This is a tale of an exciting tip-off. Mr B’s mother told me that in Eley Road, Blackburn South, there existed some sort of magical nut emporium where one could buy nuts at vastly cheaper prices than the supermarket. I filed this away as a “huh, that’s interesting, I didn’t think any of those shops … Continue reading
Well, it doesn’t look like much, but I had a go at one of Jamie Oliver’s recipes from quite a while ago (the Cook With Jamie tome): Jools’ favourite Saturday Afternoon Pasta (the recipe is available here, and basically involves tuna, fennel, cinnamon, lemon and chilli in a tomato based sauce). This dish is not … Continue reading
Basso’s 195 Little Collins Street Melbourne CBD You can almost hear the death rattle of the retailers that used to inhabit the old Georges department store space on Collins Street. Readers Feast have just moved in – may they have more luck than the fashion boutiques, homewares and others that have closed in this graveyard … Continue reading
