When salmonella went feral a few years ago at a favorite Turkish restaurant, hospitalising a wardful of unlucky diners, I felt the urge to eat there out of solidarity with the owners but sadly, the health inspectors had put paid to my plans. The joy of returning to a previous favourite restaurant is built entirely… Continue reading The outing of Camy Shanghai Dumpling House’s secret
Honda Chaly with Lemongrass
Cambodia’s 50cc workhorse doing about as much work as it can. Spotted in downtown Kampot, Cambodia
Five Links on (Good) Friday
Photo Credit: Wooster Collective Food Hero of the Day: Former Microsoft CTO, Nathan Myhrvold – “I love to cook short ribs at 130 degrees Fahrenheit for 36 hours,” Myhrvold says. “They become very flavorful and have a different texture than most braised meats.” Once upon a time, public relations folk would spam food bloggers with… Continue reading Five Links on (Good) Friday
Hellish hosting issues followed by rewarding breakfast
Sorry about the outages to the site over the last week. My hosts have been having problems with their DNS servers, which for laymen, means that the name of my site hasn’t been pointing to where my site is really located. Some people could get to my site, others could not. I’ve fixed it by… Continue reading Hellish hosting issues followed by rewarding breakfast
Making Bacon
There is a descent into a darker realm when you begin cooking with a product labelled “CAUTION: Do not swallow”. The possibility of inadvertently killing your loved ones rises and your ability to rely on the way that a preparation tastes before cooking declines. The normal sensory cues that stop most sane people eating food… Continue reading Making Bacon
Making money with your food blog
Selling eggs near Russian Market, Phnom Penh, Cambodia As I mentioned in “How to start a food blog“, food blogging is a terrible way to make money if you enjoy living in the First World. This year, food blogging will pay my rent but not much else. Here is how to do at least that,… Continue reading Making money with your food blog
Melbourne street life: Corner of Bourke and Elizabeth St
7:00am in front of the GPO, Melbourne, Australia
How to make mayonnaise in 20 seconds
Why don’t marketers show you this when they sell immersion blenders? This is no Cuisinart or Braun, it’s the cheapest plastic model on the market. The hours that I’ve wasted, whisk in one hand and slowly drizzling oil in the other, or more likely queuing with my sorry jar of Praise at a store. No… Continue reading How to make mayonnaise in 20 seconds