One of the neverending joys of having a food blog is the number of tip-offs you receive from friends, happy to give you joint-custody of one of their favourite cafes. The funny thing is, the exact day that Clare told me about her “must-try” local – Moose in Redfern – the place closed up for […]
Have you always had an interest in food?When I was younger, I used to have nightmares about salad and, for most of my life, I have also suffered from a mild case of ‘fruit-a-phobia’. Jess (co-editor/designer) is allergic to most nuts, seafood and egg. With this in mind, while we are interested in food on […]
I like how people get very protective about their favourite flavours at Gelato Messina in Darlinghurst – whether it’s Gingerbread, Pavlova, Tiramisu or the one inspired by The Mighty Boosh. With an everchanging selection, it’s impressive when fans single out which scoops should get long-term freezer residency. With news that the popular Pavlova was on […]
When a calendar-flip shows how close Easter holidays is, I guess everyone starts plotting their time off and chocolate stockpiling. So this weekend, I stopped at two of my favourite chocolatiers to see what holiday-flavoured goodies were on their shelves. At Kakawa, David and Jin have converted the traditional hot-cross bun into a miniature praline. […]
“This is a pie chart describing my favourite bars. And this is a bar graph describing my favourite pies.” That’s from the How I Met Your Mother episode where Marshall (Jason Segel) becomes addicted to presenting statistics in graphic form. I wonder what he would think of the Chocolate Pie Chart from Australian label Mary […]
Sometimes things seem to happen in hyperspeed. You go from never having heard of a place and within a day, countless highly food-savvy people are happily talking it up. The place is Bloodwood in Newtown and though it’s only been open a week, it’s already gotten online endorsement from Gourmet Traveller’s Pat Nourse, TwoThousand’s Alex […]
Food preservative is kind of a dirty word, but when we’re talking about watercolours, then it’s not likely to lead to parental frowns or dangerously wound-up children. Melbourne artist Dawn Tan has a lovely habit of recording what she’s eaten with line drawings and paintbrushes. I first discovered the work of Melbourne artist Dawn Tan […]
It sounds like macaron diehards are wishing they could undo the out-of-control popularity of their favourite treat – if this article in today’s Wall Street Journal is anything to go by, anyway. There’s always something compelling about a foodfight – and this one especially, when fans are so fired up about seeing an artisan pastry […]
Here’s how it happens. A few weeks ago, Dan Hong, the award-winning chef of Lotus (and self-confessed sneaker whiz), passed by a new restaurant being set up and sent out this tweet: Izakaya opening soon in newtown!! Win As an izakaya-convert, I instantly wanted to know more. I didn’t know Dan at all, but I […]
One of my favourite things right now is the Dark Chocolate Caramel from Kakawa in Darlinghurst. Take the paper wrapper, give it a ballerina-like untwist, sink it into your mouth and chew (and chew and chew). Anyone afraid of the bitter bite of dark choc needn’t worry, as the caramel sweetens the jolt, making it […]
