For this month’s reader event, we travelled south to Hobart. Aløft’s dining room, located on Brooke Street Pier, offering gorgeous harbour views.
delicious. reader lunch
delicious. reader lunch
Behind the scenes: delicious. reader event at Aløft, Hobart
Crispy pigs ears, caramelised pork belly and Tasmanian oysters (of course) were all on the menu.
The menu
The menu
Readers were treated to a stunning bespoke four course menu, created by executive chef Glenn Byrnes with matched wines by sommelier Alice Chugg.
Bubbles to begin
Bubbles to begin
Sommelier Alice Chugg pours Ben Haines ‘B Minor’ Undisgorged Blanc de Blanc, from the Grampians in Victoria, to kick things off.
First course
First course
Crispy master stock pigs ears with prickly ash and Blackman Bay oyster with kunzea dashi.
Dumplings for days
Dumplings for days
Shiitake and wood ear mushroom dumplings with shiitake gastrique.
The main event
The main event
Caramel pork belly with Tasmanian black garlic and rice vermicelli.
A sweet finale
A sweet finale
Whole-baked Huon Valley apple with ginger panna cotta for dessert.
The dream team
The dream team
Aløft chef Glenn Byrnes, delicious. managing editor Shannon Harley, sommelier Alice Chugg and chef Christian Ryan.
Some of our Tasmanian readers
Some of our Tasmanian readers
Greg and Lyn Patton, Phillip island. Katie and Geoff Marks, Phillip island.
Some of our Tasmanian readers
Some of our Tasmanian readers
Sian King and Zac Shearer, Hobart.
Some of our Tasmanian readers
Some of our Tasmanian readers
Louise Radman from Domaine Simha Wines and Chantelle Crossman from West Hobart.
Some of our Tasmanian readers
Some of our Tasmanian readers
Hobart delicious. readers Tom, Chris and Bob.
Some of our Tasmanian readers
Some of our Tasmanian readers
Gillian Allen and Daun Morris, both from Hobart.
Some of our Tasmanian readers
Some of our Tasmanian readers
Jill Jackson from Sandy Bay, Debra Thurley from West Hobart and Sue Youl from Mt Nelson.
Ladies who lunch
Ladies who lunch
Jenny Williams from Hobart, Margaret Blow from Rose Bay, Sandy Cook from Tolmans Hill and Jen Wheeler from Sandy Bay.
