It was the year 1987 the year that Oliver Stone’s Wall Street hit the big screens that this style of apron was first seen in the smart restaurant dining room. Greed was good and Thatcher was in power. I was poor and saved up
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July 2007
562 posts and 2,110 comments later today is the second anniversary of this blog. Originally I envisaged Tomato as an blog about ethical consumption but after one post realised how much work that would be. After a blip in my workload I promise I’ll be back blogging as normal from tomorrow. But first I’d like [...]
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Help! The repair man can’t come until Monday. I’ll just have to use that marvelous tap if I can remember what to do. At least I get to wear rubber gloves, perhaps the whole weekend. Hey…
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Italian buffalo mozzarella I’m not going to even go there and tell you about the agro I’ve been giving a friend for entering our house and taking the remainder of the last cheese I posted here. It turned out my neighbours were coveting it too and were contemplating breaking and entering. Anyway Steve at Kirkfood, [...]
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I guess there are more than a few July 4 hangovers out there. We had a big one last night debating the innocence of immigrant doctors and our dreadful prime minister. It started with a crisp riesling and ended with super premium vodka so cold it froze the outside of my glass. And it is [...]
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The Mornington Peninsula is a wonderful if not expensive wine region. But sometimes you just want a beer. We were there to taste stouts at the Red Hill Brewery. First though a steak & kidney pudding swimming in a sea of gravy and vegetables matched with a good bitter beer. The best thing about this [...]
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What is it with the brashest places also having the worst restaurants with the worst names? I’ve recently returned from the Gold Coast where money seems to be sloshing around and everybody seemingly drives either a BMW or a Mercedes. You’d think that with all that money that there would be decent food and drink [...]
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