All, Explore & Savour
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Parisien fever dream is a must-visit destination diner
It’s an impressive entry. Wander inside Maison Bâtard and you’re welcomed by an exquisitely dressed maître d’.
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Penfolds transforms Sydney’s Langham into Australia’s red centre
Sydney’s Langham hotel rarely gets upstaged when it comes to luxury but the recent Penfolds Rewards of Patience recorking clinic held at the hotel ensured it pretty much took a backseat.
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Bennelong Sydney v Ahi Auckland
They’re two of the finest dining experiences in Australia and New Zealand or anywhere in the world. Last week, the Lunch Magazine team tried both within days of each other.
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Rush to Arrowtown’s near surefire winner
It’s an idyllic spring day in the historic gold rush village of Arrowtown, a few clicks from New Zealand’s pleasure-filled action paradise of Queenstown.
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Hello, it’s service I’m looking for
“Hello? May I order some room service? Or a pillow? Or even a towel?” At East Hotel in Canberra, they are questions…
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Better than gourmet in Grandfathers
It’s Thursday afternoon and my colleague and I wander through Merivale’s Ivy restaurant precinct before arriving at the corner of Pitt Street and Angel Place in Sydney’s CBD.
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Mains inspire near complete Corella correction
Where does one eat in Canberra on a Tuesday night?
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Late night dining is so right at Mr Wong
Sydney CBD’s late night dining options have improved markedly in recent years.
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Olympus has faltered
It was the screams of late-teenage girls which ratcheted up the alarm bells most on a recent meal at new Sydney Greek dining hotspot Olympus in Surry Hills – part of the $500 million reinvention of the old Surry Hills Mall nee Redfern Plaza.
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miss the theatre eat at the bar
I’m sitting at the bar overlooking the kitchen in Auckland’s Cassia Restaurant.
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Bentley Group banks on fire and meat in a big room
Sydney’s dining scene has had numerous trailblazers over the years and they’ve tended to lead us towards a new way of dining or they create signature experiences that last the test of time.
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48 hours in the city of sails
If Melbourne is Australia’s culinary giant, then surely Auckland is New Zealand’s premier foodie destination.
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Touch of Spain in metro London
While Brexit took the United Kingdom out of the European Union, it couldn’t stop London continuing to morph into more of a European city as its food culture continued to broaden.
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Five cotoletta worth dining for
I might be a barbarian with my unnatural love of crumbed, fried protein but goddamn it feels good to find a good one.
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Neptune’s Grotto is kind of a big deal
It’s Friday afternoon and my colleague has managed to show rudimentary navigational skills to discover one of Sydney CBD’s more recent dining additions.
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Austria’s national dish just might schnitz on cotoletta
I’ve eaten a wide variety of “schnitties” in my life.
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Stylish diner a lively showcase for local produce
Market Bistro I’ve put my fork down to take a sip of my wine and the fine young waiter asks if I’m ready to have my plate taken away.
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A Greek wonder on the island of Singapore
estiatorio Milos A fine diner in a shopping centre is an incongruous setting but this is Singapore where shopping is one of the few experiences that rivals eating as one of the locals’ favourite pastimes.
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