There’s been some serious carbo loading going on. On Sunday The Hungry One finished his first Olympic distance triathlon. To the uninitiated that involves a 1500m swim, a 40 km bike ride and a 10 km run. On any given day that would be more than you would want to do before breakfast, but when […]
Uncategorized
Every now and again it’s easy to fall into an expensive food porn hole. It happens something like this- and it usually happens at Norton Street Grocer. “I’ll just grab some fruit and veg and be out in a minute. But ooh- those blueberries look good- and raspberries for only six dollars a punnet(!) If […]
In life there are winners and there are losers. The same thing goes with my kitchen. For every bell ringing, toe-prancing success there’s bound to be some squelching, forehead slapping fails. More often than not I’ll boast about successes here. In the interest of balance, I think this time it’s only worth describing one if […]
It’s a very very good thing that the State Theatre stood firm last Friday night. Had anything fallen from the sky, the state of Sydney dining would be in more than a little bit of disarray. For there they were; enough tattooed apprentices to staff Bodega for a decade and a large toque of three […]
I’ve been tagged. To steal Sarah Silverman’s line from the google ‘please go register to vote now’ viral video, this system seems to work a little like herpes- but better. Somebody you like in blog land tags you and you have to reveal some personal stuff- seven facts that people might not know. You then […]