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Restaurants

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I was surprised when I received an email from Pam Jewson asking me to suggest people who might like to be judges for the Golden Plate Awards as we have history. I didn’t reply. I was even more surprised to hear from somebody who had been contacted who said the Golden Plate Awards were using [...]

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Thought you missed out on your chance of winning the Menu of Hope.
You still have a chance to buy into the Menu for Hope draw as Pim has extended the deadline for buying tickets until 31st December (US time).
Here I’ve listed the Asia Pacific prizes with the odds of winning from the best chance of [...]

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Hungry Jack’s Angry Angus that arrived with “ANUS” written on it.
The gourmet burger is now mainstream. Even Hungry Jacks has its own salt and fat packed version dragging down the reputation of Angus beef.
It’s the latest trend in food, knowing the provenance of your ingredients – with Maccas being the first mainstream brand to name [...]

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Pork rib.

Weeping isn’t something that comes naturally to me in public. Usually, I do it somewhere dark and private where I’m watching Love Actually, probably the bit with the Portuguese girl or the kids in the airport.
But on Saturday night tears rolled from my eyes eating the offal salad at The Middle Park Hotel (opposite [...]

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I‘m starting to judge cafes by their espresso machines. The more serious the machine, the better the coffee. So when you walk into a cafe and you see a six group Synesso longer than a coffin worth some $40,000 and you know something special is going on. It sorta trumps even St Ali’s $30,000 Slayer [...]

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In a world with big budgets and high overheads, Streetsmart is one of those charities that helps the small and local, roping in cafes and restaurants to support often forgotten frugal local causes.
On Monday 9th November its 2009, running until Christmas Streetsmart’s campaign kicks off. The idea is that diners leave an extra $2 for [...]

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My Sydney wine fix

October 20, 2009

Fix St James: Funnily enough very close to St James station, 111 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000 +61 2 9232 2767

There must be something about Fix St James to make me return. During the last two of my trips to Sydney I have visited, three times – twice in the past week. And it is [...]

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Reflections on Cutler & Co

Arguably the Collingwood Fitzroy borders have everything. Almost every cuisine is represented and there are plenty of places for a friendly glass of wine, an outsized Hefeweizen or even a friendly neighbourhood Fog Cutter. Let’s not forget if you want to score drugs either.
But what Collingwood also offers an insight to [...]

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TTo celebrate the launch of Julie and Julia I’m giving away ten double passes for the film – 5 double passes for the sneak preview weekend coming up this 3 to 4 October. And 5 double passes for the theatrical season which starts on October 8.
The story is compelling, adapted from the book Julie [...]

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My wonky hot chocolate

September 8, 2009

180g cylinders of 100% pure cacao

I‘m obsessed by good chocolate. This time last year flying on the excellent Emirates I was entranced by the story of Willie’s Wonky Chocolate Factory, a TV documentary aired on Channel 4 in the UK. (Check him out on Youtube)
The storycentres on the trials of Willie Harcourt-Cooze who sold everything [...]

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I get a lot of stick on this blog every time I eat Maccas. Usually, I serve the chips with a home made steak tartare. Living a one minute walk away from the Acland St Maccas, it is far easier to walk there are back rather than deal with hot fat or oil (I refuse [...]

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Drama at Der Raum

August 30, 2009

It’s about theatre. And Der Raum does it well. Gin – there’s a selection of all the good stuff – is chilled with liquid nitrogen. It boils in a glass jug with clouds spilling down its sides and along the bar counter.
When the ice clears from the surface, it is safe to sip. [...]

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I believe we all have our favorites – I know I do – and this shows in the list of the top restaurants in Victoria from Gourmet Traveller. You can check out the full list here
A big congratulations to Dan Hunter and team at The Royal Mail Hotel who were awarded best regional restaurant.
Otherwise there [...]

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I recently had a non-brush with death while eating what turned out not to be my last meal.
It made me think of all the meals I’d wasted. A bad meal is a wasted eating opportunity.
Here, with a little help from my blogging and Twitter friends, are some tips on the food and drink best [...]

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