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Kylie Kwong
Kylie Jane Kwong (born 31 October 1969) is an Australian television chef, author, television presenter and restaurateur. Early life and education Kwong attended Epping North School and Cheltenham Girls High School. As a third-generation Chinese Australian, she learned the fundamentals of Cantonese cooking by her mother's side. She undertook much of her apprenticeship at Neil Perry's Rockpool and Wockpool, and later at Restaurant Manfredi. Career Kwong opened her first restaurant, ''Billy Kwong'', in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills. 'Billy' in the restaurant's name derives, not from the name of a family member, but from the partnership with Sydney celebrity chef Bill Granger under which the restaurant was founded. Kwong later became the sole owner of the restaurant under the original name. In 2014 Kwong relocated the restaurant to larger premises at Potts Point. ''Billy Kwong Potts Point'' was co-owned with Sydney and Hong Kong chef and restaurateur Andrew Cibej and seism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguin Viking
Penguin Books is a British publishing, publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year."About Penguin – company history" , Penguin Books. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths Group (United Kingdom), Woolworths and other stores for Sixpence (British coin), sixpence, bringing high-quality fiction and non-fiction to the mass market. Its success showed that large audiences existed for serious books. It also affected modern British popular culture significantly through its books concerning politics, the arts, and science. Penguin Books is now an imprint (trade name), imprint of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Growing Up Asian In Australia
Growing up Asian in Australia is an anthology of short stories, essays, poetry, interviews, and comic art edited by Melbourne author and lawyer Alice Pung and published by Black Inc publishing in 2008. It is the first in the ''Growing up in Australia'' series. About the book The book includes accounts of growing up as Asians in Australia through creative fiction and non-fiction, as well as profiles of Asian-Australians in the public eye in 2008. Contributors include established authors such as film director Tony Ayres, Academy Award winner Shaun Tan, and award-winning writer Simone Lazaroo. Also included are television personalities such as Jenny Kee, Annette Shun Wah, Kylie Kwong, Benjamin Law, Waleed Aly, Anh Do, and other writers of Asian heritage. The book predates the rise in celebrity Asian Australian chefs such as Adam Liaw and Poh Ling Yieu. There are over 50 contributors in the collection and its success led to Black Inc expanding its ''Growing Up'' series w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Australia Day Honours
The 2023 Australia Day Honours are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was announced on 26 January 2023 by the Governor General of Australia, David Hurley. The Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, the first announced to coincide with Australia Day (26 January), with the other being the King's Birthday Honours, which are announced on the second Monday in June. Order of Australia Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) General Division * The Honourable James Leslie Allsop, – For eminent service to the judiciary and to the law, to organisational and technological reform, to legal education, and to insolvency law. * His Excellency the Honourable Christopher John Dawson, – For eminent service to public administration through law enforcement roles, to reconciliation, and as the 34th Governor appointed in Western Australia. * Professor Emeritus Peter Hannafo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anh's Brush With Fame
''Anh's Brush with Fame'', also known as ''Anh Do's Brush With Fame'', is an Australian television series, first broadcast on the ABC starting 24 August 2016. The program features comedian Anh Do painting a portrait of a celebrity while interviewing his subject. The celebrities to feature in the inaugural series included Amanda Keller, Jimmy Barnes, Magda Szubanski, Craig McLachlan and Anthony Mundine. The program was renewed for a second series of 10 episodes which aired from 12 April 2017, with singer Jessica Mauboy featured in the first episode. The series 2 finale, featuring Samuel Johnson, was filmed after the initial 10 episodes had been completed and therefore not included in the series 2 DVD set. Do is an accomplished artist, having won art prizes previously and been a finalist in the prestigious Archibald Prize The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MasterChef Australia (series 8)
The eighth series of the Australian cooking game show ''MasterChef Australia'' premiered on 1 May 2016 on Network Ten. All the judges from the previous series returned. This series was won by Elena Duggan in the grand finale against Matt Sinclair, on 26 July 2016. Contestants Top 24 The first 19 contestants were announced on 1 May 2016. Cecilia Vuong was chosen having previously been selected in series six, as she withdrew that year before the competition started because of complications from a brain injury. A further 11 applicants were required to cook again the next day for the next four positions. The remaining seven cooks then competed for the final place. The competition includes two siblings for the first time in MasterChef Australia; Jimmy Wong and Theresa Visintin. Future appearance * In Series 9 Elena Duggan appeared as a guest judge for a Mystery Box and an Invention Test Challenge, while Matt Sinclair appeared as guest chef for a team challenge. * In Series 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MasterChef Australia (season 6)
