Straight from the QT Gold Coast chef’s mouth
JUSTIN ZAMMIT, GROUP HEAD CHEF, FOR BAZAAR RESTAURANT SPEAKS ABOUT THE QT GOLD COAST FOOD OFFERING. Q. How would you describe Bazaar to someone who hasn’t seen it? Exactly that it’s a Bazaar – a marketplace where goods and services are exchanged or sold. In this …
Meet Singapore’s food guru L G Han
I thought chef L G Han must have made a mis-print on the menu. Chilli crab ice cream, tempura soft shell crab, sturgeon caviar. Who puts ice cream with crab and caviar? But there it was on the L G Han Signature menu at Labyrinth …
A winter tale in Victoria, Canada
Victoria was feeling the cold. Winter had unexpectedly hit emptying the streets except for a few brave souls, rugged up against the wind. You could see their breath rising toward the Canadian sky as people scurried to get back indoors. Victoria historically has Canada’s mildest …
Explore Dublin, an ancient city of myths and mysteries
Here’s a list of things to do if you want to Explore Dublin. Enjoy an historical tour walking in the footsteps of Dublin’s most famed literary son James Joyce, author of Ulysses. The 90-minute walking tour takes you through the historical streets with stops at …
What a Tryp Brisbane!
Alison Crisp spends a few nights at Tryp Brisbane exploring Queensland’s capital. Decisions, decisions. It is date night (nights, really) and we are staying in foreign territory. We left Brisbane two-and-a-half years ago and have lost touch with the trendy places in the River City. …
To market, to Naschmarkt
The biggest and the best … Wayne Taylor at Naschmarkt food market in Vienna. by Alison Crisp Okay, I will admit it, I am having an affair. I can’t help it. It doesn’t take much to become lost in the throes of passion, one whiff …
Aussie Pie Guy takes Vancouver by storm
Forget Michelin stars. Think Aussie Pie Guy. Vancouver’s best and hippest food these days comes from trucks with Michelin tyres and is served hot and fresh on the city’s busy streets during peak hour. There are more than 100 “carts” feeding tourists and locals. You …
Langa is a World of contradiction
Langa is Cape Town’s oldest township. For most of us it is a confronting sight – a world of contradiction. There’s a smattering of brick homes, but there are more homes that are made from sheets of corrugated iron that lean to the left or …
Salsa & Salsa in Cozumel
The Mexican port of Cozumel looks a bit like a parking lot for giant cruise ships. There’s at least four docked as Carnival Legend, my home for a week on a Western Caribbean cruise, glides into port. In day tripper numbers that’s somewhere between 10 …
Sheraton on Little Collins is a Melbourne masterpiece
I love it when everything is shiny and new at a hotel like The Sheraton on Little Collins St. And it is even better when everything works. The staff are still learning so they are extra helpful and their smiles haven’t yet become manufactured. The …