News  |  14 May 2012

RED LANTERN WINNER!

Yay!  Red Lantern has been voted Australia's Overall Favourite Restaurant at the prestigiousLife Style Channel's I LOVE FOOD AWARDS.

News  |  13 March 2012

Red Lantern Autumn Lunch Box

A Change Is In The Air Come celebrate Autumn with us and try the Red Lantern Autumn Lunch Box.

News  |   4 March 2012

Vote for Red Lantern!

I LOVE FOOD AWARDS 2012Yay!  Red Lantern has been nominated for National Favourite Vietnamese Restaurant.

News  |  14 February 2012

Special Event - Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong Launch Dinner

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News  |  31 January 2012

Red Lantern Summer Lunch Box

Bi Cuon ChaySoft rice paper rolled with green mango,daikon and Vietnamese herbsGoi Ca SalmonCured New Zealand King Salmon with pickled onion, Vietnamese herbs and watercressGoi Vit Ung Khoi TraTea smoke duck breast with pickled vegetable saladSuon NuongChar grilled free range pork loin chopsmarinated in fish sauce, honey, lemongrass and shallot oil with a glass of 2010 Rutini Trumpeter TorrontesMendoza Valley Argentinaor a bottle of 333 Vietnamese Beeror a bottle ofTasmanian Rain Mineral Water$35   .

News  |  20 January 2012

Valentine's Day is just around the corner!

Book Now!  Seats are filling up fast!Red Lantern Valentine’s Day Menu 2006 La Cache Methode Champenoiseon arrival  Entree Tasting Plate Soft rice paper rolled with prawns, pork,vermicelli, perilla leaves and garlic chives  Soft rice paper rolled with green mango,daikon and Vietnamese herbs Lightly battered chilli salted squidwith fresh lemon and white pepper dipping sauce Sweet corn cakes  Middle Course Prawn Paste and sugar cane with Vietnamese herbs Tea smoked duck breastwith pickled vegetable salad Mains Aquaculture saltwater Barramundi steamed in ginger and shallot Char grilled Pasture Fed beef with green mango and Vietnamese herb salad Dessert Chocolate pot with strawberries and cream Fresh lychees with coconut ice creamand mint crystals $95 (per person)  .

News  |  22 December 2011

Merry Christmas And Happy New Year

We will be closed for the Festive Season from Christmas Day and will return for dinner Tuesday 3rd January 2012.

News  |   3 December 2011

Christmas Gift Ideas!

It's December Already! Visit our online .

News  |  11 November 2011

Red Lantern Spring Lunch Box

Goi Cha CuonSoft rice paper rolled with pork and duck terrine,vermicelli, cabbage and pickled carrotBo La LotPasture fed Wagyu beefwith lemongrass and shallot wrapped in betal leaves and char grilledGoi Artiso voi Ngo SenArtichoke hearts, sugar snaps, snow peas,pickled lotus roots and mustard greensTom RimSouth Australian King Prawns sauteed in tomato, turmeric and chilliwith a glass of 2010 Brown BrosLimited Release Pinot Grigioor a bottle of 333 Vietnamese Beeror a bottle of Tasmanian Rain Mineral Water$35 .

News  |  26 October 2011

Let's Do Lunch

Red Lantern Cha CaPan Fried Mulloway Filletsin a dill and turmeric sauce with Vietnamese vermicelli salad with a glass of2008 Brown Bros Limited ReleasePinot Grigioor a bottle ofCoopers Pale Ale Beer or a bottle ofSan Pelligrino SparklingMineral Water$38   .

News  |  20 October 2011

Luke Nguyen’s Indochine Dinner Menu

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News  |  30 September 2011

Mark Jensen’s Ultimate Sustainable Dinner Menu

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News  |   8 September 2011

Book Now! Mark's Sustainable Dinner!

The Urban Cook - Cooking and Eating for a Sustainable Future Join Mark Jensen for a deliciously informative night with a tasting menu from his new book, The Urban Cook.

News  |   3 September 2011

Pauline Nguyen in Voracious - The Best New Australian Food Writing

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News  |  15 August 2011

Red Lantern's Winter Lunch Box

Wow, Winter is nearly over! Come celebrate Winter with us and try the Red Lantern Winter Lunch Box.

News  |  16 July 2011

Pauline Nguyen in Conversation with Caroline Baum

As part of the much talked about, and highly emotive  'Erasure' exhibition, Pauline Nguyen will be in conversation with Caroline Baum at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation.

News  |   9 June 2011

Don't miss Mark at Woollahra Library!

Come meet Mark Jensen and learn about sustainable cooking at Writers & Readers Woollahra Library.

News  |   8 June 2011

Luke Nguyen Kom Kom Julienne Peeler

The perfect kitchen tool that will julienne your fruits and vegetables with speed and ease.

News  |   8 March 2011

The Urban Cook - Cooking and Eating For A Sustainable Future by Mark Jensen

Book Review by Franz ScheurerAustralian Gourmet PagesMark Jensen is both a terrific cook and committed to saving the environment to the best of his ability, leading us all to make sustainable food choices, be that in your supermarket, kitchen or backyard.

News  |   2 March 2011

The Urban Cook - Cooking and Eating for a Sustainable Future. By Mark Jensen. Available April.

  A sustainable recipe with our compliments Portugese Pork Belly with Shellfish(Serves 8 as a main course) Ingredients 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) piece of pork belly, skin removed, cut into 2.

