Sydney Restaurant Find: Mamasan Surry Hills
Two sparks of living, laughing electricity (and that is, to be clear, no exaggeration), owners Gemma Lin and Adam Hunt have infused their bright eclecticness into every possible element of Mamasan Surry Hills (sister to Mamasan Bondi). There’s a strong passion for waste-not-want-not at the restaurant, and the theme runs deep. Hunt and Lin designed […]
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Restaurant Find: Orgasme Marseille
Orgasme is Marseille’s freshest, most innovative take on pan Asian cuisine ”“ a true temple of taste that locals look to for a clean, modern and minimalistic interpretation of anything from raw Vietnamese salad (Goi Ga) to Japanese donburi. Just walking past Orgasme will attract any design lover’s attention. The light, bright, expansive space situated […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Chop Shop
CHOP SHOP, CHELSEA This Chelsea restaurant serves up classic pan-Asian dishes elevated for a fussy New York audience with a decent price tag to match. Enjoy dining in the back garden (heated on chilly nights) and try to stop your mouth from watering over the menu of Chinese sausage fried rice with a fried egg […]
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Caramelised chicken: Proof that white boys can cook Asian food
On tonight’s menu is an old favourite of mine from Bill Granger’s Open Kitchen ”“ caramel chicken. This dish is such a yummy gooey combination of brown sugar, dark soy and fish sauce that beautifully caramelises the red onion. I always at least double the amount of red onion ”“ trust me, you will thank […]
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Prawn skewers with rice salad remind me of home…
”¦not my family’s home, because braised pork belly hot-pot would remind me of that, I mean home as in Australia. This dish embodies Australian cooking to me ”“ the taste of the sea, the freshness of lemon zest and the fusion of Mediterranean and Asian flavours. Every time I cook this dish, I am transported […]
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