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WLG ‘Pop-Up’ Restaurant – Wellington, New Zealand

August 27, 2010
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WLG ——————————-> SYD A three hours flight across the pond, the quaint Wellington city in New Zealand will be landing in the big smoke of Sydney some time in September. The New Zealanders are going to perform in group, but not with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet, chanting over a Haka traditional dance [...]

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Logan Brown – Wellington, New Zealand

August 26, 2010
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Hunger for the WOAP. Please forgive my ignorance, I have to admit that I actually never heard of them but on the other hand, John was rather excited to check out Logan Brown when we found out that it is one of the restaurants we are going to visit during our trip to New Zealand [...]

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Sake Master Dinner at Ocean Room – Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay, Sydney CBD

August 24, 2010
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Kanpai! Sake – Do you like it hot or cold? I can’t say I am an expert on the fine art of fermented rice wine, an alcoholic beverage made from rice that has been appreciated since over a thousand years ago in Japan. A lost in translation, most Japanese restaurants in western countries believe that [...]

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Menu Tasting at Garfish – Manly, Sydney Northern Beaches

August 20, 2010
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Come rain or shine. I’ll be there, so long there is food involved. Despite the ill weather conditions tonight is particularly one of the most extreme in Sydney this winter, The Pom and I still brace ourselves through the gusty wind and horizontal rain, we eventually find ourselves on the north side of Sydney harbour [...]

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Devour Gala Dinner @ Wellington On A Plate 2010 – Wellington, New Zealand

August 18, 2010
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Wellington on a Plate. Let’s devour to our hearts’ content. I seldom see a whole snapper being served at a dinner event, unless it is a traditional Chinese dinner banquet. So when the waitress brings out a whole roasted Northland snapper, proudly resting on a plate and surrounded by Cloudy Bay clams, I simply can’t [...]

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Limestone Coast Regional Tour – South Australia

August 9, 2010
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A Dinosaur’s Osso Bucco? Check out this monster! The size of it is way beyond belief! Even my dining companion volunteers to hold my iPhone next to it as a comparison while I take a photo of this ginormous osso bucco placed right in front of me. I found this utterly impressive humongous prehistoric piece [...]

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Food Bloggers’ Dinner at Bistro CBD – Sydney CBD

August 2, 2010
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“Food bloggers, come in our restaurants, take photos of the food and then criticise us on their blogs, what do they know about food?” Hence, the ever innovative people at Merivale thought is a good idea to put four Sydney food bloggers to the test, let them run wild in a professional kitchen and prepare [...]

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Win 1 of 5 double passes to Good Food & Wine Show Sydney 16-18 July

June 26, 2010
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Good food, good wine, good friends – great time! Good Food & Wine Show is back and will be kicking off in Sydney on Friday 16 July. The show offers three jam packed days of food, wine, chocolate, cheese, kitchen gadgets… Yes! Kitchen Gadgets!!! Also with hundreds of stalls showcasing produce from around the world. [...]

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Enoteca – Adelaide, SA with Antonio Carluccio

June 16, 2010
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“How do you spell Carluccio?” I ask Helen. “Aiyahhh Billyyyyy…. C.. A.. R.. L.. U..” she bemoans. Sorry Jedi Helen, I can only defend myself and my ignorance that English is still my second language let alone spelling an Italian name. Besides, I’m one of those people that never good with names especially during first [...]

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Tasting Australia media launch and luncheon at Botanic Gardens of Adelaide.

May 25, 2010
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ATFT had his first Tasting Australia in Adelaide. Tasting Australia is where food and wine media and celebrity chefs from across Australia and around the world to come out and play. It is an eight day celebration of food and wine in the city of churches, Adelaide and South Australia. This year there was over [...]

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Video footage of Tetsuya Wakuda’s Masterclass. Competition is closing soon, enter now!

April 29, 2010
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If you haven’t already known, the long awaited 2010 San Pellegrino’s Top 50 is finally revealed. Australia isn’t doing too bad with Quay and Tetsuya’s are still in the Top 50, and Marque is also stepping up rank #67. I was very fortunate to be invited to attend the Tetsuya Wakuda’s masterclass recently, and it was [...]

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The Food Bloggers Battle Royale Cook Off

April 28, 2010
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Let the challenge begin! Those words “Cook Off” are still ringing in my ear, and I don’t think I am ready to face those words for quite some time. When there are food involved, it is almost effortless to get a group of food bloggers together for a dinner party, but with a twist. Ellie, [...]

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Breadmaking Workshop at Convent Bakery – Convent Abbotsford, Melbourne

March 26, 2010
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Mix it. Roll it. Knead it. Bake it. Softer. Tastier. Better. Hungrier. That’s how Helen and I roll… …the flour dough that is, during a breadmaking workshop at the Convent Bakery inside the Convent Abbotsford, a Melbourne Food & Wine Festival event. My mum would be so proud to see her son making his first [...]

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Two long lunches at Melbourne Food & Wine Festival – World’s Longest Lunch and Viet Lane Sunday Lunch

March 16, 2010
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“Melbourne is the Lady, Sydney is the …” …jests by one of the guests during a “Melbourne vs Sydney” conversation at the world’s longest lunch. Helen (GrabYourFork) and I, two Sydneysiders are already stirring the pot once touched down in Melbourne. We both are very fortunate to be invited by Tourism Victoria to spend a [...]

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