Word: chefs
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...Batali is becoming a brand virtually as you read this. This week he will make the rounds of morning talk shows to promote his new role as the official chef of NASCAR and his new cookbook, Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style. And just as he prepares for cooking demos and book signings at six NASCAR races this season, Batali and business partner Joseph Bastianich, 37, have begun construction on two restaurants in Las Vegas and another site in Los Angeles to be called Mozza that will house both a restaurant and a pizzeria. In July, Batali will launch 78 new items...
...TETSUYA'S: To many, chef Tetsuya Wakada's golden age was the time when he operated in an unmarked house in the suburb of Rozelle, and you had to knock on a graffiti-covered back door for admission. But the great man has proven that he can make the transition to a downtown operation without any loss of originality. A minimalist, city-center bungalow is now the setting for Tetsuya's stunning 10-course degustation menus of Franco-Japanese cuisine (priced around $130). While this is not a seafood restaurant per se, fish features very prominently. Confit of ocean trout...
...driving a point through a fish's brain to kill it instantaneously, minimizing stress to the creature and so optimizing the flavor of its flesh). Staff also advise diners to eat "from the thin end" as the fish is still cooking when it arrives at your table. But chef Greg Doyle's dogmatic insistence on freshness and barely-there cooking pays divine dividends in such dishes as tuna belly with wasabi and sesame seeds, or butter-poached crayfish. Around $110 per head with wine...
...city's north, this is deservedly among Sydney's best destination restaurants. Well-heeled tourists arrive by seaplane to find themselves in a gorgeous beachfront idyll, and gazing open-mouthed at the endless Pacific's whitecaps and whale plumes. A recent renovation and a new chef have met with critical acclaim. As you sit in Jonah's elegant interior, dining on the likes of king prawns in burnt butter or snapper with mussel bouillabaisse, you'll be in a perfect position to understand why. For reservations, call...
...surprising to find that the fruits of the sea are the city's soul food. Here you'll find sashimi in every street, oysters within any budget and fish and chips raised to crisp, succulent art. Our pick of Sydney's four fishiest experiences: TETSUYA'S: To many, chef Tetsuya Wakada's golden age was the time when he operated in an unmarked house in the suburb of Rozelle, and you had to knock on a graffiti-covered back door for admission. But the great man has proven that he can make the transition to a downtown operation without...