The Film: The Dish: The Reason: This is a meal worthy of a plucky team of investigative team of reporters. For one, it honours a sense of place. With its twang of blackstrap molasses, Boston Baked Beans are an edible institution. For two, it’s thrifty, making the most of meager resources. For three, it’s placating […]
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Inspiration for dinner can come from the darnedest places. If what you’re after is a cracking recipe for your next Meatless Monday supper, something to feed the visiting vegetarians, or a lovely side for roast lamb or pan seared pink fish, click straight to the bottom. If you have some time for a little whimsy […]
It’s time for food in bowls. Food that whispers away on the hob and then is portioned out and enjoyed with a single piece of cutlery. Food that allows you to curl you knees up underneath you on the couch and nurse a glass of red wine. Fodder that is the consumable parable of a […]
I want to tell you about my favourite place in Sydney. It’s possibly my favourite place in the world. The shortlist is quite long (Cliff bars of Dubrovnik, Yountville in the Napa Valley, Avoca Beach, Ammoudi in Santorini and Wailea in Maui all make cameos). But Freshwater Beach, or more specifically, Pilu at Freshwater, is […]
Drafted: 1.45 pm, Monday 15 December. Sydney. Comfort food means different things to different people. In this house, it’s pea and ham soup. It’s mild and coddling, thrifty and reliable. As long as there’s a tupperware of it in the freezer, I feel that everything is going to be ok. This morning I was walking […]