Tag Archives: Neil Perry

Making sourdough Part 1

 Making Sourdough 2012 started sensationally for the Rockpool Group in Sydney, with approval for us to start training our commercial cookery and pastry apprentices in house. With an incredibly supportive hand from the teachers at TAFE NSW, plenty of training for our chefs and some committed “time at desk” put in by the apprentices (yes, [...]

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If you missed it on the weekend….

Neil’s recipe for Barbecued spicy chicken from Good Weekend Magazine last Saturday….just so perfect in this up and down weather…roastable too, if the rain doesnt let you get to the barby. This dish is also perfect as part of a shared banquet – I’ll flick you the recipe for Stir fried pork with kim chee later in [...]

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Marinated lamb leg with chickpea salad and garlic yoghurt dressing

Well it seems ugg boot weather is well and truly here. Rain rain go away – we all know that’s not happenning (not on the East Coast of Australia anyway…) so it’s time to pull out the roasts, the braises and the soups and get cracking on some good old fashioned Autumnal feasting. This lamb is butterflied [...]

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Beer

New beer list at The Waiting Room, Melbourne We’ve just redone our beer list at The Waiting Room, and it’s absolutely amazing, if we do say so ourselves!   The below  photo is the aftermath of Monday morning’s beer training session (one sure way of putting lead in one’s socks for the rest of the afternoon). As with anything [...]

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Passionfruit Pavlova for Anzac Day

With Anzac Day fast on the approach, we figured best arm you with that most Anzac of dishes, the classic pav – and what screams good old fashioned trans-Tasman love and respect more than this? We have lifted this recipe from Neil’s latest book “Rockpool Bar & Grill” and in his own words…   I’m totally biased [...]

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New Spice Temple Banquet Menus

Every so often, the staff at Spice Temple get busy – testing, tasting, matching, balancing. It’s all about creating new, fresh and exciting experiences for you, our customers. These last few weeks, Neil and Andy have been working relentlessly to put together some fantastic new banquet menus for Spice Temple Sydney. The beautifully balanced banquets showcase [...]

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SMH Good Weekend recipes, April 14

Let the feasting begin…with snapper, mushrooms and prosciutto and a salad that packs a punch. Enjoy our recipes from Last Saturday’s Sydney Morning Herald and AGE Good Weekend Magazine…     Steamed snapper with shiitake, prosciutto and bamboo shoots Serves 4 as part of a banquet 400g skinless snapper fillet 1 tbsp peanut oil 4 thin slices [...]

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Mothers’ Day at The Waiting Room

Anne Morrow Lindbergh once called mothers “the great vacationless class”.  Anonymous (always been a fan of hers) said “A man’s work is from sun to sun, but a mother’s work is never done.” Well…there’s a few Rockpool employees who might take issue with the first bit of that one, but we get where Anon is [...]

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Chocolate!!!!

  Did someone say Easter? It’s no secret we love a dessert at Rockpool, especially when you have Catherine Adams behind the whisk! Easter is that time of the year when you must allow yourself to be indulgent. Chocolate, hot X buns, more chocolate, marshmallow eggs – ok, so a little fish on friday. This [...]

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The Waiting Room now open for breakfast!

Following the successful introduction of afternoon tea and high tea at The Waiting Room, Neil Perry has decided to open the doors of his sophisticated lobby bar for breakfast daily from Monday 2 April 2012.    Catering for hotel guests, neighbouring office workers, local residents and visitors alike, The Waiting Room will open for breakfast [...]

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