• Four Pillars Wastes No Part Of The Orange When Distilling Gin

    Four Pillars, a small distillery in Melbourne, Australia seems to have gotten its mission from its geography: When the world gives you oranges, you make gin. But the founders of the company didn't stop there. After distillation, the oranges that have been used for gin are given another chance at life in the form of…

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  • QT Bondi Goes Beyond The Hotel Restaurant In Australia. Way Beyond.

    In Hungry Concierge, we travel the world to spot hotels that operate with their guests’ food and drink needs squarely in mind — hotels, both big and small, that are located in neighborhoods rich with bar and restaurant options. Because there’s nothing worse than having your trip derailed by crummy room service.The artisans that flourish…

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  • Boat Racing Meets Recycling At The World's Weirdest Beer Event In Australia

    “There's Australia, and then there’s Darwin,” says one onlooker as two grown men tackle a woman in three feet of seawater. If you thought such brutish body contact in the Land Down Under was limited to Aussie rules football, then you've obviously never been to the annual Darwin Lions’ Beer Can Regatta. Darwin, a remote city on the…

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  • How To Make And Drink Coffee Like An Australian

    Toby’s Estate may be the hot Australian import that introduced America to the flat white and an innovative "cupping" lab. But Toby’s is just a drop in the Chemex when you take into account the dozens of boutique coffee sellers in Melbourne alone — many roasting their own beans like at Seven Seeds, Matchstick and St.…

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  • Follow Our Instagram To See What Dale Talde Is Eating In Hong Kong

    Soft shell crab slider, avocado & lime on toasted brioche! @_bibandtucker_ #FRTakeover @rootnbonenyc @sarsaparillaclub @chefmcinnis @chefjanineboothA photo posted by Food Republic (@foodrepublic) on May 16, 2016 at 12:44pm PDT Now is a great time to make Food Republic a part of your regular Instagram routine. Our chef friends and contributors travel the world, bringing us stunning images of…

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  • Would You Drink Beer Made With Belly Button Fluff?

    Belly button fluff is a weird thing. It's both gross and not useful and should probably be left to its own devices. Oddly, however, the Australian beermakers at 7 Cent Brewery thought this should change and brewed a batch of belly button beer. According to the Daily Mail, the specimens were harvested from the depths of…

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  • The Patty Down Under: How To Make A Great Aussie Burger

    Lamb fan? Us too — Australian lamb whenever we can find it. Aussie lamb is all-natural, grass-fed and just generally happy. Served as grilled juicy chops, a tender roast or your own special creation, Australian lamb is a nutrient-packed protein source available at many major supermarkets. Seek out this meaty treat and get cooking!"If you ever wanted…

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  • Spice It Up: Turkish-Style Lamb Flatbreads

    Lamb fan? Us too — Australian lamb whenever we can find it. Aussie lamb is all-natural, grass-fed and just generally happy. Served as grilled juicy chops, a tender roast or your own special creation, Australian lamb is a nutrient-packed protein source available at many major supermarkets. Seek out this meaty treat and get cooking!"These Turkish lamb flatbreads are a…

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  • Lamb Loin Chops With Mediterranean Stuffing

    Lamb fan? Us too — Australian lamb whenever we can find it. Aussie lamb is all-natural, grass-fed and just generally happy. Served as grilled juicy chops, a tender roast or your own special creation, Australian lamb is a nutrient-packed protein source available at many major supermarkets. Seek out this meaty treat and get cooking!"Lamb is a core…

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  • Australia Introduces Country's First Hangover Clinic

    We all know the feeling of waking up the night after partying a little too hard and feeling nothing but regret and nausea. Greasy foods, caffeinated peanut butter and even vitamin-filled vodka are available to help avoid those morning-after troubles. There are even IV clinics and buses in New York and Las Vegas that will…

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  • Could Avocado's Next Big Venture Be Beer?

    Trendy and Instagram-able avocado toast has taken the brunch world by storm, and now the super-fruit is making its way into beer via Bushshack Brewery in Australia, Mashable Australia reports.The avocado lager came to be when this year’s Araluen Botanical Park Avocado Festival approached the brewery, which is known for using unorthodox ingredients, such as strawberry…

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  • This Live Chicken Is Trying To Tweet Its Way Into The Guinness World Records

    The Internet has proven time and again to be a strange place, where anonymity can reign supreme. Because no one on the Web could possibly know if you’re a chicken. That is, unless you’re this particular chicken. Chicken Treat, a Western Australian fast-food chain specializing in poultry, wants Betty the chicken to peck her way…

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  • These Are Australia's 18 Best New Restaurants

    As we’ve reported several times before, Australia serves more than just bloomin' onions, shrimps on the barbie and whatever else is on the menu at Outback Steakhouse. The restaurant scene there is flourishing as a whole, and we even pondered whether the country is the next great venue for whiskey production back in 2012.Yesterday, national airline Qantas released…

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  • This Sydney Cafe Hired A Full-Time Food Stylist And Is Winning Instagram

    Food Instagrammers, rejoice! Instead of having your premeal moment of artistic expression frowned upon (we've been there!), you are more than welcome to snap shots of your lunch at the Grounds of Alexandria in Sydney. In fact, it’s practically encouraged. The owners of the visually stunning Australian café hired a full-time stylist who works closely…

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  • What The Hell Is A Flat White? A New Poll Aims To Find The Answer.

    [caption id="attachment_75464" align="alignnone" width="700" ] Is the flat white a a hotter version of a cappucino with a lighter layer of foam?[/caption] It's arguably the most fashionable coffee drink in America right now. But does anyone really get what it is? We're talking, of course, about the mysterious "flat white," the puny but reputedly potent…

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  • 12 Places To Drink Really Well In Sydney, Australia

    By the time 2008 rolled around, the cocktail revival was already peaking in many cities around the globe — yet not Sydney. Until that point, nightlife in Australia's most populous town had been dominated mostly by large operations who could handle the hefty licensing fees and complex bureaucracy of securing a liquor license; pre-2008, drinking…

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  • Serena Williams Takes A Coffee Break During A Match In Australia

    Apparently, in professional tennis at least, a bagel should always be followed by a cup of coffee. After losing her first set 6-0 during a match at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia, a sluggish and clearly jet-lagged Serena Williams did something not seen in the sport — she called the trainer for a shot…

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  • Massaman Curry To Yum Cha: 15 Asian Restaurants To Visit In Sydney, Australia

    Sydneysiders eat Asian all the time, at least I had been told, from weeknight stir-fries at home to quick bowls of laksa to sociable Sunday yum cha (that's "dim sum" in American). Thanks to immigration over the years from both China and Southeast Asia, Australia's biggest city teems with restaurants representing every corner of that…

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  • Fall Preview 2014: 10 Major Restaurants Opening Around The Globe

    [caption id="attachment_74179" align="alignnone" width="700" ] Shiso bulgogi pork belly skewers sold out within hours at the Mrs. Pound pop-up in Hong Kong earlier this summer.[/caption] What a long, strange summer it’s been. Ivan Ramen and Mario Batali elevated food courts in New York and Chicago. The vegetable revolution conquered tasting menus and converted carnivores. And,…

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