The desk is packed up and your keys are jangling, you are watching the clock itching to get out and enjoy the freedom of the weekend. There are so many things to do and explore, most of all food, glorious food. Here are the Foodie Mookie crew’s top 7 things to try this weekend: [...]
It takes a dedicated foodie-come-food-writer to travel 7200km to experience a chef's menu, but this restaurant was first to be booked on my recent Thai-Khmer travels. This unassuming restaurant can be found in a traditional wooden house in one of the many unlit streets in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Anointed as one of the best restaurants [...]
It takes a ballsy, confident chef to open up across the road from a former employer, especially one the calibre of Eleven Bridge (Neil Perry). This is the first inkling to expect something out of the norm when dining at Bouche on Bridge, the now home and hearth of British-born executive chef Harry Stockdale-Powell (ex [...]
When a last minute decision results in a table at the newly flipped Eleven Bridge (formerly Rockpool est. 1989), you know the Foodie Gods are shining upon you. This late night rendezvous was a return visit to this location after a heady degustation for a business dinner complete with wine match, which was not for [...]
Three months of crossing fingers and two weeks of a frenetic Australian, Thai and Cambodian dining tour culminated in a secured reservation at Australia’s #1, Australiasia’s #1 and the World’s #33 restaurant, Attica. My love affair with Australian cuisine started with Attica. Chef Ben Shewry’s passion for using locally grown, native ingredients and showcasing in [...]
It's been a long time coming, David Thompson has come home. After incredible success with Nahm in London and Bangkok; Long Chim in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney are now the must-visit food destinations for anyone who loves great Thai food. More than two decades ago David Thompson's Thai restaurants, Darley Street (1992) and Sailors (1995) [...]
When an Australian foodie is travelling abroad, it is always nice to find fellow countrymen/women doing amazing cuisine. Such is Bo.lan. The chefs are wife/husband duo of Australian-trained Thai-native 'Bo' Songvisava and Australian chef Dylan Jones who met working at Nahm (London) thanks to Australian Chef David Thompson (Nahm, Long Chim). The Australian connection is [...]
Thai Street Food – Pad Thai, congee, moon cakes, oyster omelette, dumplings, pepper soup and much more! […]
A lot has been written about Chef Kittichai's farm to table approach to Thai cuisine, he is a respected chef with plenty of accolades for this creations. It was a hot and humid day in Bangkok (is there any other kind?) when I trekked to Issaya Siamese Club and the sight of a beautiful colonial [...]
Did I tell you the story about a last minute cancelled international flight to Bangkok that resulted in flying to Sydney - Melbourne - Sydney - Bangkok in a day? Such was an insane 24 hours that lead to my first dining experience on a 10 day culinary adventure. A 15 flight hours and a [...]
Rockpool Bar & Grill Melbourne was the first restaurant on a recent culinary tour that took in Bangkok, Cambodia and of course Melbourne. Its other half, Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney is a romantic favourite with several significant milestones experienced there under the influence of good wine and great food. Located on the Southbank riverfront [...]
An unexpected delay in Melbourne thanks to a cancelled flight had an upside when a visit to Nobu Melbourne could be arranged at the last minute. This famous restaurant name is known worldwide due to the media-salivating ownership of investor Robert De Niro and celebrity Chef Nobu Matsuhisa. This potent Hollywood partnership is left at [...]
