Posts tagged cuisine

“I view Australia as part of Asia”, says Neil Perry

By Neena Bhandari

Sydney, 18.06.2016  (The Hindu): Neil Perry, the pioneering Australian chef, has been a defining contributor to how the world perceives Modern Australian cuisine. It is in Rockpool, his iconic fine dining restaurant located in the hub of Sydney’s financial district, that I meet him on an unusually balmy autumn afternoon.

The dining room is abuzz with men in dark suits on a business lunch, a young Korean couple perhaps on a life-changing date, an Italian family raising a toast to the parents’ 50 years of togetherness, and a group of women engaged in animated conversation, all relishing the exotic aromas wafting from their plates. The wood décor bathed in mellow light radiates warmth.

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Melting pot of cultures

By Neena Bhandari

Sydney, 20.11.2010 (The Hindu): In a country where sushi, laksa, and pizza are a gourmet’s everyday delight, Indian cuisine is attracting a growing fan base with more Australians traveling to India and Indians migrating DownUnder.  

The just released India Cookbook published by Phaidon Press comes at a juncture when Australians, eager to experiment with spices and ingredients, are seeking easy to cook recipes.

The book, designed in Sydney and printed in Italy, is a collection of a 1000 recipes written by Indian author and recipe columnist, Pushpesh Pant, and is interspersed with images of dishes photographed in London.

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