Billionaire Lasagne
The inheritance may be disputed. The ragù should not be.
EAT THE RICH — FOOD / THE FOUNDING EDITION
An obscenely good place to start.
Excellent taste is expected. The bill is a private matter.
Explore the collection ↓01 / THE CURRENT EDITION
Actually available to read.
Unlike most fortunes, these stories already exist.
02 / IN THE MAKING
The founding thirty.
Thirty agreed features. Provisional titles are labelled. Explore each feature using the direct links below.
The Trust Fund Wellington
A perfectly wrapped investment in beef and pastry.
Duke & Duchess Roast Potatoes
A title, a crown and a properly crisp potato.
Lobster Thermidor for the Morally Bankrupt
Some expenses are simply matters of breeding.
Black Card Truffle Risotto
Only a very small amount of truffle. How terribly restrained.
Caviar Potatoes: A Poor Man's Billionaire Fantasy
The potato has ambitions well beyond its station.
Death by Chocolate… and Edible Gold
Try to look surprised when the gold arrives.
The Aristocrat's Duck Confit
Chicken is having the evening off.
Brie, Figs & Generational Wealth
A cheese course with several family trusts.
The Croquembouche of Excess
A perfectly unnecessary tower of pastry.
Caviar for Dummies: A Buyer's Guide
An Australian guide to real caviar, roe alternatives, servings, prices and buying in every capital city.
The $400 Dinner Party: Four Guests, No Evidence of a Budget
A full four-person menu, styling, timings and Australian retailer budgets.
Can't Afford a $100 Steak? Here's a $100 Steak.
Marbling, provenance, dry-ageing and Australia's best ways to buy steak.
The Truffle Economy: Buy the Mushroom, Not the Perfume
Black, white, Australian-grown and preserved truffles examined.
Dinner Set Roulette
Dinnerware, material, durability and premium versus affordable options.
The Art of Setting a Table Nobody Deserves to Sit At
Fabrics, florals, lighting, crockery and the art of extravagance.
Pantry Essentials
The genuinely useful luxury larder; verified products and where to buy them.
Coffee for a Royal Visit
Espresso gear and service worthy of an unexpectedly arriving monarch.
How to Dine Like Old Money Without Behaving Like New Money
Tasting menus, etiquette, reservations and what to expect in Australia's finest rooms.
Champagne Taste, Questionable Financial Decisions
An ambitious Australian brunch, from oysters to tableware.
Bennelong
Under the sails. Naturally.
Maybe Sammy
Vintage Vegas glamour with a martini.
Gimlet at Cavendish House
The sort of room that understands a grand entrance.
Vue de monde
A tasting menu, an elevation, a statement.
Wildflower
Western Australian ingredients in their finest clothes.
Restaurant Botanic
A garden party with actual culinary ambition.
The Gresham
One whisky. And then an estate meeting.
GOTHAM at The Still
Dark corners, whisky and thoroughly civilised cocktails.
Bar Rochford
A fine setting for a questionable government contract.
Charlie's of Darwin
Gin, tropical grandeur and a perfectly good alibi.
Remember, darling: you're supposed to be here.
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