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General Admission – Chocolate Rush Festival 2011

Following on last week’s post on the chocolate and cognac pairing that we did at the Chocolate Rush Festival, this week I’m presenting the rest of the fun we got up to while we were there! We had a fabulous time, and while I’m not new to the idea of going to conventions [...]

Chocolate and Cognac Pairing – Chocolate Rush Festival 2011

A few weeks ago, I finally found a Melbourne-based podcast on RRR community radio called Eat It hosted by Cam Smith and Matt Steadman. And while my usual podcast playlist is very good (Splendid Table, KCRW Good Food and The Sporkful), they all have the drawback of being American, meaning [...]

Good Food and Wine Show – Melbourne 2011

I have a guest blogger this week! Since I couldn’t get time off work for it, my best friend and beginner foodie, Celina, very kindly offered to write a post about this year’s Good Food and Wine Show for me. Celina has been cooking along with [...]

Catering to Food Allergies, Sensitivities and Preferences – The Tao of Taste

In an effort to get myself more in the habit of posting regularly, I’ve decided to try a new section on “food philosophy” – basically my thoughts about food and cooking, but without the fiddly bits like photos and recipes. Originally, I wanted to call it “Friday Foodosophy”, but the Doctor suggested maybe the “Tao [...]

Seoul Restaurant – Review

I had a Friday training course, so Celina (Fables in Fashion) and I decided to take the opportunity to widen our culinary horizons a bit and try Korean food for the first time.  Technically, I’ve had Korean barbecue a couple of times before, but those were both long before I was interested in [...]

Open Day at Savour Chocolate and Patisserie School

I forget whose blog or Twitter I first heard about this event on, but it certainly piqued my interest!  Savour Chocolate and Patisserie school is practically the only place to take pastry courses at, and definitely the only one that has any sort of focus on chocolates.

Since there’s track works near my local train [...]