Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2015 List – A Handy Guide

Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2015 List – A Handy Guide. Gaggan, Bangkok. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

From the Michelin Red Guide’s starred restaurants to Australian Gourmet Traveller’s Top 100, restaurant lists are always contentious – few more so than the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list. The regional edition, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2015, announced in Singapore last night, already has everyone talking. But what does that mean for food-loving travellers like … Read more

Monday Memories: Tetsuya Wakuda

A portrait of chef Tetsuya Wakuda at Waku Ghin, Singapore. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

On a brilliant, bright, sunny Saturday afternoon in Sydney, Australia in 1990, Lara and I took a taxi to the slowly-gentrifying working class suburb of Rozelle. We were armed with three bottles of wine and were on our way to dine at a restaurant called Tetsuya’s ran by a Japanese expat chef named Tetsuya Wakuda. … Read more

Tips for a Successful Dinner Party Away

Making pizza in a Trulli in Alberobello, Puglia, Italy. Tips for a Successful Dinner Party. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We’ve been doing a bit of entertaining the last few days at Lara’s uncle’s house in Bendigo culminating me cooking a five-course meal yesterday for some of our old friends. It got me thinking about entertaining when you’re on holidays, particularly if you’re staying in a home that’s not yours or a holiday rental. So … Read more

Last Minute Christmas Tips from Australia’s Finest Chefs

Last Minute Christmas Tips from Australia's Finest Chefs. Japanese knives, Tokyo, Japan. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

I don’t know about you, but we haven’t done anything about preparing for Christmas lunch yet. We’re at Lara’s uncle’s house in Bendigo in Victoria, Australia, and if this Christmas is like others, there’ll be friends and neighbours dropping by. We’re in need of some last minute Christmas tips. If we’ve left it so late … Read more