Arts, eats and music: Exploring Melbourne’s Fitzroy
IT’S grungy, it’s trendy, it’s the place to be in Melbourne: Brunswick Street in the inner city suburb of Fitzroy has bags of character and some of Melbourne’s best cheap eats. Decades of…
The birth of India’s wine culture
WHEN one thinks of fine wines, what country springs to mind? Old established European wine producers like France, Italy and Portugal, perhaps? Or New World upstarts like California, Chile or Australia? What about…
Food: When Asian technique meets Hispanic ingredients
STIR-FRY and salsa aren’t traditional companions on the plate, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be a little common ground. As a wok cooking teacher, I’m constantly looking for new ways to use…
Bangkok’s 5 coolest small bars
BANGKOK is a city known for its indulgences and places to imbibe are no exception. With hundreds, if not thousands, of bars, clubs, pubs and street stalls to choose from on any given…
Eating out in Hong Kong? Just follow the locals
HONG KONG is famed for its culinary delights and the rule for eating well is of course to follow the locals. On my first night in Hong Kong it was the fresh mango…
A night in… Haebangchon, Korea
WHILE within walking distance of foreign-food-haven Itaewon, Haebangchon offers a scene better suited for local residents than tourists. That said, read this basic guide to the area and you’re off and running. The…
Bar of the week: Craftworks Taphouse
Lest you think this is some micro micro-brew, this place has been serving up some awesome beer and pub food for what seems like forever. In reality, it’s been just over a year…
Life in Korea: Finding some tastes from home
Living in Korea requires a few compromises, especially in finding some things from home. Sure, there are plenty of Korean equivalents for virtually everything during your daily life, but sometimes you need something…
Festival focus: Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2012
THE fabulous riverbank opening weekend is behind us (until next year) but there’s plenty more to enjoy at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival this month. It is the 20th edition of an…
Dining like the locals in Kota Kinabalu
IF you are in Sabah, Malaysia, there is no shortage of delicious local dishes. The trick is to know where to go. Sabah is often referred to as the ‘Land Below The Wind’,…
