Brought to you by Aurum Poultry Co. What do kitchen veterans eat when they're off duty? According to celebrity chef-restaurateurs Jerry Mai, Jacques Reymond, and David Dellai, the answer is high-quality poultry. In the video above, the professional chefs reveal the recipes they cook on repeat, using the specialty poultry range by Aurum Poultry Co. "You can tell the birds have been really well fed and well looked after," says French-Australian chef Reymond. "This is the first time I have encountered such beautifully flavoured and textured birds in Australia, and when you eat one of their chicke ..read more

To date no decade has served up a potent mix of grunge and glamour quite like the 1990s. And it's this heady combo that helps mark out Brisbane's darkly attractive Mr Vain, a slick, '90s New York-style share-plate venue, that's accessed via an unglitzy Fortitude Valley alleyway. Restaurant signage is a subtle lightbox on the wall – an unexpected modesty given the venue's big-noting name. But the hidden treasure vibe chimes with the low-lit basement-like interiors – nailing that retro A-lister feeling of being "in the know". Inside it's all chocolate tones, brick walls and spacious booths divid ..read more

Clare Valley in South Australia is widely regarded as the home of Australia's best riesling. And there's no shortage of it. Measuring in at 5093 hectares of vineyards, Clare Valley is larger than the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Tasmania's vineyards combined. Much of the credit belongs to the weather (or more specifically the diurnal temperature variation that sees warm days for ripening fruit combine with cool nights to capture acidity when grapes are sleeping). And yet, the true origin story for the country's zippiest whites can be traced to a night at the local pub in 2000 when 14 ..read more

Inspired by the challenges of MasterChef Australia's fifteenth season – from Emilia Jackson's choux recipe to replicating Donato Toce's version of the nostalgic Vienetta ice cream cake 'Messinetta' – these appliances and tools are ones for the discerning home cook to add to their arsenal of kitchen essentials. Read on for our curated edit so that you can triumph in your own Pressure Test or Mystery Box challenge at home. KitchenAid KitchenAid artisan stand mixer set in Empire Red, $1049 A stand mixer with all the bells and whistles that can truly do it all – from whipping up profiteroles to b ..read more

Brought to you by Peroni. When it comes to happy hour, the drinks should be light, refreshing, and ideally Italian. Or at least that's the case for aperitivo, the languorous evening social ritual deeply embedded in Italian culture. Originally intended to be a drink that would stimulate the appetite and induce hunger before dinner, aperitivo has transitioned into a beloved daily practice for Italians to embrace what they're best known for: la dolce vita. So, what crowd-pleasing drink should be on the menu? Peroni Nastro Azzurro, an authentic Italian beer, is the perfect accompaniment to make ap ..read more

Identifying a through line on Such and Such's menu isn't easy. A meal might begin with stellar sourdough flatbread that's more like a crumpet, given glossy sheen from a smear of extra-sharp toum. From there it could zig to a bowl of crunchy fried school prawns and cashews, coated in a tingly "666 spice" mix that's not quite as demonic as it sounds. Or zag to hibachi-grilled beef intercostals and enoki mushrooms designed to be wrapped in a sesame leaf kissed with perky miso sambal. The more sizeable plates are just as inspired, but offer no more in the way of cohesion. Chunks of salmon and mark ..read more

Adorned with sweet pomegranate arils and crumbled goat's cheese, this easy lamb, beetroot and walnut recipe is an easy everyday recipe that's fragrant and flavoursome. Finished with a herb dressing, this light lamb recipe will be ready in just 30 minutes. Make sure to try one of our favourite lamb recipes ..read more

Hong Kong is dead. Everyone's left. It will never be the same again. I've lost count of how many times someone has whispered these solemn proclamations to me over the past 24 months. Every time I run into someone with a mutual connection to Hong Kong, the same utterances are repeated. Whether they are ex-pats, former residents, or just those who enjoy visiting the vibrant metropolis of Hong Kong, the conversation is bleak and dispiriting. So when the invitation to revisit Hong Kong came through, I eyed it somewhat warily. Did I really want to see the city I love, my former home of 13 years, br ..read more

Honolulu is fortunate enough to be famous for more than just one bloody day; the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. But Hiroshima is a city that will always be synonymous with one devastating date. It is impossible to visit this bustling, modern city – the eleventh largest in Japan, with a population of 1.1 million – without considering its painful place in history, as the location of the most shocking, truly unprecedented crime against humanity, the dropping of an atomic bomb on a civilian population, an attack that killed as many as 100,000 people on August 6, 1945, with at least an ..read more

The road from Adelaide to the coastal town of Victor Harbor is framed by rolling green hills dotted with sheep, bovines and towering gum trees. It is undeniably evocative and when chefs Andre Ursini and Will Doak passed Hindmarsh Valley, they saw potential. The hour-long drive from the CBD is packed with pastoral eye candy but beyond the McLaren Vale wine region, the area begged for a picturesque long lunch option. Cue Lost Phoenix Farm, a joint venture between Ursini (Andre's Cucina, now closed, Orso restaurant and Villetta Porcini) and Doak (formerly Press Food & Wine, Orso and Fugazzi ..read more