TOP 100 QUEST: MOMOFUKU SEIOBO, Sydney

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Broccoli, marron and seaweed butter

 

I often get asked ‘What’s the best restaurant you’ve ever been to?’  In Australia, this is it.  Ok – I won’t lie – this place was hard to get into.  You can only book online, and you can’t book too far in advance – which makes it a little difficult when you’re trying to make travel plans around it.  It’s even harder when you’re wanting a table for 1 or 2 people.  At the time I was trying to book, they were releasing tables for 4 people first, and smaller tables were only Read more

Luke Nguyen’s Food

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My stash of Luke books

 

In short, I love Luke Nguyen’s food.  I’ve always been a fan, ever since I dined at his original Red Lantern restaurant in Crown Street, Surry Hills, all those years ago, before he became the TV celebrity he is these days.  I was lucky enough to meet him that day.  As well as being happy and friendly, it was obvious that he was passionate about the restaurant and his food.  Once I bought the first cookbook featuring Luke’s recipes, ‘Secrets of the Red Lantern’, I was hooked.  Everything I cooked from the book was Read more

The Birth of Jacqui’s Food Fetish

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Advertiser Article

 

This is the article that, along with some encouragement from friends, was the catalyst for starting my “Jacqui’s Food Fetish” Facebook page last year.  The article, written by Kylie Fleming, well known SA food writer, featured in the Adelaide Advertiser.  I’d been posting mainly food photos on my personal Facebook page for quite a while and I was pretty sure that I was annoying a lot of my Read more

Top 100 QUEST: GERARD’S BISTRO, Brisbane

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Vine leaf bound quail, almonds and rose, caramelized fig and smoked curd

 

This place is a cracker!  It’s a little hard to find as the entrance is off a narrow laneway, but it’s casual, comfy and quirky with good food and good service.  The décor is interesting – a combination of brick, wood and mosaic tiles.  The menu is also really interesting.  Based on shared plates, the food shows European, African and Middle Eastern influences.  It’s hard to order as everything sounds so good!  I love that.  Chef, Ben Williamson is well ensconced in the Brisbane restaurant scene having Read more

TOP 100 QUEST: ESQUIRE, Brisbane

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Air dried kimchi

 

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Esquire. I knew little about it, apart from the fact it’s number 17 on the Top 100 list, so here we were, booked in for the 8 course degustation. On arrival we were told there are actually 15 courses all up including a number of ‘snacks’ which are all the rage right now.

It’s a nice contemporary space with concrete floors, a good amount of space between tables and a view of Read more

TOP 100 QUEST: STOKEHOUSE, Brisbane

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Moreton Bay bugs, braised leeks, spinach, whole egg fazzoletti, shellfish butter

 

From the moment my taxi pulled up at the front of Stokehouse I just knew that this was going to be a great evening. It’s an appealing modern structure right on the river.  The area was developed after the 2011 Brisbane floods and Stokehouse, from the same people as Melbourne’s Stokehouse, opened its doors in late 2012.  The food is modern Mediterranean, using local and Australian produce.  I was still just Read more

GOLDEN DRAGON PALACE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, Adelaide

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Combination with cripsy fried noodles

 

Great Chinese Food!  It took me a while to finally try this place as I thought it might just be another run-of-the-mill Chinese restaurant. It’s not, and since that first time, I’ve been going back – I need my regular fix!  The menu is full of really interesting dishes, and dishes that are right up my alley!  Two of my favourites are the Braised Dried Scallops with Enoki Mushrooms and Vegetables, and the magnificent Shark Lip and Read more

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