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Solo dining: the pitfalls and perks 20 Jul 2013 | 12:37 pm
“Julio! Uno!” That was the waiter who greeted me at Barcelona’s Bar Cañete screeching my dining status to his colleague in the bowels of the restaurant, and indeed to the entire street. Fortunately, s...
Taking stock, in Paris 17 Jul 2013 | 01:29 am
I’ve been busy: busy getting to know Paris. Busy getting blisters from all the walking. Busy not getting lost on the metro, which as a solo traveller with an abysmal sense of direction was far from gu...
The Great Freezer Refill 24 Jun 2013 | 05:33 pm
It began some time ago: the Great Freezer Refill. As my eight-week overseas trip grew closer I began squirreling away meals: a portion of lasagna here, a serve of lamb rogan josh there – small enough ...
Raising seedlings 16 Jun 2013 | 09:28 am
Sydney’s everlasting autumnal sunshine incited a last-minute seed planting push: mostly lettuce, spinach, leeks, spring onions and celery — and chilli, which didn’t germinate in those endless, breatht...
How to dispatch an old chook and earn yourself dinner 20 May 2013 | 05:55 am
The deed was done; the chook’s neck was wrung. Actually her jugular was cut and neck broken, but more on that later. The important point is that i slaughtered a chicken (under professional tutelage), ...
Question of the week: could you kill an animal to eat? 6 May 2013 | 05:17 am
Would you, could you, kill an animal to eat? For most of us, it’s a hypothetical question. We’re not in a position to go out and kill a beast, upon which to feast. Nor do we need to. We can pop … Cont...
Inside story: Ben Shewry’s slow rise to success at Attica 4 May 2013 | 05:03 am
Three years ago Ben Shewry’s ambition for Attica, his restaurant in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea, was to not go broke. Now diners have to book five months in advance to get a table on a Saturday ...
Question of the week. Restaurant rankings: Do you rate them? 30 Apr 2013 | 08:19 pm
The gastronomic gospel according to Restaurant magazine is out. El Celler de Can Roca is in, ranking No.1 on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, Noma is out — or at least down to No.2 from the top s...
The veggie patch: feeding a compost addiction 25 Apr 2013 | 09:38 am
“I can’t live without a compost bin!” That was me, putting my foot down in the back garden when I was told the compost bin had to go. Some girls can’t live without pedicures, new shoes, or chocolate. ...
The veggie patch: babysitting seedlings 23 Apr 2013 | 06:58 am
Call me crazy, but when i awoke at about 3am one morning to hear torrential rain outside i pelted into the back garden — barefoot and in pajamas — to drag trays of seedlings under shelter. You see, my...
