Tag Archives: Sydney Morning Herald

Good Weekend Article, 21st May 2011

Spicy Lamb and Sweet Potato Curry Serves 4 —  4 tablespoons vegetable oil 500g lamb shoulder, cut into 2cm dice 5 kaffir lime leaves 2 lemongrass stalks (outer leaves removed), bruised and cut into 4cm lengths 300g sweet potato, diced 1 ½ tablespoons grated palm sugar 1 ½ tablespoons fish sauce Juice of 1 lime [...]

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Good Weekend Article, 14th May 2011

Braised Chicken with Peas and Red Wine Serves 4 — 8 Chicken thighs, bone in and skin on Sea salt and freshly ground pepper 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 red onion, sliced 8 cloves garlic, peeled 1 tbsp julienned ginger 2 sprigs rosemary 4 sprigs thyme 2 dried long red chillies (seeds removed), [...]

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Good Weekend Article, 7th May 2011

Lamb and Macaroni Bake Serves 8-12 — 100ml extra virgin olive oil 2 large onions, finely chopped Sea salt and freshly ground pepper 500g minced lamb 2-3 fresh tomatoes, skinned, seeded and diced (or you can use tinned tomatoes) 1 bay leaf 500g cooked macaroni 200g grated gruyere ½ cup grated parmesan Béchamel Sauce 60g [...]

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Good Weekend Article, 30th April 2011

Food, by Neil Perry   This twice-cooked method gives a crisp, tasty duck that is well done and melts in the mouth. Roast duck Serves 4  2 x 2kg whole ducks (available from butchers, poultry suppliers and selected supermarkets) Sea salt and freshly ground pepper Extra virgin olive oil Aged balsamic vinegar — Place a [...]

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What a great photo…

It’s funny the things you stumble upon whilst on the internet.. This fantastic photo was taken by Donna of Neil’s Raspberry and Pear Cake, as seen in The Good Weekend Magazine on the 26th March… Great photographer, and by the looks of it a great cook as well! Check out the rest of her photos (especially for [...]

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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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Perry’s Progress

In this week’s Sydney Morning Herald and The Melbourne AGE, by Nikki Barrowclough If Neil Perry couldn’t stand the heat, he would’ve packed up his knives for good long ago. Despite restaurant closures, a fluctuating fortune and three marriages, Australia’s most iron-willed chef is still standing. Stronger than ever, in fact. Neil Perry is a man [...]

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Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Awards 2011

The Rockpool group of restaurants has done very well, as far as hats and wine awards are concerned, in both The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2011 awards. Rockpool in The Rocks received 2 hats and a score of 17/20. Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney has taken the Brown Brother’s Wine List [...]

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Spice Temple – Good Food Guide 2011

 Our review as seen in the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2011 Spice Temple, 10 Bligh Street, Sydney Telephone: 02 8078 1888 1 hat – 15.5/20 From the startling front door with its alluring animated imaging to its starkly pale bar and low-lit, night-clubby, basement dining room, Spice Temple is the modern Chinese place [...]

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Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney – Good Food Guide 2011

 Our review as seen in the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2011 Rockpool Bar & Grill, 66 Hunter Street, Sydney Telephone: 02 8078 1900 2 hats – 16.5/20 wine list of the year It may be sacrilege to say this in Sydney, but who needs harbour views? Neil Perry’s green-marbled art deco showstopper boasts [...]

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