Bacon Jam, or a slice of all good things American, on a cracker
The office I now work in does a morning tea, which to the average American might seem quaint, as if pinkys are gracefully extended while raising tiny tea cups, small doilies are present and the...
View ArticleYarra Valley, and the search for lunch
So, after a few weeks of covering for a work collegue, I needed to take a little time, maybe even a day trip, to destress, not think about the job and to find a way to new inspiration. With that… Read...
View ArticleDeconstructed Lop Yuk with Rice Vermicelli
This is a reinterpretation of a lot of Asian flavors all in one dish. I can’t really call it authentic in any way shape or form. It starts with a lop yuk recipe I discovered in 2008 on egullet but…...
View ArticleStuff you need.
I am constantly looking at cookbooks, and always looking for something to get me able to cook faster, but without sacrificing quality. So, I took a look at Jamie Oliver’s 30 minute meals, which has...
View ArticleWhen Food and dating collide
One bit of advice given to me, that I give to time and time again is this… When dating, take a look at the cues your date is showing you. If you are at a restaurant, and your date treats… Read more
View ArticleThe Tucker and Miss Chu
In the search for good real food, we at Adephagia scour the earth to find the best. (OK, this we is really a ‘me’, and scour the earth means whatever catches my fancy, and the best is whatever I can…...
View ArticleCat Crap coffee, no shit.
This sounds like something out of some Gatsbyesque fantasy, but people are buying kopi luwak in larger than ever amounts, putting a strain (literally and metaphorically) in the Indonesian civit...
View ArticleDandelion, but not a weed in sight.
So, after the low-budget, urbane Miss Chu’s, what’s next? How about something more mixed, less urbane, and more sophisticated. Seems there have been good reviews of this place Dandelion, out in a...
View ArticleWelcomes and food as language
Welcome South East Asia. I had to get that out-of-the-way, as my Google Analytics tells me that I’ve attracted the attention of folks from that part of the world, particularly areas just north of...
View ArticleQuick Cuts
I am going to call this quick cuts because there are a lot of small places that each have something nice in Melbourne, but I am not quite ready to give a full review. All of these places were...
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