Back in January, my friends and I were looking at options for a nice dinner in Surry Hills for a post silly season catch-up. One of my friends had always been intrigued by A Table for 20, and it was decided we would book a table for the next few weeks.
It is Celeriac season!!!
After failing to find any at my local growers markets I have finally got my hands on a good specimen at… Coles! Didn’t need to look too far in the end.
I decided to make a dish that is omnipresent in the French everyday life. Eating it transports me straight back there: summer picnics, buffets… but also school canteens, supermarkets ready-made for busy people… there are a lot of not-so-great versions out there, but when it’s well made, it’s really delicious!
In my never-ending quest for cheap and cheerful food, I have been meaning to go to Marrickville and taste good Vietnamese food for a while, but haven’t had the opportunity so far…. That was until our friend Brian, a die-hard foodie, Bourdain fan, decided to introduce us to one of his old time favourites: Old Thanh Huong, his second home away from home for many years now. He even calls the lady who manages it his “Marrickville Mum”: awww…!
Back in April, M. and I decided to make the most of the Anzac Day long week-end to go to Mudgee and take our car Titine on her first road trip. It was a happy coincidence that at the same time was taking place the Food & Wine event Go Grazing for which I gladly bought us tickets. This festival allows to taste wines from a dozen of local producers with finger food prepared for each stall by a chef also from the area, in view to best complement the wine.
