- Luke Nguyen’s Fat Noodle @ Star City – Pyrmont
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 hasn’t been invented yet – or better yet, Taste-a-vision. Now [...]
- Sichuan House (formerly Dainty Sichuan) – Melbourne
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 before our inevitable return north.
We had already spent the [...]
- Pan Asian – Prahran, Melbourne
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 examples of fusion out there (a la Nobu’s marriage of [...]
- Vinh Phat – Cabramatta
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 tables. You can see them eyeing the seats of the [...]
- Phamish – Darlinghurst
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 extremes – while some adore it, others wouldn’t dream of going [...]
