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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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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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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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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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