It is a most beautiful and dramatic location for a hotel. Perched on the edge of Macquarie wharf in the heart of Hobart is the new MACq 01.…
Every three months for the past 40 years I’ve visited my good friend the great artist Asher Bilu to get a fix – art fix, that is. He’s…
Rinaldo’s Casa Cucina new Wangaratta riverside location and gelato bar is the perfect group destination for summer. Chef Adam Pizzini is sitting pretty in the new Ovens River…
You might recall the recent story of an inner-urban developer failing to deliver on their green wall apartment exterior plans: providing owners with a bunch of pot plants…
Essentials speaks with Polo World Cup Australian team captain Jack Archibald and unearths the magic within this weekend’s Portsea event. This weekend sees the hugely successful 2018 Alfa Romeo…
Melbourne’s MoVida crew launches their latest venture in true Spanish style – welcome to Bar Tini. The greatest bars in Spain are very simple affairs. There’s a bar,…
A collaboration of Tony Conigliaro of East London’s Drink Factory and Ashley Palmer-Watts, Chef Director of Dinner by Heston (Melbourne & London), has resulted in a cocktail list…
In the historic heart of Melbourne, among the high fashion and highly polished mosaic tiles of the 1892 Block Arcade, is a stylish slice of the Australian bush.…
NY Lobster Roll with Roasted Tomato Marie Rose Essentials takes a bite of The Big Apple and surrounds. Come summer in the northern hemisphere, both NYC and regional…
TOP: Jim van Geet, The Jury Whisperer (Charles Waterstreet), 2015 90 x 150cm, oil on linen Victorian artist Jim van Geet gathers background and visual evidence on his…
Pink neon, a layering of tropical plants and banquette seating covered in palm frond prints dress the set. Towards the rear a wall garden paints a Hawaiian garden…
Chorizo is the ruby-red Spanish sausage that has taken over the world with its heady fragrant punch of Spanish paprika or pimentón. The richness of pork and pork…
To coincide with JetGo Australia’s Albury and Melbourne/Essendon flight announcements, North East Limousines have launched a luxury airport transfer service for customers in North East Victoria, Central Victoria…
Queensland restaurateur Danielle Gjestland is a standout dynamo. Her Wasabi Restaurant and Bar concept opened on Sunshine Beach almost 12 years ago. Since then it has grown into…
How a Scottish chef is creating a new cuisine using ancient ingredients. One of the Australia’s most influential restaurants is found at the end of a nondescript set…
Finally, a new Melbourne hotel, comfortable, clean and designed with jazz lovers in mind – it’s our kinda joint! Truly a much-needed addition to Melbourne’s ageing collection of…
Bethany Finn understands essence of fine dining hospitality like few others. Having crafted perhaps Australia’s finest classic British- and European-influenced dining menus for Adelaide’s 5-star Mayfair Hotel, she’s…
¼ piece of broccoli, cut into large florets ¼ piece of cauliflower, cut into large florets 2 tbsp Rainforest Heart Spicy Citrus Dukka 3 tbsp Tolpuddle Marinated Gem…
Satisfying Mediterranean-inspired bistro supports a worthy cause. Amid the hustle of inner-city Sydney, just south of Hyde Park, is a stylish, feel-good little haven. Song Kitchen, newly refurbed…
pickled beetroot, persimmon and macadamia nut Serves 4 2 kangaroo fillet pieces, approximately 200g each 2 tbsp Australian extra-virgin olive oil for pan-searing ¼ cup balsamic glaze (store…
Now tell me,’ says The Henry Austin’s owner, Max Mason, ‘what was the worst part of your meal.’ Flummoxed by the question and thoroughly impressed by the quality…
with a Salad of Sautéed Mushrooms, Fennel and Radicchio and Pomegranate Molasses Vinaigrette Makes approximately 20 arancini Arancini 1L (4 cups) good quality vegetable stock 1 tbsp truffle…
Chef Julian Hills looks out of the window of the dining room at Paringa Estate Winery. He shares the same view through the kitchen pass of the winery…
As Melbourne and Sydney’s upmarket eateries tweak their offerings, jostling to maintain market share, one Sydney restaurant strikes a clever balance without stooping to the lows of burgers…
Andre Kogut is a gentle man with a generous smile and a burning passion for kefir. He has been producing one of the best-fermented yogurt products in the…
Smother it with sauce, serve it with shiraz, pass the salt: it’s a case of reheat and repeat down the back of the plane. A lifetime ago, I was…
Sleepy Townsville is firmly on travellers’ radar at the moment with the news that budget airline Tigerair zips into town on a new Melbourne-Townsville route starting June 22.…
What do the explorer and botanist Joseph Banks and vermouth have in common? They’re both celebrated at Banksii Vermouth Bar & Bistro, Sydney’s first vermouth restaurant. If you’ve…
Just before his death, Vincent van Gogh said to his beloved brother Theo, ‘La tristesse durera toujours’ – the sadness will last forever. And many well-known facts of…
TOP: Beryl Gay: Of Rugged Mountain Ranges (detail), 2015 Oil on stretched canvas 60 x 150cm Visitors to artist Jim van Geet’s new Myrtleford Contemporary Art Gallery have…