Issue 89 comes out 5 January. Order on its own or as part of a subscription.
Inside, we profile Vue de Monde Executive Chef Hugh Allen, who was dicing onions at Neil Perry?s Rockpool when, at the same age, most of us were still passing notes in class and daydreaming about careers.
Then, we look at six kitchens that consider the bigger picture, blend into the architecture of the house and act as the beating heart of the home.

After that, we explore four homes.
First, a Northcote extension by architects Mihaly Slocombe that skilfully demonstrates how a century-old house with a small footprint on a compact site can be transformed into a comfortable home – tailored to meet the needs of owners Claire and Brent.
Then, an incredible and unique passive house in Wollongong with charred timber cladding that wraps around a 60-year-old pepper tree festooned with lights, designed by architect Alexander Symes for his cousin, Adam Suter, a builder. Next up, a house that brings Hollywood Hills to the suburbs. Akas Landscape Architecture, Green Sheep Collective and a creative couple with design nous, clear vision and open minds have transformed a disconnected Pascoe Vale brick veneer into a thermally-efficient mid-century gem.
And for our final house feature, a house designed and built over a span of 10 years, Narrow House. Working with clients Jack and Clare (and daughter Harriet), Stuart Vokes from Vokes and Peters architects guided an unconventional process, looking to promote fle...