Contents

Foreword

Intoduction

Notes from the chef

Salt

KINGS AND conquerers

THE UNDERGROUND sea

THE PATH OF THE salt crystal

AROMATIC CONFIT salt

CURING salt

CITRUS salt

DRIED FISH seasoning

DRIED PORCINI salt

SEAWEED TEA salt

CELERY salt

SMOKED CELERIAC salt

Mushroom

THE tunnel

CULTIVATING cultures

MUSHROOMS à la grecque

MUSHROOM risotto

GABRIELE FERRON’S basic risotto

TERRINE AND mille feuille of Mushroom and Confit Celeriac

CHESTNUT MUSHROOM raviolo with an Almond Nage

Truffle

BLACK GOLD: Tuber melanosporum

THE TRUFFLES OF Tasmania

TRUFFLE hunters

INTRODUCING THE truffle spore

POACHED truffles

TRUFFLE linguine with Sautéed White Asparagus and Truffle Hollandaise

CARPACCIO OF TRUFFLE AND granny smith apple with Seared Foie Gras, Watercress and Roasted Hazelnuts

RAGOÛT OF YABBY TAILS AND sweetbreads with Leeks, Peas, Macaroni and Truffle Velouté

VELOUTÉ OF celeriac with Salt Cod Mousse and Truffle

Goat’s cheese

WOODSIDE CHEESE wrights

THE PASTEURISATION debate

A METICULOUS process

DEEP-FRIED zucchini flowers with Chive and Shallot-Whipped Goat’s Curd and a Herb Salad

TERRINE OF beetroot with Edith’s Ash and Baby Tarragon

DOUBLE-BAKED cabecou soufflé with a Celery Leaf and Frisée Salad and Walnut Vinaigrette

SALAD OF raw cèpes with Capricorn Goat’s Cheese, Shallots and Thyme

Shellfish

A PERSONAL approach

FROM SEA FLOOR TO restaurant door

PAN-FRIED red mullet with Cuttlefish Confit and Sea Urchin Jus

CIVET OF JOHN DORY, CLAMS AND angasi oysters

CARAMELISED scallops with a Fricassée of Clams and Salsify

NAGE OF angasi oysters with Scallop and Ginger Tortellini

Crustacea

AN ECOLOGICAL responsibility

FROM TASMANIAN FERRY TO ALBANY fishing vessel

THE MARRON farm

THE YABBY farm

CARPACCIO OF golden beetroot with Champagne Crab and Baby Sorrel

SALAD OF CRISP SPICED pork belly with Snow Crab and Vietnamese Dressing

MARRON TAILS ROASTED WITH aromatics with Sautéed King Crab, Pea Shoots and Ginger

Tuna, mulloway and kingfish

THE STEHR Group

SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA ranching

THE NEXT port of call

CLEAN SEAS hatchery

SASHIMI OF bluefin tuna with Pickled White Radish, Cucumber and Baby Coriander

TARTARE OF MULLOWAY WITH lranian osietra caviar and CHIVE CRÈME FRAÎCHE

BLUEFIN TUNA belly with Eggplant Caviar and a Warm Verbena Tea Vinaigrette

MARINATED yellowtail kingfish with Prawn, Gazpacho Vinaigrette and Sorbet

BROCHETTE OF yellowtail kingfish with Artichokes Barigoule

Ocean trout and saltwater char

SMALL STEPS TO A big business

A HATCHERY ON the hillside

A SALT- AND freshwater fish

ASSIETTE OF OCEAN TROUT hors d’oeuvres

ASSIETTE OF OCEAN TROUT hors d’oeuvres Tartare of Smoked and Raw Ocean Trout with Purple Shiso Sorbet

ASSIETTE OF OCEAN TROUT hors d’oeuvres Mille Feuille of Ocean Trout Brandade with a Salad of Shaved White Alba Truffle

SEARED saltwater char with Wilted Spinach, Champagne and Sorrel Sabayon, Iranian Osietra Caviar

CRISP SKIN saltwater char with Spiced Pork Crackling, Slow-Braised Abalone and Dashi Vinaigrette

CONFIT OF SMOKED ocean trout belly with Cauliflower and Horseradish Beignets

Squab pigeon

A BIRD WITH A background

THE GLENLOTH business

CARPACCIO OF squab with a Herb Salad and Pea Vinaigrette

TERRINE OF SQUAB, foie gras and artichoke

SQUAB pot au feu with Foie Gras and Thyme Dumplings, Stuffed Neck and Confit Wings

CONFIT DODINE OF squab with a Salad of Walnuts, Salsify and Muscatels

Pork

THE SWEET PORK company

TURNING BACK THE clock

THE SCIENCE OF taste

CARAMELISED BOUDIN NOIR, SCALLOPS AND butternut pumpkin with Herb Foam and Sherry Jus

SLOW-POACHED fillet of pork with Gribiche Vinaigrette and Crisp Pig’s Tail

ROAST RACK OF pork with Choucroute and Charcutière Sauce

ASSIETTE OF pig’s head

PIG’S trotters stuffed with Confit Pork Neck, with Truffle Potato Purée and Madeira Jus

Lamb

KEEPING IT ALL IN THE family

QUALITY IN quantities

INSIDE THE processing plant

SALAD OF CARAMELISED lamb sweetbreads

PETIT SALÉ OF lamb breast with Swede and Carrot Dauphinoise and Jerusalem Artichoke Purée

TOURNEDOS OF lamb with a Cannelloni of Braised Neck and Creamed Swiss Chard

NAVARIN OF LAMB choux farci

CREPINETTE OF lamb with Herb Crushed Potatoes and Ratatouille Jus

Wagyu beef

A CHEQUERED heritage

WAGYU FARMING IN Australia

WAGYU the product

CARPACCIO OF girello with a Salad of White Asparagus Barigoule, Lemon and Parmesan

CURED tri tip with Parsnip, Truffle and Walnut Rémoulade

PICKLED WAGYU tongue with Mushrooms à la Grecque and Shaved Foie Gras

ROAST WAGYU SIRLOIN bordelaise with Braised Brisket and Sauce Bercy

BALLOTTINE DE queue de boeuf

Blood orange

AN INHERITED tradition

ARANCE sanguine

THE BLOOD ORANGE orchard

SALAD OF RED PAPAYA, YOUNG COCONUT AND blood orange with a Mandarin Granita

BLOOD ORANGES MACERATED IN Sauternes with Sauternes Jelly and Vietnamese Mint Sorbet

TERRINE AND SORBET OF blood orange

CARAMELISED blood oranges with White Chocolate Parfait

CARAMELISED blood orange tart with Crème Fraîche

Basics

Glossary OF TERMS AND INGREDIENTS

Acknowledgements