Food | Lunch Magazine

On a boat, with a goat, I do like Spice I Am »

One of my favourite Dr Seuss books is the one…

An urban melting pot of culture and flavour »

One of the best things about Trieste is the food.…

Binge-drinking artists debunk Chinese script »

Zheng and his collaborators in the Yangjiang Group, Sun Qinglin…

Penfolds: Australian for luxury »

Australia is rapidly running out of international icons. It doesn’t…

Robbery and personal insults herald real acceptance »

In the hayseed towns of southern China, municipalities where the…

After Afghanistan, when the war begins »

When I meet Ben Quilty he looks and smells exactly…

On a boat, with a goat, I do like Spice I Am

One of my favourite Dr Seuss books is the one about green eggs and ham, and the thing about Spice I Am, is that like the aforementioned dish you can eat Spice I Am anywhere.

May 20 2013 | Posted in Featured Slider,Food,Sydney | Read More »

Daybed dining in paradise

Have you ever wondered where the awesome food comes from when your are staying in world-class luxury retreat? Lunch Magazine’s Lauren Arena talks to expat chef Greg Bunt, of Sundara the new beachfront restaurant at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay What inspired your decision to become a professional chef? In all honesty it [...]

May 10 2013 | Posted in Asia Pacific,Bali,Food,Indonesia | Read More »

Salaam Namaste, no average Indian diner

Indian restaurants in London come six a penny. They’re sort of like your “local” pub; everyone’s got at least one curry house ‘round the corner. And then there are the Bombay Brasseries, the Cinnamon Clubs and many others which attempt upscale Indian and often fall short.

May 1 2013 | Posted in Food | Read More »

Formaggi e vini – a foodie’s guide to Rome

The 84-year old, shrinking signora hunches over as she sets our frothy cappucini down on the Formica table. She was born in the back of this latteria, or milk store, and took over the family business years ago. It’s small, and empty, save for the refrigerated milk and Coke bottles, and a few pastries behind a glass counter.

Apr 19 2013 | Posted in Food,Italy,UK/Europe | Read More »

Food is like fashion in Barcelona

In the throbbing heart of Barcelona, along the trend-setting Paseo de Gracia, is Roca Moo at Hotel Omm. The Michelin star restaurant – in keeping with the city’s every-chaging urban fashion – recently underwent a make-over, with a revamped interior design and contemporary food ideas, to mark the hotel’s tenth anniversary.

Apr 2 2013 | Posted in Barcelona,Food,Spain,UK/Europe | Read More »

Bar 100 – hip, not hipster

Sydneysiders have become food-obsessed – it’s an epidemic sweeping across the city at a rapid pace. Maybe it’s the rise of the 21st century gourmand, but foodies have become the new hipsters, hunting down the city’s trendy eats to sample the latest and greatest and, of course, be seen doing so – cue Facebook status update and Instagram happy snap.

Mar 15 2013 | Posted in Asia Pacific,Australia,Food,Uncategorized | Read More »

Saving French cuisine

From the outside the steel framed door and windows of Le Chateaubriand on Avenue De Parmentier in the 11th arondissement looks just like any other bistro. Even after you enter and pull back the curtain encircling the door it still exudes the air of an average French bistro. A smattering of tables and bistro chairs on a wooden floor, an open kitchen at the rear and a bar running from the door halfway down one side of the restaurant.

Feb 21 2013 | Posted in Food,France,Paris,UK/Europe,Wines | Read More »

Tasting Chicken Kiev in Kiev

You’d be forgiven for thinking chicken Kiev got its start in the Ukrainian capital. After all, a hearty dish of chicken filled with butter, wrapped in bread crumbs, and deep fried is the perfect meal to withstand sub-zero temperatures and cold winds blowing across the Dnipro River.

Feb 12 2013 | Posted in Food,UK/Europe,Ukraine | Read More »

Finding flare in hotel kitchens

Hotel restaurants have come a long way from being faceless rooms full of tired, grumpy tourists. Today most hotel kitchens are competing for Michelin stars as fine dining establishments that often celebrate local produce or pay homage to international cuisine. Here are a few of Lunch Magazine’s favourite hotel restaurants.

Jan 22 2013 | Posted in Food,Uncategorized | Read More »

A time to feast at Marina Bay Sands

A three-day gourmet food and wine festival at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands is set to engage and educate food-lovers in 2013.

Dec 3 2012 | Posted in Asia Pacific,Food,Singapore | Read More »