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Valentine's Day on Melbourne's river
"There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time." Elaine Stritch I think I may have used that quote...
Feb 15
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Who are these people?
"I know of three reasons that people go to coffee houses: to drink coffee, eat pastries, and socialize." Martin Bayer/Quora On Wednesday...
Dec 5, 2024
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Geese, dancers and friends by the river
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day." A. A. Milne The goose, well geese were the stars of the show really. ...
Oct 24, 2024
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A little drop of poison
"I like my town with a little drop of poison" Tom Waits It's a curious name for a place to eat and drink isn't it? I mean - 'poison'. ...
Oct 3, 2024
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An Italian day out in the city
It's Italian Film festival time and my friend Clare proposed going to see something with a lunch beforehand. I, of course, agreed and so...
Oct 1, 2024
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Dining in the neglected outer suburbs
"With such a strong migrant culture and ever-expanding suburban sprawl, Melbourne’s best suburban restaurants are popping up on the reg,...
Aug 8, 2024
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Ambience over food
"I don't go to restaurants, I go to tables." Langdon Winner It was that time of year when the females of the extended family get...
Jul 29, 2024
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Stephanie's idea of 'simple'
"A lot is said about simplicity in modern, Fench-influenced cookery. I find it very difficult to find a suitable definition of a simple...
Jun 28, 2024
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Date night
"we should stop confusing dating with Date Night." Bella Elwood-Clayton" Sydney Morning Herald It's my birthday today - and David's in...
Jun 20, 2024
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The pleasures and pitfalls of dining out
"The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going." George Carlin Last night we dined out with...
May 31, 2024
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Chicken butter cream - the real deal?
"Who invented the butter chicken? None of them did. It's like asking: Who discovered fire? Butter chicken was probably made at several...
May 6, 2024
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Amuse-bouches
Amuse-bouches: "a bite-sized hors d’oeuvre sent out at the whim of the chef, to whet diners’ appetites (or “amuse the mouth”) for the...
May 2, 2024
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Omelette at the Savoy
"There is no reason why this dish should ever change. I can’t improve it" Tom Kerridge On the other hand Felicity Cloake says that it's...
May 1, 2024
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The delights and annoyances of a Persian lunch
“One of the joys of restaurants is that they’re a brilliant place for disclosure. If you’re going, ‘Sorry, what? You did what? To whom?’...
Apr 29, 2024
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Crudités extremes
"the main object of an hors-d'œuvre is to provide something beautifully fresh-looking which will at the same time arouse your appetite...
Mar 20, 2024
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The perils of lunch in the city
“There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time.” Elaine Stritch A few weeks ago I decided I had...
Mar 19, 2024
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Swifties
"Swifty - Australian - a deceptive trick" An alcoholic drink consumed quickly" Oxford Languages "Not a valid Scrabble word" Wordnik "A...
Mar 2, 2024
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Living in a tourist town
"culture feeding tourism feeding culture." Ros Atkins/The Guardian Before I embark on this post just a note to say that there is a...
Feb 23, 2024
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Pretty in pink
"Pink isn't just a colour. It's an attitude too" Miley Cyrus Ten years ago on our last night in Beaucaire we dined in the restaurant of...
Feb 6, 2024
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Changing the form, but retaining the spirit
“When I opened up my first restaurant it was never to cook Greek food the way most people had seen it.” Peter Conistis The dish at left...
Jan 17, 2024
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