Neil Perry
Neil Perry is a renowned Australian chef and restaurateur, celebrated for his innovative approach to modern Australian cuisine. He is the owner of several acclaimed restaurants, including Rockpool, and is known for his dedication to using high-quality, sustainable ingredients. Perry has made significant contributions to the Australian food scene and is a prominent figure in culinary media.
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Neil Perry hired Phil Wood as head chef at Rockpool at the age of 27.
Ursula’s Paddington announces restaurant closure
Australia· 2026-03-05
Neil Perry, chief economist at the Centre for Western Sydney, advocates for expanding the metro network to improve connectivity.
Metro expansion needed to ease congestion, housing crisis, experts sayAustralia· 2026-02-05
Neil Perry’s green goddess dressing is highlighted as a classic accompaniment for festive meals.
Christmas sauce, dressing and gravy recipes, including seafood sauceAustralia· 2025-12-24
Try it yourself at home following Neil Perry’s beef mapo tofu recipe on Good Food.
What is Mapo Tofu? The history and key ingredients of the Chinese classicAustralia· 2025-12-15
Neil Perry, chief economist at the Centre for Western Sydney and author of the report, said the state of the western Sydney economy was 'frustrating' its cohort of professionals.
Region's jobs-to-worker ratio declines, wealth transferred to rest of SydneyAustralia· 2025-12-08
Neil Perry, chief economist at the Centre for Western Sydney, said the data revealed 'barriers' that residents in western Sydney face.
Data reveals four distinct income zones amid cost-of-living crisisAustralia· 2025-11-30
Neil Perry commented on the socioeconomic factors influencing the prevalence of food trucks in Sydney.
The rise of street food and why some suburbs have hardly any explainedAustralia· 2025-11-15
Neil Perry, chief economist at the Centre for Western Sydney, emphasized the need for local economies to attract investment.
How Merrylands is forging a new cultural identity beyond background of shootings, gangs and crimeAustralia· 2025-10-27
Neil Perry pulled off a Houdini-like move at Double Bay, flipping the Cantonese Song Bird into Italian Gran Torino.
Which NSW restaurants gained and lost hatsAustralia· 2025-10-14
Neil Perry is a chef known for his cooking of fish and a long-time friend of Rick Stein.
Rick Stein’s favourite restaurants in SydneyAustralia· 2025-09-13
Neil Perry is known for his stacked double beef, bacon and cheeseburger recipe featured in the article.
Father’s Day Sydney 2025: Gift ideas and recipesAustralia· 2025-09-06
Neil Perry’s stacked double beef, bacon and cheese burger is featured in the Father’s Day recipes.
Father’s Day Melbourne 2025: Gift ideas and recipesAustralia· 2025-09-05
Neil Perry is noted for his Thai-style stir-fry and other pork recipes.
How to cook pork belly, shoulder, loin, mince and chopsAustralia· 2025-08-31
Chef Neil Perry is pivoting his Sydney restaurant from Cantonese to Italian cuisine.
Why restaurateur’s ‘cheap and cheerful’ comment doesn’t add up.Australia· 2025-07-31
Neil Perry is known for his comforting and celebrated dishes, including hearty slow-cooked meals and classic pies.
slow-cooked dishes, pies, stir-fries and pastaAustralia· 2025-07-07Neil Perry is relaunching his Double Bay restaurant Song Bird as an Italian restaurant called Gran Torino after previous menus failed to resonate.
Neil Perry closes Song Bird, Double Bay site to relaunch as Italian restaurant Gran TorinoAustralia· 2025-06-25
Neil Perry’s involvement is strong in the context of Sydney's sandwich scene.
Sydney’s best sandwichesAustralia· 2025-06-11
Neil Perry is a chef whose portrait is painted by Vincent Fantauzzo.
Vincent Fantauzzo’s new gallery – and the hidden work Asher Keddie calls ‘heartbreaking’Australia· 2025-06-05
Sydney chef Neil Perry has closed his Double Bay jazz bar Bobbie’s, and relinquished the top floor of his sprawling Song Bird restaurant.
Chef Neil Perry to close Double Bay bar Bobbie’sAustralia· 2025-05-29
Neil Perry helped it win a hat in the very first Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide.
Barrenjoey House at Palm Beach is a waterfront restaurant for all occasionsAustralia· 2025-05-24
Chef Neil Perry will step aside as chair at the Australian Restaurant and Cafe Association (ARCA) to focus on his business interests.
Chef Neil Perry looks to sell Bobbie’s bar in Double BayAustralia· 2025-05-17
Neil Perry discusses immigration and the challenges facing Sydney's hospitality sector.
Sydney restaurants need immigration, says chef Neil PerryAustralia· 2025-04-30
Neil Perry is noted for treating his kitchen brigade to fresh Yamba prawns at the restaurant.
Cantonese institution Golden Century lives again at Crown SydneyAustralia· 2025-03-31
Neil Perry is one of the top chefs participating in the Our Shared Dream event at Vivid Sydney.
Chef takeovers, restaurant pop-ups, unusual localesAustralia· 2025-03-31
Neil Perry does magical things with whiting at Margaret in Double Bay.
Mister Grotto is the smart seafood bar that’s long been missing from SydneyAustralia· 2025-03-14
