It is one of my last nights in Australia and we visit Bar Alto with my good friend Kerrie. Bar Alto is located at The Powerhouse — a decommissioned power station in New Farm on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The restaurant is packed and quite loud, so I’m glad the hostess leads […]
China Sea Milton
We are here for lunch and I am surprised I’ve never noticed this place before. I ask my parents if it is new, and they tell me it’s been here at least a decade. I am perplexed as to why this is the first time I’ve ever dined here considering its proximity to my parents’ […]
Billykart Kitchen, Brisbane, Australia
I hear about Chef Ben O’Donoghue when my friend Bernice Chan posts an interview she conducts with him for Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post. At the time, I am about to leave for Brisbane and hence, try to gather some information and have my friend get us a table for when I arrive. A group of college […]
Comuna Cantina — Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane’s CBD (Central Business District) has changed so much since my university days. The main drag by Queen’s Street Mall is now bustling with energy and a ton of restaurants from every ethnic background imaginable. On this particular evening, I’m meeting a friend at Comuna Cantina, a Latin American restaurant in Albert Lane (it’s a […]
Bass & Flinders: a boutique gin distillery in Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
When I go on vacation, it is vital to include something culinary to the program for it to be interesting. Usually, my trips to Australia have always been to see my family, and not so much anything else other than that. This year, I decide to visit a childhood friend in Victoria state, where the […]
