Coal-Fired Kettle BBQ Butterfish Fresh butterfish fillets, cut into 10cm lengths Method 1. Using a coal-fired BBQ kettle, burn coals for 40-50 minutes, until coals are covered in…
Logically, many Australian winemakers growing vines in our cooler climates admire and study techniques developed in some of Europe’s greatest wine regions such as Alsace in France’s north-east,…
Penny Grant, whose passion for wine started as a kid, picking and stomping grapes with close family friends at BlackJack wines in central Victoria, decided at the age…
High ceilings, expansive windows and grand rooms have been preserved in one of Stockholm’s most treasured buildings: the former Ateneum girl’s school, built in 1910 and now reborn…
Confit Duck Leg with pommes de terre sarladaise (potatoes cooked in duck fat), butter lettuce with fresh herb vinaigrette Serves 4 Confit duck & roasted potatoes 4 fresh…
Essentials dropped in to Saké Melbourne to explore menu items and premium sake presented by Chef Shaun Presland. Saké is easy to find: just aim for the cool new open-plan ‘cut-out’…
With the release of her addictive, awesome new album – Ultraviolence – Lana Del Rey has no intention of glossing over her troubled psyche – rather, she hypes…
Down on the Mornington Peninsula, in what was once the homestead to a cattle stud, husband and wife team Rowan and Janine Herrald have opened a dining room…
Chateau Marmont has a presence like a film canister harbouring a 35mm motion picture reel – it’s not just an object or a building, it contains a Hollywood…
Taking the headline Hot Plates quite literally we present these two dishes with kick from Melbourne CBD’s Indian hot spot, Tonka. This popular city restaurant serves classic Indian…
Salvaged from a near death-by-doily demise, Victorian-era B&B Finches of Beechworth has recently been given a new lease on life – re-imagined, redesigned and fully renovated. Over a…
Serve 6 2kg brown onions, finely sliced 100g unsalted butter 1 head of roasted garlic 2 stalks of celery, finely chopped 3 tbsp chopped thyme 3l homemade veal…
It was no surprise to the urban chic brigade when the latest SMH Good Food Guide awarded two hats and its coveted ‘Best New Restaurant’ gong to Ester…
She’s played an alien (Under the Skin), a disembodied operating system (Her), and a porn addict’s girlfriend (Don Jon), but that’s nothing compared to the turbocharged amazon Scarlett…
Spring has arrived at Tahbilk and the place is buzzing. At this winery on the banks of the Goulburn River near Nagambie, not only have the buds burst…
Christina Tantsis of Melbourne-based Sisko Chocolate is best known for her elaborate edible chocolate sculptures. We quizzed her on the origins of Sisko and her new retail range.…
If there’s one thing Australian winemakers have become great at, it’s experimenting with new wine varietals and clones, often grafting them onto well-established rootstock, then monitoring fruit production…
Rutherglen Estates 2010 Zinfandel ‘WOW!’ was, honestly, the first impression and spoken word that sprang from my mouth on sniffing the complex and very brooding scents of this…
His culinary passions may not stray far from his Veneto routes, but chef Roi Rigoni of Kiewa Valley food institution Roi’s, with his partner in life (and crime)…
It’s a gleaming piece of high tech stainless steel that lies at the heart of some of the most modern kitchens in Spain and around the globe yet…
King Valley, Victoria – La Dolce Vita Wine and Food Festival, 15 & 16 NOVEMBER 2014 Festival Highlights Dal Zotto – Primavera del Prosecco Join the Dal Zotto…
In a town that knows and loves food and wine, hospitality-operator virgins Michael and Heather Allan (ex Yeppoon, Queensland) certainly had their work cut out. But within weeks…
A historically significant and brilliantly emotive exhibition, Delinquent Angel: John Perceval’s Ceramic Angels, is now on show at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). Bringing together a remarkable collection of…
It’s often been said: ‘To be successful in business you need to have skin in the game’ – something to lose. I’ve always believed that to make a…
Serves 10 to 12 Method Pineapple Fresh pineapple (1.2Kg) 1. Clean the pineapple, cut it in 1.5cm thick slices and remove the heart. 2. Grill the slices and…
International fashion model Daria Plyushko has walked the runways of Paris and London, been featured in a worldwide campaign for Swarovski, and appeared on countless magazine covers. She…
At the unassumingly named ‘Number 5’ guests don’t have to work at finding the perfect view. On the contrary, they are forced to stop, kick back and relax…
Dal Zotto 2009 Nebbiolo (this vintage sold out) Deciding exactly which vintage of Dal Zotto Nebbiolo to sample and review for this article was a bit of a no-brainer,…
We’re loving Watershed Union, the Melbourne based New-York-loft meets Hamptons-destination-store (think Something’s Gotta Give) that specialises in vintage industrial furniture, lighting and homewares. The store features one-off vintage…
Christina Hendricks has shown that her aura carries just as far amongst the French as it does amongst fans of Mad Men elsewhere on the planet. Joining Ryan…