I must admit I was a little surprised to receive an invitation by Aduki to be a guest judge at The Great Melbourne Vegan Bake Off. For starters, I am clearly not vegan (a quick look around this blog would quickly dispel that!). But I must confess I am totally intrigued to learn more about cooking [...]
I have been inspired by a great book I picked up the other day by Hilary McNevin, titled The Guide to Fish. As I become increasingly concerned about the sustainability of where my food comes from, this offers an easy reference to teach Australian readers about the various species of sustainable fish, and recipes [...]
I love gnocchi. No, really. I absolutely loooooove gnocchi.
Growing up in an Italian family, this was the dish we always pulled out for big family celebrations. So when @jeroxie tweeted that she was throwing an International Gnocchi Party, how could I not attend?
The theme for the party was umami, so while I set [...]
The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is now officially an adult, after clocking up 18 years of interesting food and wine themed classes, demonstrations and dining experiences. 2010 is set to be another great year with over 250 events scheduled across 12 days. The only difficulty now is figuring out which events I [...]
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One of my absolute favourite spots for a bit of refined CBD lunching would have to be City Wine Shop. It ticks all my boxes; superb service (with a smile), a kickarse wine list (but of course!), an interesting and ever changing menu, and food [...]