If there are songs that you play over and over again, there are also recipes that can possess you like an unstoppably catchy number. This year, my high-rotation favourite has to be a certain noodle dish, courtesy of cookbook writer Kanou Kumiko (also, known as Yumiko Kano/Yumiko Kanoh), but I never would’ve discovered it if […]
This afternoon I was on Anna Burns’ great Weekend Lunch show on FBI 94.5FM talking about the unplating of Sydney International Food Festival. It’s easy to look at what’s on and get program overwhelm, so I singled out a few of the many, many things that are on. If you scooped your hand through the […]
I used to think marshmallows were the most lifeless sweets around – it often felt like they were made by insulation experts, and not confectioners setting sugar and gelatine into little squares of magic (and dental havoc). Then I had artisan marshmallows – and realised it’s not even in the same orbit as the tragic […]
The good thing about being sick is getting to laze out with noodle soups for a week. The bad thing is wearing out your favourite ramen recipe. So I switched it up this morning and I made breakfast couscous instead. I took the basics from here – boil 1 cup fruit juice and one tbsp […]
This is my version of the absentee notes you gave to teachers in school, stapled with a medical certificate and signed off by your parents to show that yes, you really were propped up in bed, not feeling well at all. Hence the lack of updates here. It’s totally my fault, ‘cos only last week, […]
I’ve almost caught up on blogging about all the things I chatted about on Anna Burns’ excellent Weekend Lunch show on FBI 94.5FM on Saturday. Just have to cover Sweetness patisserie in Epping, which is quite the marshmallow mecca. Sadly, I won’t have time to do that until later in the week, but to keep […]
Like a very incriminating receipt you excavate from your pants when doing laundry – timestamping the last time you actually gave the pair a clean – I must admit I’ve had this review scrunched up in my pocket for a while. It’s kinda silly and I can’t quite explain it (the same way it’s hard […]
Photo of rhurbarb and almond tarts by Will Reichelt, during one of the many occasions we’ve hung around Bourke Street Bakery As you may know, there is a new Bourke Street Bakery cookbook. It’s a hefty volume (big enough to knock someone out with, if you want to ruin a perfectly good cookbook with a […]
Just been on Anna Burns’ great Weekend Lunch show on FBI 94.5FM talking about sweet treats for Spring. We talked about Sweetness, the patisserie that is best-known for its shelves of artisan marshmallows, located on Oxford Street in Epping. And Bacco in Chifley Plaza. And Pocket Bar in Darlinghurst. And the new Bourke Street Bakery […]
The folks behind the ever-popular Clipper in Glebe have opened a new cafe in Enmore. A few weeks back, Sally tipped me off about its impending arrival, and with it slated to open near Lisa’s house, all of us had been on new-Clipper-watch for a while. It was meant to open last Monday, but the […]
