Bikes outside the entrance of Saigon hipster shopping haunt, 14 Ton That Dam in District 1, HCMC. Photo: Emma Byrnes. Our trip to Vietnam just keeps giving. Here’s the latest story we had published in Fairfax Media’s […]
Category: Food
Traveller: battle of the banh mi
Madam Kanh, the ‘Queen of Banh Mi’, in Hoi An, Vietnam. Photograph by Emma Byrnes. Much of our three months in Vietnam last year was spent eating. Here’s the latest story I’ve had published in traveller.com.au […]
Wining and dining on the Mornington Peninsula
My eagle-eyed photographer wife Emma Byrnes and I travelled around the Mornington Peninsula recently, putting together this summer 2016/17 cover story for Go Places With Toyota magazine, published by Pacific+. We ate and drank at some […]
Joan Roca – Kitchen Spy
Joan Roca (left) in his home kitchen with daughter and mother. Photo: Joan Pujol-Creus. Well folks, this wraps it up from me for this column. Kitchen spy is winding down and Fairfax is commissioning no more […]
Kitchen Spy: inside the home of Heston’s right-hand man, Ashley Palmer-Watts
Ashley Palmer-Watts, executive chef at Dinner By Heston Blumenthal, shares his kitchen must-haves. Photo: Pat Scala. He was the head chef at the Fat Duck in Bray, UK, when it received three Michelin stars, and […]
David Thompson’s top-five Bangkok street foods
A glimpse of Thai street food from David Thompson’s TV show for SBS. Photo: SBS. 5 July, 2016 By Peter Barrett Earlier this year Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants recognised David Thompson with a lifetime achievement award. […]
Miro Bellini – kitchen spy
Miro Bellini, co-founder of Good Beer Week, in his kitchen with his favourite things. Photo: Penny Stephens There are two things to look for in a beer, says Miro Bellini. First, when you drink a glass, […]
Kitchen spy – Nick Ritar
Permaculturist and co-founder of Milkwood, Nick Ritar, in his home kitchen. Photo: Sylvia Liber. By Peter Barrett Nick Ritar, 43, grew up on a national park in far western NSW but these days he lives in […]
20 awesome things to do during Melbourne’s good beer week
Get to know your beer by attending beer school. Photo: Wayne Taylor. Good Beer Week is just around the corner (starting this Friday) so I thought I’d share this roundup of events I put together […]
How good is Australian olive oil?
Sui Tham at her Olive oil grove, Cape Schanck Olive Estate which has won gold and best-in-class medals at this year’s New York International Olive Oil Competition. Photo: Joe Armao. By Peter Barrett When most people […]
