Plus, eight other essential food news bites for the week ahead.
Woolloomooloo’s Frisco Hotel has a refurbished interior, revamped cocktail list and reinvigorated menu by chef David Park, including mini lobster rolls, fish tacos and matcha creme brulee. Jaw-dropping water views complete the picture.
It may sound like a missing Jackson brother, but Pumpy Jackson is really a dairy-free chocolate made from coconut and almond milks. Flavours include coconut and amber orange, and there’s no added sugar, coconut nectar or agave in this healthy treat.
If you haven’t had your fill of rosé yet this summer, you might be tickled pink by a fashionable new collaboration. Designer Dion Lee has added graphic stripes to Bird In Hand’s Pinot Nero Rosé, a crisp, fruity drop ideal for balmy soirees.
Their bromance began on MasterChef in 2012, and continues with Andy + Ben Eat Australia, Andy Allen and Ben Milbourne’s new cooking/travel show for SBS’s Food Network. The 15-part series starts on Wednesday at 9.30pm.
Head to Peru on your CBD lunch break with Pastuso’s new daily menu. Wrap your mitts around Peruvian-style sandwiches, in Gontran Cherrier egg yolk bread, with exotic fillings such as pulled alpaca shoulder. $16.
Celebrate Asian culture at Southbank’s Arts Centre when chefs David Moyle, Victor Liong and Jerry Mai serve their signatures from Tuesday to March 5, as part of Asia TOPA, asiatopa.com.au. See our video preview at delicious.com.au.
The Long Apron at Montville’s Clovelly Estate is getting lunchtime sibling, The Short Apron. With Cameron Matthews at the helm, the produce-driven menu can be enjoyed outside on the terrace or lawn from Friday to Sunday.
Matt Moran’s Aria Brisbane will be getting a hot new look next month. The menu will be overhauled in line with the Sydney venue’s format, while interiors will be tweaked and table settings changed to refresh the fine diner.
The first BBQ & Beer Roadshow of the year hits Doomben Racecourse this Friday and Saturday, featuring food trucks, live music, barbecue masterclasses, beer, cider and a cook-off as part of an Australasian Barbecue Alliance competition.
