The differences between Pei Modern and Mark Best’s Sydney restaurant Marque couldn’t be any more defined. Marque is fine-dining heaven with few seats and an incredible degustation. Pei, on the other hand, is a bistro, serving French classics to up to 150 punters from breakfast right through until late. There is one distinct similarity you’ll...
Baklava, cannoli, gulab jamun … Just the mention of these sweet treats should have the fillings in your teeth throbbing. This weekend, these and many more desserts from around the world will be there for the tasting at the Immigration Museum’s Sweets Festival. Part of the opening weekend of an exhibition entitled Sweets: Tastes and...
You hear the word ‘authentic’ bandied around a lot these days, particularly when it comes to certain national cuisines. What Australians think of a Mexican food is, in fact, Tex-Mex – all guac, sour cream and melty cheese. To the increasingly populated Meyers Place comes Señoritas, and if any venue should have a decent stab...
Welcome to Bedrock in the heart of Melbourne. The Carlton, being slap-bang in the centre of the city, has always been a favourite with after-work drinkers, travellers who notice the stairs and late-night revellers. Sometimes, however, friends were freaked by the taxidermy animals of the first floor and lacked the motivation to climb the five...
Those of you who are ever so slightly nerdy will already be well acquainted with the power plays and gory goings-on of Westeros. So the announcement that the first season of Game of Thrones is finally being released on DVD and Blu-Ray will be met with a “sure, but when does season two start in...
It’s that time of year again, when the Tricolore gets to show its true colours on film. The Alliance Français French Film Festival is back for its 23rd year, with more than 40 films, ranging from drama to documentaries, showing at selected Palace Cinemas. Those in the know predict that La délicatesse, starring Audrey Tatou...
Sometimes it does seem as though those third-wavers are getting a little carried away with their single-origin beans and $20,000 espresso machines. Then, you actually get to taste are a rare kind of coffee and you can almost understand why they’re so passionate about their caffeinated cause. Straight from Colombia to the Sensory Lab at...
One of its signature events launches the program, but if you missed out on tomorrow’s sold-out World’s Longest Lunch there’s plenty in store over the coming weeks. And while many of the big names have got the ‘full house’ sticker slapped up already, we’ve come up with some dinners and gatherings where you’ll be more...
Some of us are obsessed with food, eager to taste everything that comes our way. Lucy Folk seems to have taken that to a completely new level. Having used corn chips and pasta as inspiration for past jewellery collections, her new range pays tribute to spices. Crocheted bracelets, the colours of turmeric and saffron, are...
Are you one of those talented people who skips straight to the final page of a menu to decide what you’re having for dessert before you can choose what the rest of the meal’s make-up? Will you travel across town for sweet relief? Here, we present you with three of the city’s best sugar-coma-inducing treats...
