Ahhh May. As well as bringing our annual opportunity to giggle uncontrollably at the aforementioned Justin Timberlake meme, it’s the month when the leaves begin to change and that autumn weather settles in for the long haul. 

Our annual Slow Cooked edition isn’t just about taking it slow in the kitchen. It’s a reminder that now is the perfect time to stop and smell the roses, or the fragrant Goan coconut lamb curry… as case may be. It’s a reminder to switch off your notifications, take a deep breath and simply appreciate the good things. 

And there are plenty of good things in this issue. From Yotam Ottolenghi’s berry and brown butter toast crumble, to Ellie and Sam Studd’s French onion soup with Bruny Island C2 cheese toast, you’ll want to take your time and savour every single page.

Cue the fireworks, the most delicious. Month out is back for its second year. For the first time, American Express delicious. Month Out will extend to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. In fact, there’s so much happening, we’ve put together a dedicated mini magazine to give you a sneak peek of more than 250 offers and deals you’ll be able to enjoy through the month of May. 

Anna Polyviou serves up a classic Greek Easter feast, complete with keftedes, lamb dolmades, spanakopita, galaktoboureko (Greek semolina custard tart) and her godmother’s koupes (fried bulgur pastry) recipe. 

Matt Moran has all the spice you need this autumn with his collection of curries inspired by some of our favourite global flavours, including a magically fragrant Goan coconut lamb curry; lamb shank rendang and an Oxtail, turmeric and tomato curry that’s guaranteed to warm you up from the inside out. 

Dominic Smith is back with his fan-favourite one pot wonders, so you can spend less time cooking and cleaning, and more time enjoying. Among them, you’ll find a lamb osso bucco with puttanesca sauce; and an epic pork belly and harissa tagine. 

For the plant-based peeps and lovers of veg, Phoebe Wood has an incredible series of slow-cooked recipes that see vegies, legumes and greens take centre stage, over their traditional meaty counterparts. There’s chickpea bolognese, slow-roasted butter eggplant curry and a mushroom ragu lasagne that will absolutely blow your mind. 

For the sweet tooths (sweet teeth?) among us, Assistant Food Editor Helena Moursellas dishes up some Pudding Magic for the crisp autumn days ahead. Embrace your saucy side with a marmalade self-saucing pudding; banana and date pudding with hazelnut butterscotch; or keep it old school with an apple and blackberry pudding that’s pretty much autumn in a bowl. 

There’s plenty to soothe your wanderlust in our new Travel+Luxury section, including the ultimate guide to the Central Coast, travel news, adventure essentials and Warren Mendes’ flavours of South Africa.

Plus, guest chefs Adam D’Sylva, Silvia Colloca and Justine Schofield; restaurant reviews, insider news, all our regular features: Critic and the Comic, In Season, the Chef and the Butcher, and loads more. 

The May 2021 issue of delicious. is now on sale.