Yesterday
‘It was sheer madness’: how Alla Wolf-Tasker created the Lake House
Forty years ago, ‘local produce amounted to someone leaving a sack of potatoes on the back porch’, says the destination restaurant’s co-founder.
- Susan Gough Henly
April
First look inside the new home of cult restaurant Saint Peter
From sea charcuterie to fish-fat soap, acclaimed chef Josh Niland is about to open the doors on his new venture. “We’ve held out for this, and now we have it.”
- Jill Dupleix
A simple recipe for baba ghanoush with a twist
A desire to dig deeper into Lebanese cuisine is redefining Gerard’s Bistro in Brisbane.
- Jill Dupleix
- Drinks With Max Allen
- Life & Leisure
Gang member turned investigative reporter launches his first wine
Twelve months after his first vintage, Mahmood Fazal is selling a shiraz inspired by a cult label in Spain, Persian poetry and the land of his ancestors.
- Max Allen
Max Allen’s three top picks from a hot new booze maker
Kate Galloway and David Ramonteu pivoted from wine to gin to launch Hastings Distillers in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay, building flavours in surprising ways.
- Max Allen
What happens when farmers and chefs partner in R&D
Mark Foletta and Stephen Nairn met over a box of foraged mushrooms in 2011. Thus began their endeavours to surprise and delight your tastebuds.
- Paul Best
Heinz says Australians are asking for its new, pink ‘Barbiecue’ sauce
The company first gauged interest for the product on social media – a Facebook post generated 464,000 likes and 71,000 comments.
- Kate Krader
The godfather of Australian beer, Chuck Hahn, is not done yet
Anyone who has ever tried a Hahn, James Squire, Kosciuszko, Malt Shovel or Lord Howe Island-branded beer has directly sampled the brewmaster’s handiwork.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Hellyers Road Distillery launches raise
The high-end whisky distillery is opening up its register to the public for the first time in its 27-year history, launching a $4.8 million raise.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Tasting Australia’s $795 debut train trip an instant sell-out
“I’ve come up with a menu that will work in a galley,” chef Asma Khan says of the coming journey. Here’s a taste of this and other events at next month’s culinary extravaganza.
- Necia Wilden
- Drinks With Max Allen
- Life & Leisure
Tasting Australia 2024: a drinker’s guide
A round-up of the best wine-related events at this year’s festival, from parties to tastings to masterclasses and more.
- Max Allen
Caffeinated coffee just became the drink of losers
When Weihong Zhang won this year’s US Brewers’ Cup it was the first time in the competition’s 20-year history that a decaffeinated beverage had taken the title.
- Matthew Kronsberg
- Drinks With Max Allen
- Life & Leisure
Australia wins big at World Alcohol-Free Awards
It seems there is no stopping the de-alc trend at home and abroad: the country was the third-biggest entrant this year, after the UK and France.
- Max Allen
- Drinks With Max Allen
- Life & Leisure
How a Gippsland-born hairdresser became a feted winemaker in Burgundy
She was named the best négociant in France. Now Jane Eyre has her own winery in the village of Cissey.
- Max Allen
Going to France for the Games? Here’s your restaurant guide
Three of France’s top chefs are designing the menus for the Athletes Village at the Olympics. But spectators can also win by visiting their buzzy, innovative restaurants.
- Hans van Leeuwen
‘Eating out in France is a lottery you’re likely to lose’
On a trip to see family in a country known for its culinary excellence, a former Financial Review restaurant critic finds both delights and disappointments.
- Stephen Downes
The unlikely menu item now being paired with Champagne
It may seem incongruous to those who equate bubbles with haute cuisine, but experts have long known the tipple’s uncanny rapport with crisp fried chicken.
- Eric Asimov
Star chef swaps fine dining for ‘young dining’
Ana Roš has swapped fine dining for ‘young dining’ with her latest venture in Slovenia’s capital serving simple, seasonal shared dishes.
- Paul Best
March
La Serata – an evening with Giovanni Pilu, presented by Maserati
20% off tickets to this exclusive event for Financial Review subscribers on May 9, 2024.
- Drinks With Max Allen
- Life & Leisure
Precious old vintages from the Barossa set for release
In Australia’s oldest wine region, well-cellared treasures, from wines to whiskies are being unearthed. Here’s a few to earmark.
- Max Allen