Food has always played an important part in our relationship, and thinking back on our time together, this pattern began early – with two occasions in particular. The first occasion was what you might say was our first real ‘date’. He was cooking me dinner; I had no idea what to expect. Watching him in [...]
Archive for September, 2006
A shared passion
Posted in 2006, Open Brief on September 8, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Bang the gong; it’s Chow time
Posted in 2006, restaurant reviews on September 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Where men fear to tread is the place The Captain, Mr Pink and Myself found ourselves. The dark, ominous, fleetingly lit back streets of Millers Point to the western side of the
Harbour
Bridge. “Aren’t we there yet?” whined Mr Pink. “Not much further now” assured The Captain, in his unwavering commanding tone. “Eek” Myself thought to [...]
oh so sweet
Posted in 2006, tastings on September 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
If a fellow human were to chew a handful of a food substance, then offer it to you for your eating pleasure, what would you do? You would refuse the saliva infused ball of goop. And this was my stance for many years when it came to honey. Nectar sucked into a little bee’s stomach, [...]
A Call to Arms
Posted in 2006, food politics on September 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
In this time of political correctness, it’s time to take action. Time to say “no more”. Time to demand that the racism, prejudice and discrimination in the fruit, vegetable and pulses world is stamped out! We talk about black beans, brown lentils, and red lentils. Named for their colour alone. The colour of their skins. [...]
