March 31st, 2021 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts, Restaurants | Leave A Comment »
“I literally got here and the first two weeks, everybody quit.” Despite this challenging start to becoming Momofuku Seiobo’s executive chef, Paul Carmichael has since scored many awards (both Gourmet Traveller and Time Out named him Chef of the Year) and he’s been called one of the world’s greatest chefs by his boss, David Chang. […]
February 16th, 2019 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
How to make cider from 300-year-old pear trees, what it’s like working alongside Dan Barber at one of the world’s best restaurants and how it feels scoring Gourmet Traveller‘s Sommelier of the Year award – Caitlyn Rees can give you a first-hand account of all of these standout experiences. When she was at Fred’s in […]
October 14th, 2018 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
“It was probably the singular worst experience of my life, because Noodle Bar will kick your ass.” Sure, Su Wong Ruiz‘s first go at working for David Chang’s Momofuku restaurant empire wasn’t the greatest success. (“My ass was completely flattened by that experience,” she says.) But over time, she became part of the acclaimed, three-hat-earning […]
September 10th, 2018 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
Kylie Javier Ashton has dealt with forged bookings, martini glass accidents, disguising Alex Atala with garbage bags, and countless people throwing up when she’s on the job (“you could see the frequency of the voms go up when the scampi dish was on” is one of the most memorable lines from this interview). Having survived […]
February 7th, 2016 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest | Leave A Comment »
You no longer have to cosy up to a bottle of lemonade or keep re-ordering Coke if you’re after a booze-free night out. Many top restaurants are now offering inventive drinks for people who are skipping the alcohol for health, religious, philosophical and I-don’t-want-to-lose-my-provisional-licence reasons. I wrote about this recently for Good Food, covering the […]
November 21st, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
“There’s no $10 steak, that’s for sure,” says Ben Greeno. There’s nothing standard-issue about his upcoming ventures with Merivale, which is no surprise – Ben is far from a standard-issue chef. (In fact, there’s question about whether The Paddington – the ‘pub’ he’s opening for the hospitality group – is even actually a pub. And […]
September 29th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Favourites, Latest, Restaurants | Leave A Comment »
You’ve already seen the raves blowing up your Instagram screen. Automata may have only opened recently in Chippendale, but the restaurant is already straight-out-of-the gate awesome. It’s like an incredible time-lapse trick, the way Clayton Wells’ solo venture for The Old Clare Hotel has fast-tracked itself to greatness so quickly. My friend Shannon even announced […]
May 31st, 2014 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
This interview is definitely a contender for one of my favourite podcasts so far. Earlier this week, I talked to Richard Hargreave of Momofuku Seiobo about his upcoming Sunday Wine Sessions and his many uncorked adventures. I brought along some Bourke Street Bakery tarts (under the pretence it was “brain food”) and Richard proved to […]
September 4th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
As I write this, there are probably Sydney Good Food Award-winners still toasting their victories and (rightfully) testing how much celebrating their liver can take. There was a whirlwind of new hatted entries at this year’s event (and, accordingly, in the new 2013 edition of the Good Food Guide) – major congrats to all of […]
January 7th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »
With everyone hitting memory lane at the moment, I thought I’d follow the same, well-worn path and revisit some favourite food experiences of 2011. The year has unlatched many great surprises, from the Three-Milk Cake at El Capo – the Ryan Gosling of desserts, because it somehow becomes even more good-looking everytime you see it […]