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June 2010

The Home Baker – Brasserie Bread Workshop

June 30, 2010

Schiacciatta con L’uva, a rustic grape studded flat bread of Tuscan origin, was recently featured on a MasterClass episode of Season 2 of Masterchef Australia. During this MasterClass, Michael Klausen, CEO & Director of the popular artisan bakery Brasserie Bread, demonstrates the process of making this flat bread to a couple of the show’s contestants. [...]

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Easy Like Sunday Morning – Garfish

June 17, 2010

Sunday brunch. A time for relaxing, often enjoying your first meal of the day at some restaurant or cafe with friends. In this instance, the relaxed atmosphere of Garfish in Crows Next. However, when toddlers are in tow, there’s a certain degree of anxiety that builds regarding the potential loss of my Utopian notion of [...]

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Over Cendol-gence – the heart of Malaysia & Thailand: Day 3

June 15, 2010

A day trip to a town with a name that sounds like an ethnic curse word. Rickshaws that looks like they’ve had a reality show make over. Cendol crawl uncovers one of the best cendol I’ve ever had, as well as a face off against my arch nemesis. 100cm of pure awesome. All this and [...]

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A Taste of Elegance – Tokonoma Shochu Lounge & Bar

June 10, 2010

Dim lights of orange and yellow cast rays of warmth, drawing forth a sense of comfort on an otherwise frigid winter’s evening. Lights, that barely give form to sophisticated cocktails and diners a like, provide an intimate mood of romance, elegance & class. A party of five gathers around a small table, some of whom [...]

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If You Meet Buddha on the Road – the heart of Malaysia & Thailand: Day 2

June 8, 2010

Malaysia, day two. The food tour group’s first day on the road leads us to a bubbling cauldron of meat, bones and end trails, with a little toil and trouble; a flash flood and a growing dislike for a deity; seafood with a lyrical name; and taking a fresh approach when facing an arch nemesis [...]

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A Journey of a Thousand Meals – the heart of Malaysia & Thailand: Day 1

June 1, 2010

A journey, when seen through the rose-tinted perspective of a metaphor, is one that not only implies a sense of adventure, but also a degree of change and growth in one’s self. A recent journey (in the literal sense), a food-centric tour of Malaysia and Thailand, with fellow food bloggers Billy, Helen & Minh, along [...]

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