Here’s something I wrote for The Guardian on school lunches. Thank you to everyone who told me what they ate. My daughter has just started prep and, in addition to the herculean task of getting her out the door five mornings a week, we have to pack a lunch. It’s a complex business. Nuts are […]
I like eating alone. Here’s something I wrote for SBS. People gush about the benefits of families eating together – it’s a ritual that apparently strengthens families, boosts a child’s vocabulary and combats obesity and juvenile delinquency.[1] [2] We only have to look at the movies to know that family mealtimes are a big, life-affirming […]
Hello there and welcome to the year of the rat. Here’s something I wrote for SBS Food on how to yum cha like a master. *** The clatter of trolleys, the clacking of chopsticks and the merry sound of families sucking on chicken’s feet. Oh, yum cha! Food trends will come and go, but your […]
A little something I wrote for The Age Good Food section. How to be a good 21st-century dinner guest Been invited to a dinner party lately? Probably not. In the olden days people threw them with linen napkins, man-woman-man seating arrangements and a proper cheese course. Nowadays it’s all, “Pop over Friday – I’ll cook!” and […]
A little while ago I posted a question to my Facebook friends: ” Keen cooks, what do you argue about with your partner when cooking in the kitchen?” The results were amusing and illuminating. These were some of the responses. –Mess. I’m a clean as you go type of cook. – “Stir it to the […]
How to survive and thrive at a buffet
Unfurl a banana, scratch your armpit and de-louse a loved one: the Chinese Year of the Monkey is upon us! This is the year to go ape over banana milkshakes; to listen to the collected works of the Monkees; and to enjoy toasting a cheese sandwich on your gorilla (griller). Here’s a little something I wrote for SBS Food on Chinese […]
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