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ummm.. where's the TALK ?? (OPERA KITCHEN)
Oh my, let me just read this for you:It may be worth nabbing Opera House season tickets because the food offering is really getting with the program. A dining precinct dubbed Opera Kitchen opens...
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my two ideas for your Saturday
First, a trip to the Eveleigh markets for some spring vegetables (FRESH flowers) + croque madame from the people at the bird cow fish stand. Their croque madame is unbeatable for breakfast at the...
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rainbow cupcakes
Now, I've really not (NOT) ever been into the whole cupcake cult. I love a delicious cupcake, just like the next person, but all the fussy decoration stuff that people get into is not really my...
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food lit
Unsurprisingly, I love to read about food. I ESPECIALLY love to read people who have a real joie de vivre (joie de manger !) - writers who are really enthusiastic + passionate about the art of sharing...
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thanks for the list, Terry
So, today SMH published the top 50 Sydney Food experiences according to one of their food journos, Terry Durack. This is the same list that was published in the sydney mag 2 months ago. It's a...
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vegetables !
Not my words, but a very good excerpt from the NY Times Diner:"A while ago, just on the seam between summer and fall, I had a good dinner at a blessedly calm London restaurant called Gauthier. My first...
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lamb, cous cous + stone fruit salad
Earlier on the blog roll I shared about my brush with Good Living fame + the lamb/stone fruit/cous cous salad.This week I had occasion to think about updating this recipe. I tried a few different...
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la crêpe
Bonjour my friends !Today I am going to write about perhaps one of my (very) favourite things - LA CRÊPE !Learning to cook the crepe was probably where it all started for me. I often credit marriage...
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away for a few weeks...
Dear all,I shall be away for a few weeks + so shan't be blogging again until about the end of Nov.Love to all !xx
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feather + bone !
Hello everyone ! Home again, home again...So, on Saturday the lovely people at Feather + Bone held an open day in their warehouse-space in Rozelle."Feather and Bone ?" I hear you ask ?Well, prior to...
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a brave new world ?
photo by Peter DaSilva courtesy of NY times articleIn the beginning, there were the French with their julienne, their confit and their sauces. Then, along came the Spanish with their foams and their...
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eat your weeds !
Doing my bit ! These were being sold at Taylor Square markets yesterday by the people at Champion's Mountain Organics - I bought it instead of rocket - very tasty, it's a little bit like baby spinach...
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GUEST POST - Sam Russell's excellent UK adventures !
One of the best things about keeping this blog has been people's new-found propensity to share with me detailed accounts of recent WONDERFUL FOOD EXPERIENCES ! I hang off every word - I love it !Last...
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the importance of cookbook photography
Below is an excerpt from a book review "Plenty vs Around My French Table" from Food52.com. I just really appreciate how the author articulates here what is, I think, probably behind my subconscious...
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GUEST POST pt 2: And so to the US...
And so, we are treated to part 2 of Sam's excellent adventures... Enjoy. (by Sam Russell) Ahh, America. Really, I love you like a fat kid loves cake, but I don’t understand you. You’re a journey into...
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3 foodie things I learnt on the weekend
1. making fresh egg pasta with parsley + basil together works well.2. you can buy Paesanella burrata from Fratelli Fresh for about $10.50. (If you don't know what a burrata is, go to FF, purchase one...
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melbourne
A fun thing about working at the opera is that twice a year we swap performance spaces with the (Australian) ballet and head down to Melbourne for a time. Melbourne is a pretty wonderful town and...
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moving with the times
Sometimes you just have a feeling that things have moved on from where they once were. Sometimes, whether you like the change or not, you made just need to go with it.This is what i have surmised, in...
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book of the moment: PLENTY (by Ottolenghi)
My book of the moment is PLENTY, by Yotam Ottolenghi. This book is completely excellent.Much more than just a vegetarian cookbook, PLENTY is a book that celebrates MEAT-FREE DELICIOUSNESS. I wonder how...
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flash in the pan
So, I've recently had an experience only shared by 49 other people in this country. In some form or another, the experience continues for some of those 49; and, at different times and in various ways,...
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