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Organics better. Official!
Organic food really is better for you. As Grist reports, a study by The Organic Center makes fascinating reading: “The authors show that before 2000, very few peer-reviewed studies compared organic and conventional food; the ones that did looked only at “macronutrients” — vitamins and minerals. In that era, there was little consistent evidence pointing… Read more »
Ben Shewry showcased
Making a connection with memories… He’s probably the hottest chef in Melbourne right now. When Michel Roux recently visited eating at Attica in suburban Ripponlea was a stand out for him. Gourmet Traveller lauded New Zealander Ben Shewry as best new talent. And when I had to decide where to eat for my birthday last… Read more »
Glass half empty as pub chains fail after smoking bans
More than a few people are surprised at the silly millions pubs are selling for. But could it be that they are overpriced now with interest rates peaking at over 9 per cent? Already the smoking ban is taking it’s toll – recently The Gin Palace’s Vernon Chalker said his takings dropped over 20 per… Read more »
The chum bucket of new food
“For a moment, there’s the sense that you’re traveling out on some rusty-bottomed trawler with the alcoholic fishermen of Asheville, chugging rotgut until one of you (maybe you. Why not you? You’re a smart person) strikes upon the idea of dredging up kelp and Irish moss to add to the chum bucket and then drinking… Read more »
The green beer that isn’t and the goat that is
Mountain Goat has established an enviable reputation for being green. Staff are incentivised to cycle to work. There are solar panels on the roof. Oh, and the beer is pretty good too. It must be irksome when brewing giant Fosters comes along with Cascade Green, as reported in The Age by beer writer Willie Simpson:… Read more »
The fat of the media
Never trust a skinny chef? What about a stick-thin food writer? Are there any? I must admit that a year ago I piled on the pounds reviewing food and that I’ve learnt to leave food on my plate. I know Melbourne food critic Stephen Downes swims while The Age’s John Lethlean is cycling. Super-sizing is… Read more »
Truffle salt is from Mars
Maldon salt, Murray River salt, pink salt. have you noticed the weird varieties of volcanic salt on menus. At Per Se in New York the numbers of salts offered to guests isin double figures. Now the New York Times reports there is truffle salt (and speculates on salt from Mars): Like the absurdly expensive balsamic… Read more »
AA Gill: The one star review
The wicked one star review that also lays into bottled water (and bottled fermented grape juice). As AA Gill says: “Your starter for 10: since the beginning of the industrial revolution, how much water has mankind irreplaceably used up? Is it one gallon per head, 100 gallons per head or 1,000 gallons per head? And… Read more »
The little brown restaurant review
Yes, AA Gill has been to India and done the usual squatting over a bowl – and a restaurant back in London: “Somehow, I picked something up. I’d had enough pebble-dashing amoeba and slurry with the fringe on top to insist on drugs, so I took it straight round to my doctor. “I’ll need a… Read more »
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