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AGE Good Food Guide Awards in Melbourne

It was a cracker of a night in Melbourne last evening for the Rockpool Group. The AGE handed out the toques and awards and we were proud as punch to be there and to feel such a great part of this vibrant city and it’s healthy restaurant and bar scene.     Rockpool Bar & Grill Melbourne [...]

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Rich and Noble Lobster Congee at Rockpool

Totally thrilled to be have Rockpool’s Rich and Noble Lobster Congee named in Terry Durack’s top ten dishes of the year for 2010! Thanks Terry! Nice work Phil! And should you be dining with us this New Year’s Eve – it is on the menu! To start Queensland spanner crab with heirloom tomatoes, avocado, celery [...]

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Australian Gourmet Traveller – 2011 Restaurant Awards

Another proud moment for the Rockpool Group at this year’s Australian Gourmet Traveller Magazine 2011 Restaurant Awards.  Rockpool (The Rocks) was the runner up in the Restaurant of the Year category.  We were exceptionally pleased to win in the State Category for Best Restaurant in NSW. Gourmet Traveller has now released it’s 2011 Australian Restaurant [...]

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Rich and noble lobster congee @ Rockpool

Terry Durack shares his favourite dining moments of the month in the September issue of the(sydney)magazine. Among them is a snippet on Rockpool‘s rich and noble lobster congee – delicious!

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Flower Drum

Doing the weekend in Melbourne had two really fabulous must-do’s attached to it. One was the Qantas Grand Prix lunch with John Travolta and the other, a late dinner at the Flower Drum in Market Lane. This is such an establishment, for years lauded by critics as one of the best restaurants in the country. I [...]

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Hirafu – our last hurrah

On our last night in Hirafu we decided to venture into Kutchan and go to the highly recommended Torimatsu yakitori restaurant. This is a real local joint and as soon as we walked in were the talk of the restaurant – we even got sent a few sakes just for amusing the crowd!    There is [...]

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Rakuichi Soba

Just outside the ski town of Annupuri is the Rakuichi Soba restaurant. This quaint chalet is home to a fantastic noodle experience. You enter and remove your shoes  and don slippers before entering the dining room and sitting at the counter with the menu in Japanese cut into a timber plank. With us speaking no [...]

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Sekka Dining – Japan

Hirafu, not happy with having the best snow on earth, has to have the best produce and amazing restaurants to serve it too. We have had great food this week and Kaminura is a terrific meal in any place but amazing in a small ski village.  Then we had dinner at Sekka Dining, with very [...]

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Sunday Lunch

Lunch with the girls at Sydney Madang just off Pitt Street. Macy loves the BBQ marinated Short ribs and Indy is  a big fan of the fried Dumplings. I love it all, but the Squid stir fried with hot Korean bean paste and all the kimchi sides are great. I love anything with Korean bean [...]

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Rockpool – 9.5/10

Rockpool review by Franz Scheurer on Australian Gourmet Pages At the moment everyone talks about Rockpool Bar & Grill but Neil Perry and Trish Richards’ original Rockpool, although 20 years old, is still cutting edge, both visually and culinary.   Rockpool focuses on relationships with suppliers and seasonality of ingredients and Rockpool’s kitchen and floor staff strive [...]

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