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Taste of Sydney will roll into town in two weeks, taking place at Centennial Parklands from 8 – 11 March. This year’s program runs over four days and will feature over 40 tasting dishes from Sydney’s top chefs. New to the 2012 line up is...
A few weekends ago, I had the lovely pleasure of spending a morning cooking with Martin Boetz, Executive Chef of Longrain at the Crave SIFF Barbecue Madness event at the Sydney Grower’s Markets in Pyrmont. As I mentioned to Martin, dining at Longrain was a...
Some exciting news – we’re a finalist in the 2011 Pedestrian Blogster Awards. We would love it if you could vote for us! Just head over to Pedestrian TV and ‘like’ our blog. A big thank you for all the support and do cross your...
While some foodies spent last Thursday night in the company of Anthony Bourdain and AA Gill, I had a date with the legendary Marco Pierre White. He was in town for the week on a media circuit spruiking Continental’s new jellied stock pots. As I...
Sydneysiders love a great getaway and June will be the perfect excuse as the Hunter Valley kicks off its annual Wine & Food month. There are more than 70 events on the June calendar, including outdoor festivals, prix-fixe dining events, winemaker dinners, cooking classes and...
If you’re wondering why the city’s restaurants are suddenly empty this weekend, it could be because the crowds have flocked to Taste of Sydney, which is in town until Sunday. The winning dish for me was the cured ocean trout from Berowra Waters Inn. The...
During my trips to Melbourne thus far, I’ve had the big dilemma of where to eat and how often to eat. Probably not our proudest moment, but Mr. Taste and I ate a whopping 12 meals during a two-and-a-half day trip to Melbourne earlier this...
I probably shouldn’t say this out loud but, I’m very impressionable. Thanks to Tomislav Martinovic, I now have a $6,000 Pacojet on my wish list for Christmas. Watch out Mr. Taste! When I visited Tomislav back in May, I was amazed by his use of...
I recently received an invitation to attend a cooking class with Casa Barilla. It was upon receiving this invite that I realised I had never done a cooking class before. I wasn’t sure what to expect and dreaded reliving my high school food tech classes....
I’m forever inspired by stories of seachange. There is something incredibly heartening about the risks that people take to live out their dream. It seems that when you’re passionate about something, you work hard to push yourself out of an everyday routine and pursue that...
I always knew Heston Blumenthal was wacky. I just didn’t know how wacky until I saw him on Masterchef. I remember sitting there, amazed and bewildered as he unveiled his three Michelin star dishes one by one, including the iconic Sound of the Sea (edible...
I’ve often wondered what it must’ve been like for Charlie when he first step foot inside Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. Until now, it was something of an enigma. We were recently invited to attend Max Brenner’s 10th Anniversary Choctail Party which took place at their...
