Here’s a community built map of overhanging fruit in (mostly) Melbourne. Not much will be in season at the moment apart from the lemons, so hold off a few months before you selfishly plunder the neighbourhood trees. View Neighbourhood harvest in a larger map
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Is authenticity xenophobic?
My favourite Mexican cookbook is Marilyn Tausend’s Cocina De La Familia because it is not devoutly Mexican. Tausend isn’t Mexican and collated her recipes from interviews with home cooks across America rather than in Mexico. Recipes come with the location that they were collected and the Mexican state where the recipe or cook originated. It… Continue reading Is authenticity xenophobic?
Melbourne Restaurant Name Generator: Mexican Edition
Since the City of Melbourne passed an edict that no new restaurant can get a liquor licence in Melbourne unless it serves a fish taco, my Melbourne restaurant name generator has become redundant. I’ve been meaning to write some reviews, but most of the new joints do a pretty good job of satirising themselves. So… Continue reading Melbourne Restaurant Name Generator: Mexican Edition
Melbourne Restaurant Name Generator Twitter Bot
I’ve just released a new bot into the wild, who invents a new name for a Melbourne restaurant twice a day, just like the Melbourne Restaurant Name Generator but delivered directly to the loving bosom of your twitter feed. Follow it for regular, nonsensical updates.
Police on an Olympic Doughnut break, Footscray
Sampling Victoria’s finest jam doughnuts in downtown Footscray
Footscray Market Opening Hours – Christmas 2011
Another year down, another year where my local market, Footscray Market, fails to build a website. Opening hours for the market over the Christmas/New Year’s period are: Saturday 24 December (Christmas Eve): 7:00am-5:00pm 25-27 December: Closed Wednesday 28 December: 7:00am – 4:00pm Thursday 29 December: 7:00am – 6:00pm Friday 30 December: 7:00am – 7:00pm Saturday… Continue reading Footscray Market Opening Hours – Christmas 2011
May contain traces of glutton.
Spotted on a packet of pork and cabbage dumplings, Footscray
Sausage sizzle or popup charcuterie?
Photo Credit: Wooster Collective I worked in a food truck for a few months in 1996. The truck parked at automotive parts swap meets and out the front of the cow pavilion at the Royal Easter Show. I cooked hundreds of frozen hamburgers, industrial soy-beef patties defrosting on the grill for families with matching mullets… Continue reading Sausage sizzle or popup charcuterie?