A table for two

Beef Australia 2012 – Rockhampton, Queensland

Billy — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:50:04 +0000

Where have all the cowboys gone? To Beef Week of course! Rockhampton is well known as the Beef Capital of Australia and its population has swelled and doubled during the week of Beef Australian 2012 in May. A few of the MasterChef peeps including myself were invited by Coles to run a few cooking demonstrations [...]

Rojo Rocket – Avoca, Central Coast, NSW

Billy — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:33:08 +0000

Houston… we have a taco. Despite its funky internet website that many call it a pain in the backside, it doesn’t stop this 2-year-old Mexican restaurant doing a roaring trade up here on the Central Coast in NSW. Locals and Sydneysiders are lining up on most weeknights and weekends, resulting a Mexican wave along the [...]

One night in Saigon – Vietnam

Billy — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:56:08 +0000

Xin Chào Vietnam! No matter where you go, there is always a smile with sparkling pearly-white teeth beaming at you, follows by a friendly greeting of “Xin Chao!” in shy manners – small little gesture like this reminds me of the reasons why I fell in love with this country the first place when I [...]

The Apiary – The secret life of bees

Billy — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:17:44 +0000

The sweetest place on earth. The one thing I love about South Australia is the produce. Everyone seems to know what food they are eating, where the food are coming from and sometimes even being the producers themselves. Tasting Australia is exactly what is all about, a biennial event that brings together chefs, food [...]

Emerson’s at Pokolbin – Pokolbin, Hunter Valley, NSW

Billy — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:56:12 +0000

Fine wine and dine in Hunter Valley is nothing new, restaurants come and go, but one new restaurant opened last year is worth visiting. After four years as executive chef for Peppers Hunter Valley group, Emerson Rodriguez finally took the plunge and opened his own restaurant with his wife, Samantha, under his own name Emerson’s [...]

Morena – Surry Hills, Sydney NSW

Billy — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:33:45 +0000

This is the man who introduced me to Peruvian food back in 2009. It was the first time that I tasted many exotic ingredients that I have never had before and also never thought I would, including quinoa, Andean purple corn, chia seeds, beef heart and of course, alpaca meat. He had travelled around the [...]

More More Cha – Haymarket, Sydney CBD

Billy — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:41:47 +0000

Flying Roti, Hidden Talent. Today I thought I will blog about something different, let’s see… how about Malaysian restaurant? If Malaysian restaurants keep popping up in Sydney at this rate, I think I will need to have a dedicated Malaysian restaurant post every Friday. Not that this is a bad thing or anything, I do [...]

Chin Chin – Melbourne CBD, VIC

Billy — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:44:06 +0000

Chin chin cher-ee. Melbourne – a city full of dark magic! People like to dress in black and drink lots of potion called coffee; with bus that looks like train that look like bus that runs on wires; scribbles on walls they called it art; men wearing jerseys with no sleeves with a ball they [...]

Kuala Lumpur heritage walking tour – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Billy — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:46:46 +0000

I saw a little note attached to the old wooden window at one of the heritage houses in the old part of Kuala Lumpur with the quote like this: Demolishing Jalan Sultan; Destroying Petaling Street; Disappearing Chinatown. Sadly, that is what going to happen to Kuala Lumpur some time this year. Shophouses and heritage sites are [...]

Bistro Molines at Tellavera Grove – Mount View, Hunter Valley, NSW

Billy — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:34:24 +0000

The Mount View from our table at the restaurant. Picture speaks a thousand words, and you wonder where this wine region got its name from. Mount View is only 20 minutes south of Pokolbin, it is a wine region in Hunter Valley that is less frequented by visitors, including myself. This is actually my first [...]