The Murray Hotel, Hong Kong: saving an icon
The building that houses Hong Kong’s stunning new hotel, The Murray, has been a landmark in the heart of the city since 1969.
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Sandstone Point Seafood Extravaganza Highlights Regional Flavours
A seafood extravaganza with Paul West at the Sandstone Point Hotel highlights Brisbane’s upcoming Regional Flavours festival.
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Story Bridge 75th Birthday
On Sunday, nearly 75,000 people turned out to help celebrate the Story Bridge’s 75th birthday.
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Inspired By Cider: Brown Brothers Grape Tree
Brown Brothers has released two cider-style beverages called Grape Tree, made entirely from grapes.
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R J Terry Oysters | Old Bus Depot Markets
It was a joy to discover Rod and Janet Terry selling their Clyde River bistro oysters at the Old Bus Depot Markets in Canberra at the weekend.
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Marché des Quais, Bordeaux
Marché des Quais is a wonderful market on the waterfront in Bordeaux where artisan producers and local growers sell their wares.
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Y’all in Montgomery
Sixty years after the end of segregation, the expression “y’all” has come to symbolise inclusiveness more than at any other time in the history of Alabama.
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Brisbane Times Good Food Guide 2014 Awards
A who’s who of the Brisbane restaurant scene assembled to hear the winners of The Brisbane Times Good Food Guide 2014 awards. Who was hot and who was not?
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Narooma Oyster Festival
Huw Jones of Zanzibar Merimbula, Josh Tyler of Tyler’s Pantry Mogo and Dave Campbell of Wharf Rd Nowra, three leading NSW south coast restaurants, will headline the Narooma Oyster Festival April 5-6, 2014.
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Best Food Experiences of 2013
Sardines on the beach, the best apple crumble, a wedding reception in Northern Ireland, and hummus in Jordan were among Christine Salins’ top food experiences for 2013.
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Wellington on a Plate / Novotel Wellington
Wellington calls itself the coolest little city in the world so it was fitting that my room at the Novotel was so very cool,…
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Narooma Oyster Festival
Having been to the Galway and Whistler oyster festivals, both fabulous and very different events, we made the trek down to Narooma to see how theirs shapes up.
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Welcome to Australia’s Oyster Coast
What a clever idea to brand the region from Shoalhaven to the Victorian border as Australia’s Oyster Coast.
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The Whale Restaurant, Narooma
Last weekend’s Oyster Festival dinner at The Whale Restaurant was a triumph. Ask any of the locals in Narooma and they’ll tell you that the owners of The Whale Motor Inn, Matt and Jen Deveson, have raised the bar in town with the standard of dining they are offering.
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Narooma Oyster Festival
The Narooma Oyster Festival has a great line-up of events including cooking demonstrations by MasterChef winner Julie Goodwin, the Ultimate Oyster Experience, food and craft stalls, music and art exhibitions.
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World Oyster Invitational, Whistler
If there’s one place in the world I’d like to be on Sunday, it’s the Canadian ski resort of Whistler. Why, I hear you ask, would a ski resort be high on my list of priorities when it is summer in the northern hemisphere? The answer lies in its oysters.
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It’s A Good Day For The Irish, To Be Sure, To Be Sure
Wielding shiny brass musical instruments and wearing jaunty red and blue jackets with bright yellow scarves, the members of the Northern Ireland Friendship Band…
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Shucks! These Oysters Are Good
People have been eating oysters for thousands of years but in 1759 Arthur Guinness gave us the perfect pairing. Guinness and oysters go so…
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