Neil Perry relaunches Hope Hospitality Foundation
The food outreach charity returns with gusto, and next year will open a public-facing shop where city workers can pick up convenient lunches
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Neil Perry and Richard Purdue’s globe artichoke and broad bean tagine
From the Margaret chefs comes this vegetarian take on tagine, packed with spring vegetables.
Rockpool Dining Group is no more
Five years after its blockbuster merger, the hospitality group once led by chef Neil Perry is splitting into two separate businesses.
Neil Perry and Urban Purveyor Group to consciously uncouple
The chef-restaurateur is breaking away from Rockpool Dining Group, and taking his signature restaurant brands with him.
Spice Temple’s custard buns
These buns are excellent steamed. Deep-fried? They're a revelation.
Rockpool Bar & Grill
Rockpool Bar & Grill delivers the glamour via its thrilling Deco-era dining room, all soaring pillars, mood lighting and lofty ceilings.
Watch: Neil Perry on ponytails, washing lettuce and eating cockroaches with David Thompson
The veteran chef has seen (and eaten) some things.
Spice Temple
REVIEW Spice Temple is the glam Chinese diner for all occasions, from yum cha to gala banquets or zodiac-themed cocktails in the bar. An upbeat playlist sets the scene in a Sino-accented space split between a refined dining room overlooking Southbank and a basement with ample mood. Menus are typically expansive but the wine card […]
Rockpool Bar & Grill Melbourne
REVIEW Rockpool is the go-to for serious steakhouse action. There’s a reliable sense of occasion from the vast room’s leather-and-timber musculature and the kitchen’s wood grill that echoes the casino’s riverside fireball show in miniature. The 15-cut steak list is similarly impressive, name-dropping some of the best in beef – Blackmore, Cape Grim, Gunner – […]
Neil Perry is opening a tequila bar
Bar Patrón by Rockpool: a Mexican restaurant and tequila bar with DJs and possibly the best Margarita in town.