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 [...]
The Foodie Mookie crew have been diligently working their way through the Good Food Guide's hatted restaurants in Australia (hence you see us mention the hats in our intros). We have only a few left on the 2 hat list with ARIA Sydney one of the last ones. Like a perfectly crafted song, ARIA hit [...]
My travels took me to northern New South Wales (think Lismore, Byron, Cabarita) where I had the chance to sample the delights of Harvest Cafe for the second time. The 'cafe' is not only a cafe, but a deli and bakery and resides just off the main highway about 15-20 mins from Byron Bay in [...]
Ahh Byron, such a beautiful piece of the planet. I don’t get there much, but as soon as I turn off the highway heading into Byron, I start to relax. Three Blue Ducks gives me the same feeling. Its deconstructed youthfulness and wistful elegance changes you. I arrive on dusk, the sun-glow signs to THE [...]
