Brining involves soaking your meat, it works for steaks, roasts, anything really, in a couple of litres of water with around 1/3 cup of salt added and whatever variety of spices and flavour boosters take your fancy.
Vietnam overview: discover, shop, cook and eat
The best Pho I’ve found in Perth is at Tra Vinh in Northbridge. The service is haphazard, the setting plain, and the atmosphere is busy. But the food is cheap and the pho ($11.50) is one of the best I’ve had in Perth.
Waiters and why I devour critic John Lethlean’s column
I love reading John Lethlean’s reviews in The Weekend Australian Magazine every Saturday. This week, he reviewed a new trendy “oh-so-predictable” restaurant in Brisbane called Hatch & Co. I burst out loud laughing when he talked about Australian restaurant service…
What kind of wine drinker are you?
What sort of wine drinker are you? Is wine a part of your weekly grocery shopping list? Or do you polish your expensive wine glasses to get the maximum wine experience? Do you have more than one decanter? Take this fun quiz to find out more.
Great places for road trips
Life on the road can be one big crazy adventure, and something that millions travellers hope to do at least once in their life. Whether it be for the luscious scenery, the people you meet or the freedom away from…