australian-food

If you're looking for the best vegetarian restaurants in East Coast Australia, we have a hotspots frequented by locals and tourists alike.

Lamb fan? Us too — Australian lamb whenever we can find it. Aussie lamb is all-natural, grass-fed and just generally happy. Served as grilled juicy chops, a tender roast or your own special creation, Australian lamb is a nutrient-packed protein source available at many major supermarkets. Seek out this meaty treat and get cooking!"If you ever wanted…

Sam Horine is a New York City-based photographer. He is a contributor to New York magazine, Time Out New York, The Village Voice and Gothamist, and his work has been published by The New York Times, Frieze, Rolling Stone and many others. His Instagram account was recently voted best in NYC by The Village Voice.…

Sydneysiders eat Asian all the time, at least I had been told, from weeknight stir-fries at home to quick bowls of laksa to sociable Sunday yum cha (that's "dim sum" in American). Thanks to immigration over the years from both China and Southeast Asia, Australia's biggest city teems with restaurants representing every corner of that…

Chefs love to travel — for inspiration, to experience the cuisines of other cultures or just to get away from the heat of their own kitchens. When they return, we hit them with some questions — where'd they stay, what'd they do and WHAT DID THEY EAT?! There is perhaps no restaurant more synonymous with…

Fresh bread to scoop up creamy pan-fried mushrooms with farm-fresh eggs.[/caption] And about those farm-fresh eggs.[/caption] The Tasmanian coastline, not a shabby sight.[/caption] When I visited Australia a couple years back the urbane Melbournites I met (mostly late at night in bars) sort of rolled their eyes at the mention of Tazzy (as Australians their…

I realize the Kiwi burger (a product of New Zealand, but also claimed by the Aussies) is no news at all — similar to how I've only just started listening to "Blurred Lines" even though it's allegedly the song of the summer. Hey look, I can sell lowest common denominator stuff too — cronuts really…

[embed=https://www.youtube.com/embed/EVmovWSDIJ8] Today the organizers of the Melbourne Food And Wine Festival announced the lineup and theme for the two-day Master Class (March 9-10), which runs in conjunction with the month-long festival. (Unlike weekend-only bashes in New York and Los Angeles, the Aussies like to throw down for 17 straight days.) The Master Class is the…

Australia has a pretty incredible restaurant scene for a nation of such low population and general far away from everythingness. I found this out during an intense 12-day trip there in January. Our contributor Brad Johnson has also found out, filing stories from newly crowned hotspot Perth and from along the wine and truffle trail.…

The Margaret River valley is one of the best wine-growing regions in Australia. The wine-tasting trail is an amazing romp through rolling green hills that stretch along the coastline of Western Australia all the way to its southernmost cape, where the Indian Ocean and Southern Ocean collide. Wine-wise, the area is best known for Chardonnays…

Even though his breakout 2006 debut album is called Food & Liquor, we weren’t sure how big of a food guy Grammy winning rapper Lupe Fiasco was. This all changed when his reps reached out to Food Republic to see if we’d be interested in publishing some of his food writing from his current tour…

When acclaimed Australian chef Neil Perry was approached to create the in-flight menu for Qantas Airlines, I can imagine the thought process. First thought: “Cool. Wow. What an honor.” Then: “I bet that pays pretty well. Bonus.” Then: “How the hell do I make tamarind and sesame chicken with egg noodles at 30,000 feet not…

As I’ve mentioned in several stories, the people of Australia are really serious about their food and drink, from an intense coffee culture to cheese, farmers markets on every block and restaurants. So many restaurants. I’ve noted some favorite spots I came across in Melbourne and Tasmania during my two-week visit. Last, but not least,…

My first day in Australia ended up being one of my busiest/booziest/latest/greatest and an intentionally packed day. After 15 hours on a plane what’s a guy to do. Sleep? Hell no. Eat and drink and not even look at a room with a bed? Yes. It’s the best way to fight jetlag. After landing in…

Everyone loves a piece of pie, especially during the holidays. But fruit and custard aren’t the only things you can tuck into pastry dough. Pie can be part of your main course when it comes stuffed with meat or other savory ingredients. People have been eating meat pies since Ancient Greece and possibly before that.…

Australia and America have a lot in common. Both countries were founded by British exiles, they’re both extremely young nations, and neither wants to lay claim to Mel Gibson. There are similarities from a farming perspective, as well, with fresh, local produce taking center stage in both countries. Farmers’ markets can be found in both…