You’re never too old to learn about new cultures, foods and destinations. So, what do we know about Azerbaijan? The capital is Baku, they have huge oil reserves that have made them lots of ‘new money’ and they don’t like Armenia much. Oh, and they won Eurovision last year. Cath drew Azerbaijan out of the… Read more
Welcome regular followers and hoppers. Today, I’m participating in a different type of event in the food blogging community – a Blog Hop. Bloggers come together to cook up a storm and link their blogs so those who are interested can jump from blog to blog, checking out the themed recipes. I’ve been watching the… Read more
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***THIS VENUE IS NOW CLOSED*** Local &/or General is the title of a song by The Models. Not when they were in their daggy ‘Barbados’ phase but earlier on, in their edgy, urban grit phase, prior to James Freud joining. It’s a song that’s always stuck in my mind and it seemed like an appropriate… Read more
*** THIS VENUE HAS NOW CLOSED *** I was originally going to call this post ‘Holy Trinity’ but if you follow the series, you’ll find out why there was a name change. I’ve spoken before about how I’m a big fan of Andrew McConnell’s work, both in the kitchen and in service at the table. … Read more
The very first real tingle of Autumn arrived in Brisbane last weekend. Gloriously sunny days, temperatures in the mid 20s with the mercury creeping down to below 15 at night. Now to many of you, this wouldn’t count as Autumn and to some, it would be positively balmy but to Brisbanites (for that is what… Read more
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I was originally going to call this post ‘Holy Trinity’ but if you follow the series, you’ll find out why there was a name change. I’ve spoken before about how I’m a big fan of Andrew McConnell’s work, both in the kitchen and in service at the table. A working trip to gave me a… Read more
There are a few things I like to do whenever I travel overseas. Sure, I like to eat exotic delicacies and visit the markets but I also like to while away a few hours in the local supermarket. This has led to novelty soft drinks in Syria and jovial icecreams in Slovenia and Croatia.Above all… Read more