The sixth series of the Australian cooking game show ''MasterChef Australia'' premiered on Monday, 5 May 2014 on Network Ten. This series was won by Brent Owens in the final against Laura Cassai on 28 July 2014. Coincidentally, Cassai and third-placed Emelia Jackson attended the same high school, Siena College. Owens is the last male winner until Sashi Cheliah from tenth series. Changes In a reversal from the previous season, the audition and preliminary stages were again broadcast as part of the series, and the weekly theme format was dropped. Series 6 also introduced the "power apron", which granted its wearer a number of advantages and control across a series of challenges. In elimination challenges and pressure tests, the contestant wore black aprons with their name in it. The same type of aprons were used by eliminated contestants in week 8 of the 5th season of Masterchef Australia. In the previous seasons, the contestant who faced an elimination test or a pressure test w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MasterChef Australia
''MasterChef Australia'' is an Australian competitive cooking reality show based on the original British ''MasterChef''. It is produced by Endemol Shine Australia and screens on Network 10. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston served as the show's main judges until 2019, when they were replaced by Series 4 winner and chef Andy Allen, food critic Melissa Leong, and restaurateur and chef Jock Zonfrillo. The series has also spawned five spin-off series: '' Celebrity MasterChef Australia'', which featured celebrity contestants, ''Junior MasterChef Australia'', which featured younger contestants, ''MasterChef Australia All-Stars'', which featured returning contestants from the first three series, '' MasterChef Australia: The Professionals'', which featured professional chefs as contestants, and the upcoming ''MasterChef: Dessert Masters'', which will feature pastry chefs. Format ''MasterChef Australia'' has a different format ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MasterChef Australia (season 4)
The fourth series of the Australian cooking game show ''MasterChef Australia'' premiered on Sunday, 6 May 2012 at 7.30pm on Network Ten. Judges George Calombaris, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston returned from the previous series. After the first week in Melbourne, the competition took the contestants to places nationally, such as Kangaroo Island and Tasmania, as well as the international destination, Italy. It also featured a number of guest chefs, including Jamie Oliver, Rick Stein and Buddy Valastro. The fourth series was won by Andy Allen who defeated Julia Taylor and Audra Morrice in the grand finale on 25 July 2012. Andy would later go on to be a judge on the show himself. Changes For the first time, the initial Top 50 portion of the show took place in and around Melbourne, Victoria. Contestants faced challenges at the Royal Exhibition Building and the South Melbourne Market, and visited Red Hill on the Mornington Peninsula, the Lake House in Daylesford, and Montsalvat in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kylie may refer to: *Kylie (name), a female given name **Kylie Minogue (born 1968), Australian singer, often known simply as Kylie **Kylie Jenner (born 1997), television personality and cosmetics company executive Music * ''Kylie'' (album), 1988 album by Minogue * ''Kylie Minogue'' (album), 1994 album by Minogue *Kylie and Garibay, musical duo including Minogue * "Kylie" (song), by Akcent Other uses *Kylie, a type of non-returning boomerang See also *Kylee (born 1994), an American-Japanese singer *''Life of Kylie ''Life of Kylie'' is an American reality television series starring businesswoman and reality star Kylie Jenner and her best friend at the time, Jordyn Woods. The eight-part half-hour series premiered on August 6, 2017, on the E! cable network w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destination America
Destination America is an American cable television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. The network carries programming focused on the culture of the United States—including food, lifestyles, and travel. The network first launched in 1996 as Discovery Travel & Living Network, as part of a suite of four digital cable networks the company launched that year. From its launch until 2008, the network primarily focused upon home improvement, cooking, and leisure-themed programs. In 2008, the channel re-launched as Planet Green, which carried a focus on environmentalism and sustainable living; Discovery spent $50 million on developing programming for the channel. Planet Green was ultimately considered a failure; by 2010, the channel had shifted away from its format and filled its schedule with miscellaneous library programming, pending a future rebranding. In May 2012, the channel re-launched as Destination America, which originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LifeStyle Channel
Lifestyle (formerly known as The LifeStyle Channel) is an Australian television channel. The channel launched on 1 September 1997. The channel has an emphasis on contemporary lifestyle interests. Its programming covers topics including food and wine, home and garden, real estate, shopping, leisure, travel and real life drama. Every Friday, articles, videos, etc., are published with new content and information regarded these topics. Lifestyle has three subsidiary channels: Lifestyle Food, a channel dedicated to food and cooking, Lifestyle Home which is dedicated to DIY and garden advice, and Fox Arena which is dedicated to reality television and pop culture programming. Lifestyle also broadcasts other programs ranging from food, wine, home design, gardening, leisure, travel, and real life drama On 1 March 2011 a HD simulcast of Lifestyle launched on Austar and Foxtel on channel 216. On 19 September 2016, Lifestyle refreshed its look which included a new logo. It changed its lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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