travel + culture
The Lau of the Land
Gilbert Lau, former host and director of Flower Drum, the Melbourne
haute-Cantonese fine-diner, has opened a new restaurant in the city.
01.11.07
- Keywords
- pat nourse,
- restaurants,
- melbourne,
- australia
travel + culture
2006: The Year in Travel
What was your most memorable trip this year? I'm sure it was trawling the street stalls of Bangkok with Thai chef David Thompson.
01.03.07
- Keywords
- pat nourse,
- the year in travel
travel + culture
Helluva Hellenic Hot Spot
Chef George Calombaris turns the tables with The Press Club, a large, upmarket place on the site of Melbourne’s old Herald and Weekly Times building.
12.06.06
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- australia,
- greek,
- pat nourse
chefs + restaurants
Downes But Not Out
Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen project—where 15 disadvantaged youths express themselves through cooking—has gotten off to an okay start in its first Southern Hemisphere outing.
12.02.06
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- jamie oliver,
- australia,
- pat nourse
travel + culture
Tapa the Food Chain
The tapas bar has finally become a fixture in Australia.
11.27.06
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- australia,
- pat nourse
travel + culture
Like a Rockpool
Ponytailed chef Neil Perry has broken into Melbourne with Rockpool Bar & Grill, an ambitious extension of his famous Rockpool back in his native Sydney.
11.14.06
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- australia,
- chefs,
- neil perry,
- pat nourse