How would you like to see this in your kitchen?. This is my very own chef Marcello Farioli, cooking dinner for me and a couple of friends last week. While this cooking was happening we were enjoying ourselves. Here’s what it looks like while you are chatting and a chef is cooking in your kitchen….
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Culinary Tales
On the odd occasion that I am not rushing from work to home and cooking till the wee hours I stop to consider that I do nothing to help others. I am not happy that this is the case and I would like to be able to contribute more, especially to refugees who more often…
Sagra Restaurant, East Sydney
“Sagra” in Italy is a small festival or town fair and it always involves food. A relaxed fun family event that everyone in town attends………..this is pretty much what Sagra Restaurant , East Sydney is about. It’s a small celebration of the best in the market. A celebration of nose to tail and seasons finest….
Rick Stein at Bannisters
The South Coast of New South Wales 3 1/2 hours from Sydney is an idylic strip of coastal playground dotted with holiday houses. It’s still relaxed and remains a very quiet and family friendly place to rent a house. We stayed in a place called Manyana for the weekend with full intentions of cooking, walking…
Keith Tulloch Wine
I love to go behind the scenes and visit producers This is where you feel the passion, the history and the struggle. You are briefly swept up into someone’s dream, feeling their passion and enthusiasm. It’s when I am reminded of most our connection to the earth and what it gives us, and that as…
East Coast Lounge, Chowder Bay, Mosman
East Coast Lounge- Chowder Bay, Sydney Disclaimer: This is not a “review”. I am not a reviewer. This is my attempt at showcasing a great place that I visited, and one you may like to read about or even go to……….. It’s not all that often that you go to a place and a whole host…
Raise a glass to the Cask it’s 50 years old
Cask Celebrates a milestone Last night I stood shoulder to shoulder with some of the heavy weights in the wine industry while they chatted about Wine Casks. It seems that during those years between my teens and now, wine casks have not only survived, they have grown up. Did you know that the wine cask…
Good Glasses effect taste. A Masterclass with Badoit water
Does a glass effect how the drink tastes? You bet. Come top a masterclass and learn how good glasses effect taste. I went to a water Masterclass at the Omnivore festival in Sydney recently. The idea was to find out if good glasses effect taste. This is an exercise to prove once and for all…
Fennel, Blood Orange and Crisp Chilli Peperilli Salad
Fennel, Blood Orange and Crisp Chilli Peperilli Salad with Oliving by Hans I have to admit that I love Salami and Chorizo and Kransky and all manner of small goods. I don’t often use or serve them as much as I’d like because of the amount of saturated fat that is is involved. And you know…
Sweet Carrot Ricotta Pancakes- Beautiful Food
Do people still buy cookbooks?… Yes you bet they do. There is nothing like flicking through the pages and book marking all of the recipes that seem to beg to be made. They are always there when you want to return to them. The recipe for these Sweet Carrot and Ricotta Pancakes came from…
The Classic Cupcake Co and Natvia
I had a delicious introduction to a cute little shop just recently. I visited for a launch, which I will tell you more about later. It’s a cup cake shop in Mosman, The Classic Cupcake Co. owned by Anna Eden. It’s a bit different from other shops of this kind and I was so impressed…
Oysters Spicy Maple Dressing. Sydney Fish Market
Try these Oysters Spicy Maple Dressing for an extra treat. And did you know you can do a special tour of The Sydney Fish Market? I had a very interesting morning last week. I pulled into a parking space in the dark at the Sydney Fish market. At 6am the carpark is full of vans…
A trip to Auburn
Sponsored Post I am not sure about you but the perfect day for me would be any that I spent with one of my sisters, which usually also means eating and today I am going to lunch and on a field trip to hunt down some cushions. My sister loves cushions in fact I think…
BBQ Salad Brussels Sprouts Salami, Smoked Mozzarella
When grilling time comes around why not give this wonderful warm salad a try on the BBQ. Crispy hot salami and grilled brussels sprouts make this a must. Don’t skip the smoked mozzarella BBQ Salad Brussels Sprouts, Salami, Smoked Mozzarella Salad It seems that Barbequing is still a man’s domain. Men are expected to turn…
Rainbow cake and how I excited the neighbours
Sponsored Post A lot of people I know may not be fussed about eating a rainbow, but, as I discovered, for one family this rainbow cake caused extreme excitement. I know it seems strange but often when I have too many cakes, tarts, biscuits and possibly a spare dinner or two, I walk out the…
Fiji. Visiting Suva
They don’t call Fiji the land of smiles for no reason. This laid back land is the second biggest travel destination for Australians after Bali. There are two main islands and up to 900 smaller ones and a world of choice as far as styles of accommodation and holiday. Suva, the business of Fiji…