Picking one representative King Island jam maker proved to be a religious choice. But as I asked around the advice was repeated, “for traditional jam, you have to talk to Mrs Perry. That’s ‘old’ Mrs Perry who makes her jam for the Church of England stall”.
A full English-style Christmas feast on a broiling hot December day – excerpt from book Me and My Big Mouth
I’ve always liked those cardboard advent calendars even with their tacky chocolates. Here’s our take on a more ‘regional foodie’ one.
“the use of cracked and dirty eggs and unpasteurised pulp and their role in causing foodborne illness, traceability, definitions, packaging and the labelling of eggs”
Scott Watkins-Sully tells the story of a big bloke in a small traditional bakery in historic Braidwood NSW.
What Pollan calls the evocative prose of “cutting edge grocery lit” and wonders at terms such as “from cage-free vegetarian hens” and “humanely raised” “sustainably farmed” and “organic feedlots”.
“If it arrives through the car window, it isn’t food.” and “Eat all the junk food you want–as long as you cook it yourself.” Michael Pollan
How curved a cucumber would you buy? How bumpy can your apple be?
This is an event that could and should be replicated in Australia.
White Rabbits, and the addition of the chemical melamine that has been used criminally to boost the protein levels in watered down milk in China.
It’s a strange show, and it seemed like all the inventors were out selling their gadgets en masse. Hose bags? Miracle window wiper? Cure anything nutritional additives? Anti-static plastic blinds?
“when you’re the cook and you’re carving the roast or scraping the pan, it’s ok to sneak the best crunchy bit for yourself”
Mark Bittman is the New York Times cookery writer and his blog is in my bookmark list.
Alex Herbert from Bird Cow Fish restaurant in Surry Hills in Sydney cooks a tribute dinner for British chef Fergus Henderson.
At the end of the season we’re starting to get the hang of cooking with this luscious black fungus and we’re sharing it here.