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Up cookies

It’s only taken a week; but finally we come to an end of the epic menu that made up Oscarsfest 2010. And the only only way to go, is up. There’s not a lot more buoyant or heartwarming than people following their dreams, a torrent of colourful balloons, the memories of the ones you love; […]

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Precious and The Blind Side

There’s a particular scene in Precious which doesn’t do a whole lot for comfort food, or nose to tail eating. It involves a pigs foot, and a lack of collared greens. I’d tried to go with a more interpretive slant for Precious food- thinking I could bust out some of Tetsuya’s truffle salsa with butter, […]

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Figs and films

It’s that time of year again. It’s both fig and Oscars season again in Sydney(for those who have missed the obsession, catch up here . Some go squishy too quickly. Some are a slighly tart on the tongue. Some make you wonder what all the fuss is about And some are so good that while […]

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This is our youth

Single stems of gerberas. Band tours. Euacalyptus drops. Cinnamon toast in the senior study. Blackwatch tartan. Debating prep. Sneaky bottles of Four Sisters Sauvignon Blanc (gosh knows why). Hoping you inherited Nicole Kidman’s old english book. Movies brimming with lead characters from Dawson’s Creek, about bets being made on love. Macy Gray and a touch […]

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This year’s Christmas cake

“I’m all out of ice-cream”. Def: When the bucket is empty; when you’ve just scooped a little too far down. It’s just something we say. It’s now part of that annoyingly cosy vernacular that comes from being part of a pair. It could be Friday night and The Hungry One feels like going out. “Bub, […]