Rarely will I drink a Bloody Maria laced with booze, but if I do the combination of Amontillado and tequila is the only way I’ll take it. My affection for this combination of rich, salty, umami and spice are sizable. But this recipe does more than satisfy my palate, it has now been consumed so many times and in so many different contexts, a sip stirs all kinds of memories.

We see Kitchen Kind as a bit of a love letter to food and drink. Emely Donegan, co-owner of Scrub Hill in Newlyn with her partner, Jente van Beek, took it next-level as she writes to the drink she loves best and shares her memories of comfort and fun with this spicy mix.

Joanie loved to prepare a rich, moist delicious cake full of dried fruits, with loads of butter, mixed spice, and sugar. She never liked dried citrus peel, so you would never find lemon or orange rind in her cakes!

The Director of Great Ocean Road Gin shares the story of the ritual, routine and heady scents of her mum, Joanie’s, Christmas Cake, with memories so lush and comforting she’s made a gin to honour it.

Chef Ana Cortes Garcia, head chef of recently opened Beso in Melbourne CBD, reflects on a favourite dish from her childhood in Spain and shares how she has refined it she’s for the menu at her Flinders Lane venue.

Ilona Topolcsanyi’s upbringing with a Hungarian father and Maltese mother has been anchored in love and good, traditional breads.

Jordan Clay is chef and co-owner of much-loved Pipi’s Kiosk in Albert Park and we just love his answer to this question…

Menu Community Kitchen Kind Turnip Table Edible Futures Turnip Check-in Clients Contact Varenyky (Ukrainian dumplings) Classic Varenyky Dough: 4 cups plain flour 1 egg (optional)

In our first Kitchen Kind we speak with Zenon Misko, a great friend of the Victorian Food and Wine Community; he was with the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival for nine years. Zenon is behind the Instagram account @roamingbangkok where he explores, tastes and photographs the streets and communities of Bangkok, the city in which he currently resides, with his wife Kitty and their two young children.