Photo by Astacus Enjoy those wild oysters while you still can: just in from the American Institute of Biological Sciences, The overall condition of native oyster reefs is poor in most of the 144 bays in 40 ecoregions we evaluated. Although individual oysters are still present in most places, records of historical (past 20 to… Continue reading Oysters are functionally extinct
Category: Australia
Footscray Market Christmas Opening Hours 2010
As my local market still doesn’t seem to have a website, the posted opening hours for the Footscray Market this Christmas are: Tuesday 21 December: 7:00am-4:00pm Wednesday 22 December: 7:00am-6:00pm Thursday 23 December: 7:00am-6:00pm Friday 24 December (Christmas Eve): 7:00am-8:00pm Saturday 25 December (Christmas Day): Closed The market will remain closed until Wednesday 29 December.… Continue reading Footscray Market Christmas Opening Hours 2010
Phở Tam, Footscray
I’ve been a bit down on the phở scene in Footscray over the last few months. One of my regular go-to joints, Phở Tam on the corner of Leeds and Ryan streets has been hugely inconsistent on the soup front. They do a great bún riêu and have the hardish-to-find street food bánh bột lọc… Continue reading Phở Tam, Footscray
Alfajores in Maidstone
Melbourne’s west never ceases to dumbfound me when it comes to food. Maidstone is one of Melbourne’s least remarkable suburbs and thanks to the housing boom is making the direct transition from unremarkable council flats to unremarkable McMansions; rusting Camrys in the front yard making way for houses that touch three of the four boundaries… Continue reading Alfajores in Maidstone
Food bloggers prove that they can pull punters
Huge congratulations to Penny, Ed, Billy, Jess and Matt for pulling this together: five Melbourne food bloggers stepping into a commercial kitchen to offer the general public a chance to critique their food. They hardly need my plaudits considering the event has sold out, which finally and affirmatively answers the question about whether food bloggers… Continue reading Food bloggers prove that they can pull punters
The sultry sounds of Queen Victoria Market
I don’t shop for food outside of my ‘hood all too often these days and so a recent visit back to the Queen Victoria Market made me realise the distinctiveness of the aural landscape of Melbourne’s markets. Markets in Footscray are dominated by vendors spruiking their specials in Vietnamese, generally whichever fruit is cheapest and… Continue reading The sultry sounds of Queen Victoria Market
Trolling as the food writing
Terry Durack over at the Age manages to both pit Sydney against Melbourne and suburb versus suburb by attempting to pick the worst suburb for eating in each city. There is good food to be found everywhere in Australia – it may be behind closed doors or in people’s backyards rather than in restaurants or… Continue reading Trolling as the food writing
West Footscray Station, Evening
Taken on the iPhone, post-process with the Camerabag app.