June 27, 2018
A big week in beef
I have had a big week in beef. Starting with a new company rearing and processing their own beef in Tallarook. A beautiful part of...
June 13, 2018
It’s a tough life but somebody’s got to live it
Life is tough for me at present. Last week we went to the Gold Coast to watch the Cats take on the Suns at...
May 30, 2018
Let it snow
American influences have been with us a long time. In the sixties, my mother had a cookbook from Better Homes and Gardens. It was a...
April 18, 2018
True love and homegrown tomatoes
I have been swimming most days since October last year and I cannot believe how warm the water has been. It was still beautiful...
March 21, 2018
Great Ocean Walk ends with great meals
A couple of weeks ago I managed to complete the Great Ocean Walk from Apollo Bay to the Twelve Apostles. It was more rewarding and...
March 7, 2018
Great Ocean Food takes big coastal strides
By the time you read this article, I (hopefully) will have finished the Great Ocean Walk from Apollo Bay to the Twelve Apostles. It is...
February 22, 2018
Great Ocean Food: Fast food, small talk
When talking to customers in the store I used to own, I would often have the same conversations repeated. It is inherent in the...
February 9, 2018
First tomatoes of the season eaten, and you can’t have enough
We had the first of our tomatoes from the veggie garden over the weekend. They were delicious tossed with some olive oil, salt, pepper, basil...
January 26, 2018
Beautiful bivalves make for summer feast
Isn’t this summer weather just glorious? I know we need some rain but so far 2018 has produced those beautiful summer days to enjoy...
January 11, 2018
Sea’s bounty withheld, but a good day’s fishing nonetheless
Last weekend, I went fishing. Bright eyed and bushy tailed, we woke at daybreak, determined to have several whiting landed early and move on...
December 29, 2017
Yotam to be trusted with turkey
By the time you read this article, Christmas 2017 will (hopefully) be a wonderful memory of time and food shared with family and friends....
December 18, 2017
Bearnaise and buche de noel part of the magic
Readers of this column will know that in another life I owned a catering company. We worked for many and varied clients, the two biggest...
December 6, 2017
Lines in the sand as Christmas approaches
The racing carnivals are all over and I for one am looking forward to some beach weather. Despite me not operating a seven-day-a-week business any...
December 1, 2017
Memorable snapper drowns out the rain
We were in Noosa for a few days last week on what was meant to be a quick break in the sunshine. While there, it...
November 21, 2017
The Olney way to go
My sister-in-law recently returned from europe. she very kindly brought me a present, which I adore. It is a cookbook written by richard olney...
November 7, 2017
Tigers batter Crows, Tony batters fish
If I have a weakness for take away food (and I do), then perhaps my favourite is fish and chips. Deep-fried flathead is my preference...
October 31, 2017
Tony tells a porky
the food I enjoy most when travelling is the unexpected (and sometimes out of the way) places that are not necessarily obvious. Take the porchetta...
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