Bistecca alla Fiorentina at Bistecca in Sydney. Photo: James Brickwood. By Peter Barrett, 27 November 2018. James Bradey and Warren Burns were 12 when they met. The friendship lasted through school and beyond as they backpacked […]
Peter Barrett
Freelance journalist
Behind the scenes at the Good Food Guide
Restaurant critics Roslyn Grundy, Gemima Cody, Ardyn Bernoth, & Myffy Rigby at 2019 Good Food Guide Awards. Photo by Kristoffer Paulsen. Roslyn Grundy, Victorian editor of Fairfax Media’s Good Food Guide, used to laugh at the […]
Macedon Road Trip
A few months ago we spent some lovely time in beautiful Mount Macedon, just 50 minutes’ drive west of Melbourne. The story below was published in RACV’s RoyalAuto’s May issue. Beautiful accompanying images by my beautiful and […]
Gary Mehigan’s Mumbai
I chatted to MasterChef’s Gary Mehigan in this week’s Food traveller column in Epicure/Good Food. Read on below or see the article on goodfood.com.au. By Peter Barrett Best known as one of the judges of […]
RoyalAuto cover story
My story on people and their passion for particular objects made the cover of RACV’s RoyalAuto magazine this month (June, 2018). Have a read below or see the story on the RACV website here. There […]
Martin Benn’s guide to eating and drinking in Tokyo
Chef Martin Benn. Photo: Supplied. In case you missed my Epicure Good Food interview with Sepia chef Martin Benn, here again is his guide to eating and drinking in Tokyo, Japan. Indespensible intel on how […]
Victoria’s scooter obsession
Beth Massey on her 1963 VBB. Photo: Emma Byrnes. I recently started writing stories for RACV’s RoyalAuto magazine. Here’s the first – a look at the passionate people who love their scooters, published in the […]
