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EAT > Bloody Mary’s, Christchurch NZ (13/20)

Christchurch is a little quiet on the Sunday night that we make our way to ‘Bloody Mary’s’ its been recommended for good food, a pleasant ambience, its Bloody Mary’s and that it was actually open on a Sunday evening! Its located in the Ridges Hotel and when you walk in it feels a lot like…

ByEd ItorSeptember 16, 20230Comments

EAT EAT > ROME

EAT > Per Me, Rome (19/20)

Chef Giulio Terrinoni started his career in his home town of Fiuggi (about an hours drive to the east of Rome), his family owned a restaurant and he grew up around food and service. He moved to Rome and quickly built a career working in great restaurants learning from different chefs. Chef…

ByCrispySeptember 5, 20230Comments

EAT EAT > KYOTO

EAT > Nikuryori Oka, Kyoto (17/20)

Nikuryori Oka is restaurant that obsesses with beef, and not just beef but A5 marbled wagyu beef largely agreed to be the most flavoursome, melt in your mouth beef in the world. Hidden away amongst the beautiful machiya tea houses of Gion you will find a restaurant and a chef who will…

ByEd ItorSeptember 5, 20230Comments

EAT EAT > TOKYO

EAT > J U L I A Omakase, Tokyo (18/20)

Tokyo is has the most Michelin starred restaurants in the world, it is no wonder that in this incredible city fine food is expressed in so many ways and so there are so many choices. The Michelin guide lists 461 fine dining restaurants in Tokyo of those listed 199 have either 1, 2 or…

ByCrispySeptember 5, 20230Comments

EAT EAT > MELBOURNE

EAT > Bellota Wine Bar & Food (18/20)

Last week I was back eating in one of my very favourite restaurants and I realised that it was also one of the first restaurant reviews written for Almanak, so I thought it needed an update. Needless to say we had another outstanding meal and brilliant wine. In full disclosure Bellota used to be…

ByCrispySeptember 1, 20230Comments

EAT EAT > MELBOURNE

EAT > No. 100 Flinders Lane (15/20)

Melbournes Flinders Lane is full of fine dining options so there is an incredible amount of choice available and No. 100 is possibly the newest option that is just a little different from the usual choices. Firstly it is small - there are only 20 seats in the restaurant and while there are…

ByAl ManakJune 15, 20230Comments

EAT EAT > MELBOURNE

EAT > Casa De Vinos (Melbourne)

Saturday afternoon wandering the streets of South Melbourne looking for the right place to stop for lunch and a glass of wine, Bellota was fully booked and the South Melbourne Markets in full swing (which meant La Central Spanish Bodega was also out of the question). Wandering up Coventry Street we noticed Casa De Vinos…

ByJames CampbellMay 29, 20230Comments

EAT EAT > SYDNEY

EAT > Parlar Restaurant – Potts Point

Over the years there have been some very fine eateries in Maclay Street, Potts Point. You could slip out of the sleaze of Kings Cross walking down Darlinghurst Road to arrive in the style of Potts Point, eat something delicious and then wind your way back to one of the many late night dens for…

ByJames CampbellMay 20, 20230Comments

EAT EAT > SYDNEY

EAT > Tetsuya’s Restaurant in Sydney CBD is moving – its the End of an Era

Tetsuya Wakuda AO started his restaurant of the same name in a townhouse in Rozelle in 1989 some 34 years ago, it was an immediate hit and he was at the very cutting edge of the Australian culinary scene. His brilliant precision in creating extraordinary dishes that blended fine French food with his Japanese origins…

ByJames CampbellMay 17, 20230Comments

EAT EAT > MELBOURNE

EAT > Trattoria Emilia (Melbourne)

Hidden away in a laneway, off another laneway you find Trattoria Emilia a traditional Italian restaurant that makes you feel warm and alive the moment you enter. The restaurant is in Gills Alley, the location formerly home to another fine Melbourne restaurant Gills Diner. It is a wonderful space with high…

ByAl ManakMay 10, 20230Comments