen by Philip Johnson, indexed by an EYB member   More

Vintage Food Shows

Link here to NZ On Screen for these nostalgic shows featuring Alison Holst, Hudson& Halls & others.

Sarah Tuck's Dark and White Chocolate Brownies with Sea Salt

2 July

Hello Graham This is my fourth July in New Zealand (I'm originally British) and I'm slowly getting accustomed to a Christmas-less winter. In lieu of that really good excuse to indulge in comfort food, I'm inventing my own, because recipes like Sarah Tuck's Dark and White Chocolate Brownies with Sea Salt deserve to be relished. The oven makes an excellent heater too, so celebrate winter with a Sunday of baking – David Parker unintentionally did so for this week's Cook the Books recipe challenge, read his ever-amusing column below. Online Editor,

RECIPE

Fresh Pear, Spice and Chocolate Loaf With an abundance of pears in my kitchen, a tender, lightly spiced pear loaf with a hit of dark chocolate seemed an appropriate and delicious winter baking recipe. View Recipe Lamb Shanks with Balsamic Vinegar, Orange and Cinnamon Cooked until they are fall-apart tender, lamb shanks are a full-flavoured but tougher cut of meat that need slow, gentle braising to transform them into a comforting winter meal. It can also be made up to two days ahead. View Recipe Dark and White Chocolate Brownies with Sea Salt This is a guaranteed moist, fudgy, extra rich and dark chocolate brownie with white chocolate chunks and a sprinkling of sea salt – phwaor. They are also ridiculously easy and quick to make. View Recipe More More