Matthew Hirsch

Classic cocktail: How to make a Manhattan

In its roughly 150-year lifespan, the Manhattan cocktail has certainly proven its mettle.

Melbourne's Bar Lourinhã shakes up a rummy twist on the classic Espresso Martini. Meet the Harlem End.

Good friends should go into business more often if this is the result.

A reverence for Thai flavours is turning heads at this family-run Haymarket joint.

Load up the lazy Susan for the ultimate breakfast of champions.

A modern take on a funky classic.

The retro lychee Martini is having its fun in the sun once again thanks to Sydney's Shell House.

Whether sweet or spicy, seeded or smooth, these five mustards more than cut it.

There was a firm knock on the door and within seconds my house was stormed by members of the Perth bomb squad.

It's tempting to lampoon the quirks, but Oregon's City of Roses keeps it weird in all the right ways.