Chinese
It’s widely believed that Chinese cuisine is a tricky match for wine: it’s heavy, oily and salty, calling for a cold beer rather than a glass of Riesling. Nonetheless, New Shanghai are setting out to show that it is possible and it can be a...
It’s a ballsy move putting something as complex and intricate as the soup dumpling on a bar menu in Potts Point, miles away from Chinatown. It’s all the more risky knowing full well that Sydneysiders have their dumpling palates sharpened by the likes of Din...
For the last week or so, I’ve been watching episodes from Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam to hype myself up for the launch of Fat Noodle, a joint collaboration between Luke Nguyen and Star City. It’s foodie travel shows like these that make me wonder why Smell-a-vision...
During our second visit to Melbourne last year, with our dining companions already on the way to the airport, Ms. Taste and I are left to wander around the city on a Monday afternoon for a few extra hours, enjoying our last moments of freedom...
I have to admit, fusion isn’t something I usually get excited about. The word is thrown about so loosely these days, it seems that you could pick any two dishes from two different menus and somehow sell it as fusion. While there are some fantastic...
You can usually tell whether a restaurant is any good by looking at the front door. A good restaurant will have a nice mix of locals and out of towners, loitering around the foyer, tippy-toeing up and down to check if there are any empty...
As they say, word of mouth spreads like wildfire. When it works in your favour, it can be a great thing. But when it doesn’t, it can be enough to ruin your business. Darlinghurst’s trendy Vietnamese eatery, Phamish is unique in that I’ve heard both...
What Aussie wouldn’t love a schooner with their dim sum? This is the whole premise behind Ruby L’otel‘s weekend ‘Feed the Family Yum Cha Menu’. The stylish new bar in Rozelle takes yum cha to a whole new level with its outdoor garden restaurant which...
Chatswood has long been a mecca of all things Chinese – a Chinatown of the ‘burbs if you will. There’s always plenty to see and do, whether it’s yum cha with the folks, horlicks breakfast at Cafe de Hong Kong or trawling the underground grocery...
The very thought of Sichuan peppers is enough to make my mouth salivate uncontrollably with tingling numbness. Most people I know purposely avoid biting these, afraid of unleashing a knockout punch to their face. Truly the badassest spice, the peppers were banned in the US...
