Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Awarded 2 SMH Chef Hats for the past five years running, and in numerous “top Australian restaurant” lists, Aubergine restaurant registers high on every foodie’s “to visit” radar. A regularly changing menu based on the best produce of the day from local farmers m…
Words: Heather Onderick Photos: Monica Tindall Often living abroad, one craves what one can’t have. For me, living in Malaysia, I am always nostalgic about my time in Barcelona. I crave the neighborhood cafe in Europe, with an open air concept, regular c…
Luxurious design, a magnificent sense of space and greenery, and an unbeatable location: the Hyatt Hotel Canberra is an excellent choice of stay from which to explore the nation’s capital. The sparsely populated suburb of Yarralumla is home to the Hyatt Hotel Ca…
Sister restaurants, Stoked and Flint, are two of our favourites in the city for their simple cooking techniques with high quality ingredients, but equally so for their expertly chosen wine selection at incredibly good prices. Featuring two cracking US winerie…
What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I’m the General Manager and Winemaker of Château Marquis d’Alesme and Château Labégorce. After studying agronomics, oenology and economics, I worked abroad and in various properties in the Bordeaux area. I the…
Location You can’t beat the location of the Hilton Hotel Sydney. Smack bang in the middle of the city it’s walking distance to many attractions, and only steps away from bars, restaurants, shopping and entertainment. Certainly one of the many benefits is that of e…
When a hotel is inside what once used to be the State Theatre you’d expect a little drama in the setting. QT Sydney’s entrance has me wishing I’d worn higher heels, brighter red lipstick and had donned a feather boa. “The minute you walked in the joint…,” Shirley Bass…
Gowings Bar & Grill – QT Sydney Monica Tindall Part of one of Sydney’s hottest boutique hotels, QT Sydney, Gowings Bar & Grill first caught my attention with their breakfast menu. Natural leavened stone baked bread, spelt, organic, flax, pomegra…
Contemporary and fun, the designer day spa, spaQ, part of the boutique hotel QT Sydney, is certainly a place that provided pep to my afternoon. Of course the relaxation and beauty treatments themselves had something to do with this, but the designer setting and up…
The Michelin Guide might not yet have reached Malaysia, but Michelin starred chefs have no problem finding their way across its borders. For one week only Alexy Fuchs, head chef of the Michelin starred Le Gavroche, is partnering up with Mezze’s group executive ch…
A year ago was my last visit to Shangri-La Hotel Sydney, and still with all of the wonderful accommodation options in the city centre, it is the hotel that speaks most to me when recommending an unforgettable stay in Australia’s Harbour City. All rooms are blessed w…
Altitude Restaurant on the 36th floor of the Shangri-La Hotel Sydney is a treasure trove of goodies. Upon entry the city’s jewels from the harbour twinkle through the floor to ceiling windows. Then, gems, carefully crafted pieces of art, are presented on plates, …