I knew Marque was going to be good, hell, with only three nights in Sydney and 4 months of pre planning I knew that every restaurant that I was going to visit was going to be spectacular. The difference, with Marque, was that I was going in relatively blind, the website had been down for [...]

Duty free was a good excuse to start some infusion experiments. First up I had to try some Limoncello, I followed a basic recipe that seemed to be repeated around the internet. 1 litre of Vodka, Zest of 12 Lemons, Sugar Syrup to taste (I used about 2 cups of Water to 2 cups of [...]

The information about a new “book” by Nathan Myhrvold has been trickling out for the last year or so, it was revealed that the compilation of knowledge about modern cooking techniques and ingredients had expanded to include 6 volumes. Its like the cooking equivalent of those Encyclopedia Brittanica sets that used to get pedalled around. [...]

Modern cuisine is one of my passions, I wish there were more restaurants in NZ offering it without worrying about the stigma attached to it by people decrying the evils of anything other than what they are comfortable with. Brent Savage runs the kitchen at The Bentley Bar, it’s located in Surry Hills in Sydney [...]

When you get voted amongst the best restaurants in the world you have to be doing something right, and if you are wanting to visit one of the restaurants it is probably best to book well in advance, with Quay we had our booking 4 months prior to our visit to make sure we would [...]

Next week Claire and I are off to Sydney for 3 days for our first trip away together since we got married and started our family. The main purpose of the trip, other than to relax, is to sample some of the best food in the world, or at least some of the best food [...]

As part of Rick Stein’s Food Odyssey Tour they are calling for an homage to Kiwi food, something that speaks tradition, or rather, something that stands for the identity of New Zealand cuisine. I’ve always liked a good boil-up in spite of always knowing that it wasn’t the perfect meal, and that too many of [...]

I had the pleasure of working along side Lorna (the head chef at Gothenburg) while OneZB was still alive and kicking, she’s a lovely person and, as many already know, a great chef. When Gothenburg opened she was on board from the beginning and has been able to craft the menu to suit the restaurants [...]

Oh to be able to whisk myself away to Denmark. Noma received the honour of top restaurant in the world as voted by the chefs and foodites that have input into the list. El Bulli and The Fat Duck rounding out the top three. Unfortunately no sign of any New Zealand restaurants showing up in [...]

Well it’s comforting that Metro seem to have a manner of thinking inline with my own, I am now certain that I am not completely crazy and that there is hope for New Zealand food. Tonight they announced the winners of their restaurant of the year, The Grove took the top honour of best restaurant. [...]