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Cooking with fire: Firedoor’s Lennox Hastie wins Chef of the Year
By Anastasia PrikhodkoIf a few years ago Lennox Hastie was asked about living in Australia, owning a restaurant and winning Chef of the Year, he would have said: “That’s insane.”
Challenge your senses with award-winning winemaker Gwyn Olsen
By Stephen CroweThere’s clean eating, but what about clean drinking? Award-winning winemaker and wine judge Gwyn Olsen has launched her signature range of preservative-free wines, and they’re vegan-friendly too.
Buzzkill: Animal by-products could be lurking in your wine glass
By Julie CooperThis is what you need to know when choosing a premium, plant-based vegan wine, plus some top picks of vegan red, white and rosé.
Why Australian and New Zealand pinot noirs are as quaffable as French
By Kathy SkantzosWe taste-tested picks of the pinot noir crops from Western Australia’s Margaret River across to Victoria’s Yarra Valley and Tasmania to New Zealand’s Central Otago and the grape’s birthplace, Burgundy in France, hand-selected by Cellarmasters Cellar Director and Wine Educator Christine Ricketts.
Lune Croissanterie’s Kate Reid swapped race cars for croissants
By Anastasia PrikhodkoSince attending her first Australian Grand Prix, Lune Croissanterie’s Kate Reid dreamed of a career in Formula One. But when reality didn’t match expectations and sickness took over, Kate had to rethink her life. It was the science of baking that put her back on the road to happiness.
Black Sheep Restaurants is building a Michelin-starred empire
By Anastasia PrikhodkoOver several late nights and many glasses of red wine, a chef and a restaurateur – Christopher Mark and Syed Asim Hussain – developed a concept and narrative for Black Sheep Restaurants, a new hospitality group that would reinvigorate Hong Kong’s dining scene.
There's a craft beer revolution happening in Croatia
By Anastasia PrikhodkoThe rise of craft beer in Croatia is a revolution and breweries such as Bura Brew, The Garden Brewery and Pivovara Medvedgrad are thriving as they lift the nation’s beer standard to world-class.
Hong Kong’s revamped Michelin-starred Amber pushes fine dining boundaries
By Kathy SkantzosHolding two Michelin stars, French restaurant Amber has a fresh look that complements its new menu crafted by Chef and Culinary Director Richard Ekkebus, enticing diners who are looking for a modern approach to fine dining in Hong Kong.
Métisse will turn your perception of French fine dining on its head
By Ashton KoblerCelebrity chef Opel Khan’s new Potts Point restaurant, Métisse, exhibits a stylish French fine-dining experience without pretentiousness.
