BYO makes a come back
BYO has returned to Sydney and Melbourne restaurants struggling with rising costs and reluctant diners.
Food and Wine
67 Pall Mall comes to Melbourne
The high-profile London wine and food venue, 67 Pall Mall, is currently establishing itself in Melbourne.
A new bar at Sofitel
On occasion, opportunities appear that should be taken and so it was when Stuart Knox got the chance to visit the latest bar Lumière on Thirty Five at Sofitel Darling Harbour.
Dining and wine adventures at Cru Bar & Cellar
Huon Hooke dines at Cru Bar & Cellar in Brisbane and has a ‘rummage’ in their cellar to find a wine to drink.
It must have been something I sipped
Taking a break from judging at a wine competition, the wine-weary judges perked up when they spotted a tray of jam tarts by the coffee urn.
Lo-fi adventures in East Sussex
Touring in the East Sussex countryside recently, Huon Hooke and his partner chose a vineyard farmstay near Rye, named Tillingham.
Wine and food mismatching
Kingsley Wood toasted Christmas with the same vintage of Dom as the previous year but was disappointed. It was nothing like the wine they had tasted the previous year.
Fish and white wine perfection
Reading the recipe of this My Food Bag dish, Bob Campbell MW predicted it would make a great match. Chardonnay seemed the obvious choice, but finally, he chose three wines.
From natural to minimal, a sommelier’s perspective
When it comes to wine faults, this is truly up to the consumer; if they enjoy a particular flavour, who am I to tell them it is actually a wine fault?
Persian spiced lamb and syrah
To compensate for the dreariness of lockdown, I subscribed to My Food Bag, which I heartily recommend. One of the high points has been this Persian spiced lamb with butter-roasted eggplant and tabbouleh.