Category Archives: Food

What a Ball!

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

The Pierre Hotel was an appropriately grand venue for the American Scandinavian Foundation Spring Ball on Friday night. The hotel was once home to Elizabeth Taylor, Al Pacino danced the tango in the Cotillion Room during filming of ’The Scent of a … Continue reading →

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The Mighty Quinn

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

Barbecue American style is all about the rub, the smoking and to some extent the sauce, so I have never been a big fan. The wonderfully charred and simply seasoned Australian BBQ was always my preference. Once in Alabama we … Continue reading →

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Papabubble

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

A few years ago a couple of Sydney-siders moved to Melbourne after learning  the sweet trade from an aging artisan on the north coast. Christopher King and Tommy Tang ( with a name like that you would just about have … Continue reading →

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Sweet rendezvous

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

Leading the well heeled crowd and the curious to Bergdorf’s yesterday was a leopardskin woman and her fashion conscious best friend. While they set the standard for the store’s buying demographic, anyone who slips though the spinning doors at the … Continue reading →

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St Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

It wouldn’t be St Patrick’s Day in New York without corn beef and cabbage with the fighting sixty-ninth! While much of the city is swamped by revelers reminiscent of New Years Eve, the Armory on Lexington Avenue becomes a focal … Continue reading →

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Back to school

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

There is something very delightful about a classroom that you enter voluntarily and find a menu on the board instead of lessons. R G Martin would be proud – although I’m a long way from the Ungarra Primary School, and … Continue reading →

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Do you want pastrami with that?

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

A good pastrami sandwich has long been the calling card of a number of famous Jewish delis in New York City. Katz is probably the most well known, 2nd Avenue Deli is displaced but dependable, and Eisenberg’s, my unchallenged favorite … Continue reading →

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Essex Street Markets

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

After the extraordinary inspirational performance of the Stockholm Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall last week, I thought I should have a look at some Nordic nosh. Maybe the secret of the joyful dancing conductor was in the food he ate. So … Continue reading →

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Cheesy language

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Slooshing through the snow on our bikes last weekend, Sean and I slid to a stop at the Bedford Cheese shop in Grammercy Park. At first glance it looked like a premium gourmet deli, and once inside, the sight of … Continue reading →

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NYC flat white

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Even though we all know that the best things in life cannot be duplicated, there is always the temptation to try. After delighting in the taste of apricots picked straight off the tree in Port Lincoln, I couldn’t resist a … Continue reading →

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