News  |  17 February 2011

The Urban Cook: Cooking and Eating for a Sustainable Future. By Mark Jensen.

THE MUST-HAVE COOKBOOK WITH MORE THAN 100 SEASONAL SUSTAINABLE RECIPES.

News  |   4 January 2011

Happy New Year

Happy New Year Everyone!Business as usual kickstarts at dinner time Wednesday 5th January 2011.

News  |  23 December 2010

Red Lantern Thanks You

Wow!We have had another amazingly eventful year.

News  |  15 December 2010

Luke Nguyen's Vietnam Season 2

Don't forget to tune into Luke Nguyen's Vietnam Season 2on SBS Thursdays 7.

News  |   7 December 2010

Awesome Christmas Gift Ideas

Red Lantern Gift Boxes  Sapa Gift Box    $190  1 x signed copy of Songs of Sapa 1 x Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam Series 1 DVD, 1 x white long Banh Khoi plate1 x green square Goi Vit plate, 1 x black grooved La Lot dish,2 x pairs of black chopsticks 1 x WellNess Herbal Tisane (100g approx.

News  |  26 October 2010

2010 Food Hall Of Fame

Luke is inducted into the 2010 Food Hall of Fame The panel of judges say "Luke has masses of enthusiasm but it's the intellingent respect he pays to his Vietnamese food heritage that I admire and the way he has made us respect it too.

News  |  13 October 2010

ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT! SIFF 'Talk and Taste' Dinner

Sydney International Food FestivalRed Lantern 'Talk and Taste' Dinner One Restaurant Three AuthorsJoin Red Lantern’s unique trio Luke Nguyen, Mark Jensen and Pauline Nguyen for an intimate night of shared stories and a sumptuous tasting menu with dishes from their three books.

News  |   3 October 2010

2010 UBUD Writers' Festival

Pauline and Mark are off to UBUD Writers' Festival (sans enfants) to cook up a storm and create a feast of words at one of the 6th largest writers' festivals in the world.

News  |   9 September 2010

Winner- 2010 I Love FOOD Awards

Red Lantern WINS 2010 I Love FOOD Awards!We are so happy to announce that  we are the NATIONAL WINNERS for Favourite Vietnamese Restaurant The I Love FOOD Awards are unique as they reward Australia's favourite places to eat out as chosen by the Australian public.

News  |  26 August 2010

Room To Read - Ten By Ten Event

"When you educate a girl, you educate the next generation"Join Pauline Nguyen and a host of high-profile writers and journalists for the launch of Room To Read's Ten By Ten initiative supporting the education of girls in the developing world.

News  |  25 August 2010

OzAsia Festival Adelaide

In September 20th - 24th, Luke teams with Adelaide’s own food legend Cheong Liew to present a gastronomic evening with flame and theatre.

News  |  24 August 2010

Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine List Of The Year Awards 2010

Red Lantern has successfully won ourselves a wine glass rating for the Australian Gourmet Traveller's Wine List Of The Year Awards 2010.

News  |  29 July 2010

Masterchef after-party at Red Lantern

The impromptu Masterchef after-party held at Red Lantern following the show’s finale on Sunday 25th was a blast.

News  |  28 July 2010

Luke Nguyen's Vietnam is an international hit!

Luke has just recently returned from Singapore where he launched his documentary Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam on Food Network Asia.

News  |   7 June 2010

Red Lantern Top 80 Greatest Australian Gourmet Experiences

Red Lantern is voted in at Number 80 inThe Australian Traveller Magazine's100 Greatest Australian Gourmet Experiences.

News  |   6 June 2010

Masterchef - Luke Nguyen and Mark Jensen on MasterChef

If you missed Luke and Mark on previous episodes of MasterChef, check out the MasterChef website for full episodes and interviews.

News  |   6 June 2010

Australian Book Industry Awards 2010

The Songs of Sa Pa wins BEST BOOK DESIGN at the Australian Publishers Awards.

News  |   6 May 2010

Sustainability

Red Lantern voted in the Top Ten Most Environmentally Sustainable Restaurants(Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2010)We have embarked on a journey to promote ethical eating.

News  |   5 May 2010

Luke Nguyen's Vietnam

Luke Nguyen's Vietnam is now available.

News  |   4 May 2010

Our Books

Luke's book 'The Songs of Sa Pa' was recently written up as 'Food Book of The Year' by the Wall Street Journal and our first book 'Secrets of the Red Lantern' is still going great guns since its release in the USA late last year.

News  |   3 May 2010

Recent Awards

Songs Of Sa Pa wins Best Illustrated Cookbook at the APA AWARDS 2010 Red Lantern voted in the Top 80 Australian Traveller Magazine's 100 Australian Gourmet Experiences.

News  |  28 April 2010

Culinary tours of Cabramatta

Luke's culinary tours through Cabramatta were a huge success.

News  |  30 March 2010

Our Charities

THE LITTLE LANTERN FOUNDATION In 2009, Luke and his partner Suzanna Boyd founded the Little Lantern Foundation - giving youths in Vietnam an opportunity to undertake a hospitality training program.

News  |  17 November 2009

Songs of Sapa Wins!

 Song's of Sapa Wins!Luke's book Songs of Sapa wins the award for Best Cookery Book by a Chef or Restaurant.