The Song of Teng – Part Two

<!-- _  Song Teng estimates that he cooked under eighteen French chefs during his formative years at the Cambodiana Hotel. Some stayed the full one year term, many left a lot sooner, Cambodia in the 1990's...

The Song of Teng – Part One

  At night his family would dig a hole in the ground, then they would all climb in and attempt to go to sleep -essential bedding arrangements to avoid stray bullets in the night; “When...

Old Spice – Part One

  When the three of us arrived to pick up Mark 1, we were excited and eager to be on our way to the adventure ahead, only to find him resplendent in dressing gown, bare...

Lost & Found

  Small, urban dining rooms are becoming incredibly fashionable in large capital cities around the globe. Intimate eating spaces where passion, quality, expressionism, creativity, individualism and imagination-in-dinning make a local stand against fast food, franchising...

Dinner with the League of Extraordinary Gentleman

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Dear Saint Valentine

Each year, on the 14th of February we celebrate Valentine’s Day and each year we are challenged to find that ‘just-right’ way to say I love you to that certain ‘special’ someone in our...

Give Pais a Chance

Pais is an oft forgotten but still widely planted red grape variety of Chile, once the most planted variety in the country it only recently gave up that mantle to Cabernet Sauvignon. Whilst varieties like...

La Boheme – Act 4

  Rebirth of a Wine Region The Yarra Valley wine region is made up of two distinct areas, the valley floor and the Upper Yarra. Soils and micro-climates vary a great deal from mostly mountain derived...