Phew, we made it… 2021 was one hell of a year for the dish team – global pandemic aside, we also produced the epic 100th issue and our first ever stand-alone cookbook, dish FAST. What with our constant deadlines, I’m actually writing this sitting at my desk on 8th December, thinking about where I’ll be when this edition hits the stands in mid- January. Chances are I will be back at my desk (!) having spent some serious downtime unwinding with sea, sun, friends and a few cold drinks and laid-back bites.
Appropriately, this magazine issue we revel in all that’s great about easy summertime dining, starting with luscious Roasted Eggplant with Agrodolce, Cracked Wheat and Feta, specially created for designer Kate Sylvester (page 26), and two spectacular reader recipes for spicy Jamaican dishes that will immediately have you breaking out the rum and ginger beer (page 30). What is summer without barbecues? Olivia Galletly’s recipe line-up features some stunners… the simple Tandoori-style Barbecued Chicken (page 48)? Sensational! Next up we provide the ultimate solution for the age-old problem of what to take when your host says, “just bring a salad!” with six brilliant options, plus 11 condiments that will take your al fresco feasting to the next level.
One of the questions Claire and I get asked most often is what to make when entertaining, so I’m very excited to introduce a new section – Dinner for Six, where we run through three fabulous
spreads that take all the stress out of having people for dinner (page 70). To finish I share some of my sweet favourites, including the Lemon Curd, Pistachio and Meringue Ice Cream, which despite being a total cheaty-pants put-together is irresistible (page 98). Vodka is such an iconic summer sipper, and on page 113, Yvonne Lorkin takes us through the pick of the bunch as judged by our expert panel.
To finish, we’d like to raise a glass to our regular “locals”, the places just up the road or around the corner, where we wander for an easy mid-week dinner or Sunday drink. Maddie Ballard looks at the history of the local restaurant and talks to some neighborhood greats.
Is it too late to say Happy New Year?
Probably, and yet from all of us at dish, we wish you a safe, happy, deliciously fun filled year ahead.

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• Electronic Sound – Issue 85 – January 2022
• delicious Australia – February 2022