Thi Le, Anchovy, Melbourne

After working for Christine Manfield,

Andrew McConnell and Dave Verheul, Thi Le attracted immediate attention when she opened her own restaurant in Melbourne. Here’s the thing: Anchovy just keeps getting better and better, presenting flavours that are born of Le’s Vietnamese heritage, her broader interest in South East Asian cuisines and her raw talent. Menu stalwarts like her celebrated blood sausage now have to make room for the likes of stracciatella teamed with spring onion, apples and roti. Exciting and unique stuff.

IN SHORT One to keep watching.

THI LE AND ANCHOVY’S GRILLED SPATCHCOCK, STICKY RICE, SPRING ONION OIL, ROAST TOMATO AND CHILLI SAMBAL (INSET)