When the skies (metaphoric or otherwise) turn a little dark is it cake or a cocktail that you reach for? Sometimes it’s hard to choose. Introducing; the cocktail cake. This one’s inspired by a dark and stormy. Quick caveat. Things are good. Shining good. Stellar good. They’re good for many reasons. For one there’s […]
In the kitchen
A few months ago I saw a man on the treadmill at the gym eating a Kit Kat. I wasn’t sure if it was inspired, or insane. Staying a sensible size when your days revolve around food is an interesting dilemma. It’s prompted posts like this from Niamh, and missives like this from Jay […]
This is a special pork dish. While I struggled to swallow that our wedding was four years ago, I’m also grappling with the fact that it’s been four years since I wrote this about one of our favourite Japanese restaurants in Sydney. March 2008 When you get the wind knocked out of you, you […]
The binding is becoming flimsy and the pages are lightly tanned. The pages of the book now remind me of the colour she liked her tea; “just scare it slightly with the tea bag, Tori”. On the front there’s an etching of of a pompous fellow in a chef’s toque; a large rib of beef […]
Does anyone ever eat at their own wedding? I’m coming to grips with the fact it was four years ago I picked out these flowers for my brideslaves. Four years ago that we smiled shyly like this. And four years ago that I wrote this about wedding food. There’s no pressure ok? You just have […]