August 8th, 2017 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Events, Latest | Leave A Comment »
This recap of Sydney Table 2017 includes a nailgun accident, edible gold and clay and a 30-metre floating herb installation. And, of course, chefs getting up to creative mischief with artists. The combined wattage of these pairings was what gave this event such star power. It’s the second year that Carriageworks has staged this series […]
May 29th, 2017 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
Mike McEnearney’s career has been full of surprising turns. Sure, he’s worked for Neil Perry and Gordon Ramsay – but also for Damien Hirst, running the controversial artist’s Pharmacy restaurant, where even the toilets were unlike anything you’d predict. He’s been involved with hatted and Michelin-starred restaurants, but also sold home-made bread in the car park […]
June 2nd, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Events | Leave A Comment »
The Italo Dining and Disco Club pop-up opened on Sunday at Carriageworks and I somehow (or should that be “somehow”?) have found myself there three nights in a row. Not that you need an elaborate excuse for rerouting your path in this direction – the restaurants behind this venture have as much star power as […]
May 10th, 2014 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Podcasts | 3 Comments »
I’ve just brewed up a new podcast. Here are the details … Renee Creer is doing something unusual in Australia – she’s selling locally grown green tea under her label Perfect South. She’s taken an unusual route to get to this point – a journey that involves a visit to an 800-year-old tea shop in […]
July 17th, 2011 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »
If you’re on friendly terms with carbs, you may want to check out the John and Peter Canteen, a pop-up cafe serving some fine sandwiches. Exhibit A is the Roasted Mushroom and Zucchini, Will had the Chicken and we went halves (or to be truly honest, fraction-wise: 3/4 my way, 1/4 “you-snooze-you-lose” his way) on […]