May 12th, 2020 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts, Travel | Leave A Comment »
Shinobu Namae runs one of Tokyo’s best restaurants: L’Effervescence. It has two Michelin stars and is known for its sustainable focus (nearly everything served to diners comes from Japan, even the cheese) and the menu is inspired by everything from McDonald’s fried apple pie to world peace. Even the dish names are memorable (you can […]
August 12th, 2019 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts, Travel | Leave A Comment »
Jordan Toft has been a chef for Saudi royalty and he’s run a chalet in the Haute-Savoie in the French Alps. In Sydney, he’s known for his work at Bert’s (which was nominated for New Restaurant of the Year in the last Gourmet Traveller restaurant awards), The Collaroy, Bar Topa and Coogee Pavilion. His next […]
June 29th, 2019 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts, Travel | Leave A Comment »
Tokyo isn’t the most obvious place to seek out pizza, but the wood-fired slices here are better than anything you’d find in Italy. That’s what chef Luke Burgess believes – and it’s a case he makes in Only In Tokyo, the new book he’s co-authored with fellow chef (and Japan-o-phile) Michael Ryan. In the podcast, […]
November 3rd, 2018 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts, Travel | Leave A Comment »
$10,099 – that’s how much someone is asking for their copy of Christine Manfield’s Tasting India cookbook on Amazon. Sure, India Today called it the book to give native newlywed couples once they head overseas, so it’s a prized publication – but luckily, the new updated version of the award-winning book is much more budget-friendly […]
April 15th, 2017 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Restaurants, Travel | 2 Comments »
If I hit replay on the best meals I had in the last year, strong memories of dinner at Africola in Adelaide keep resurfacing. Sure, I’ve been lucky enough to have dined at some of the “lifetime greats” in the past 12 or so months (and have the scorch marks in my bank accounts to […]
September 6th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Travel | 3 Comments »
There’s no shortage of proof that Attica in Melbourne is an astounding, standard-setting restaurant. It’s still Australia’s highest-ranked entry in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list; bookings for two for the entirety of December disappeared in 43 seconds flat when reservations recently opened for that month; and the most respected international chefs endlessly act as […]
July 14th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Travel | Leave A Comment »
If I had any control over clockwork, I’d rewind my life to the five times I’ve been to Paris or hit hyperspeed to some future trip where I’m there again. Even hearing the name of the French capital sparks an express trip in my head – a memory carousel of patisserie windows, park strolls, hours […]
June 8th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Travel | 4 Comments »
Whether Dark Mofo has lured you down or you need to fund a fact-finding mission to understand why your friends have been gushing about Tasmania for so long, there are plenty of ways to have memorable mealtimes in Hobart. Any time you open a menu here, it ends up being a map of the state’s […]
December 31st, 2014 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Restaurants, Travel | 2 Comments »
If you’re gonna compile a 2014 highlight reel of Sydney dining, Mary’s CBD outlet has to score a top-ranking spot. Broadsheet was dropping intel about the new takeaway branch way back in July, and anticipation was as supersized as the mega Breakfast Burger ($12) that made it onto the eventual menu. Mary’s city branch opened […]
March 28th, 2014 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Travel | 11 Comments »
Tokyo is a one-of-a-kind city – a place that launches you to the outer limits of the hi-tech universe, while rewinding timelines so seamlessly that its reverence for slower-paced tradition and ceremony also trips you out. It’s one of my favourite capitals in the world, seemingly built on standard units of things I love: good […]