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Astor Grill

Astor Grill A Beacon Of A Better Time

Cuisine, Destination, Establishment, Modern Australian, Restaurants, Reviews, TasmaniaBy Chrissie MathesonMay 12, 20172 Comments

As we stepped into the 1920’s Art Deco ambience of the Astor Grill, one could almost picture Winston and Nancy swapping insults and port in a dark corner.

Room For A Pony

Keeping Up Appearances At Room For A Pony

Cafes, Cuisine, Establishment, Modern Australian, Reviews, TasmaniaBy Chrissie MathesonMay 8, 2017Leave a comment

“My sister?” says Hyacinth Bucket, “She’s the one with the Mercedes, swimming pool and room for a pony…” Did you know that’s the name’s genesis?

Jack's upstairs bar

Jack Greene Breathes New Life Into The Old Pub

Cuisine, Destination, Establishment, Modern Australian, Pub Dining, Pubs & Bars, Reviews, TasmaniaBy Chrissie MathesonMay 3, 2017Leave a comment

Pub Food? That’s come a long way, baby. No longer the poor cousin of cafés and restaurants, pubs have had to up their game.

Saffire Nikki Hiscock

Nikki Hiscock Is A Sparkle In Saffire’s Crown

Cuisine, Destination, Establishment, Modern Australian, Restaurants, Reviews, TasmaniaBy Chrissie MathesonMay 1, 2017Leave a comment

What kind of restaurant takes guests out to the garden and into the kitchens? Saffire at Coles Bay. Home of food industry shooting star Nikki Hiscock.

DM Kitchen Wine

Dier Makr’s Wine List About As Successful As The Zeppelin

Cuisine, Destination, Establishment, Modern Australian, Restaurants, Reviews, Tasmania, Wine BarsBy Chrissie MathesonApril 25, 20172 Comments

This new bar on the block hums to its own tune, and that’s a good thing. The food is outstanding. The wine? Well that’s another story.

Ginger Interior

Ginger Brown Brings The Funky

Cafes, Destination, Establishment, Reviews, TasmaniaBy Chrissie MathesonApril 17, 20172 Comments

AAAAH! Sunday brunch! A favourite time of the week for me and my friends, and obviously a lot of other people around Australia. And in Hobart, as in any other largish town here in Oz, we’re spoilt for choice. Ginger Brown has been quietly doing its thing for a while now, and wow! They’re still…

Peking Duck

If You Eat At Chinese Tasty BBQ, You’re A Lucky (Peking) Duck

Chinese, Cuisine, Destination, Reviews, TasmaniaBy Chrissie MathesonApril 12, 20176 Comments

There’s only one restaurant in Hobart that actually has ducks hanging in the window, and that’s Chinese Tasty BBQ in Sandy Bay.

Hi Hi Society

The Sunday Roast: The No Hi Society

Destination, Establishment, Pubs & Bars, Reviews, TasmaniaBy Chrissie MathesonApril 9, 20178 Comments

Society – great name for a bar, and good location. So what’s wrong? The owners don’t understand the meaning of the business they’re in.

Grey Sands Wine

Wine Review: Grey Sands

Destination, Establishment, Reviews, Tasmania, VineyardsBy Chrissie MathesonApril 7, 2017Leave a comment

Given you guys love learning stuff, we’ve branched out and added a Wine Review section. The incredible Ivan Brewer has agreed to share his wisdom.

Geronimo

Geronimo Not In Freefall, But Not Moving Upward Either

Cuisine, Destination, Establishment, Modern Australian, Restaurants, Reviews, TasmaniaBy Chrissie MathesonApril 5, 20176 Comments

Geronimo? Rebel? His name means ‘one who yawns’, well did this namesake restaurant make me yawn? Hell no, but not exactly jump for joy either.

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Christine Matheson is a former chef & restaurateur with more than 20 years experience in the hospitality game.

Today she is an author, restaurant consultant & food critic known for her brutally honest and entertaining restaurant reviews.

Now a resident of, arguably Australia’s foodie capital, Tasmania, Christine gets to flex her food muscles as a judge at the annual Royal Hobart Show Fine Food Awards and is currently working on her 3rd book about her incredible times in the food industry.

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