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February 2009

Talho Portuguese Butchery – Gourmet Hamper [3 of 4]

February 26, 2009

To take a tangent both culinarily and geographically from the other hamper fare, I find myself outside of Talho, a Portuguese butchery at the fringe of the Petersham shopping district colloquially referred to as Little Portugal. Talho is a place I’ve read about a number of times, though this was my first visit to the [...]

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Paesanella – Gourmet Hamper [2 of 4]

February 24, 2009

An icon of the local Italian community and foodies in the know, Paesanella is a cheese store located at the heart of the Haberfield shopping district. It’s an area I like to refer to as a little Italy away from Little Italy (Norton St, Leichhardt). The same could be said of Five Dock as well, [...]

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AC Butchery – Gourmet Hamper [1 of 4]

February 22, 2009

AC Butchery is somewhat of a foodie institution from what I can gather. Quite often I’ll come across a foodie resource which will give a positive review here; an honourable mention there. Once you enter their establishment and sample some of their wares, you’ll start to understand why. The meat counter is a veritable array [...]

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Present Frame of Mind

February 18, 2009

I’d recently missed out on attending a friend’s birthday party, something that I referred to in a previous post. One thing I didn’t miss out on was the opportunity to buy him a birthday present. However, buying the right present proved to be somewhat of a challenge. I’ve always been the kind of person who [...]

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After Party Food

February 9, 2009

I always feel a sense of disappointment when I miss out on a good food opportunity. Especially one that brings together friends and the promise of good, home cooked food made from the heart. It stings that little bit more that it was for a friend’s birthday party. That it was missed due to work. [...]

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