Melbourne is quite possibly one of the best locations in the entire world when it comes to espresso stye coffee and ‘Melburnians’ consider proximity to a wide section of high quality cafes to be one of their basic human rights. However in the city with the highest number of cafes/population in the entire world, a…
Choosing Cheese
The people who know me know that I am obsessed with cheese; creamy, crumbly, sharp, mild, aromatic, fresh and inoffensive, I love it all. Interestingly enough it hasn’t always been this way, it took a 6 month working holiday in the Savoie region of France for me to gain an appreciation for what this cheese…
KNIVES: The Absolute Basics
So you’ve just been over to your friends house, as your walking through the kitchen a beautiful set of 8-9 knives sits in the knife block or along some magnetic strip on the wall. Chances are that they’ve forked out ($400 + AUD) for a bunch of ‘display knives’, never to really be used or…
Making Your Own Kombucha
Making your own kombucha is super simple, and rewarding. I’m a big fan of the taste and it’s a great introduction to fermentation. The basics can be outlined in some simple steps Aquire a SCOBY Brew sweet tea or infusion (allow to cool!!!) Introduce SCOBY (and the liquid it came in) in to tea, backslop…
A Sourdough Story
From this to this Flour, salt and water I can be a little obsessive. I first made bread in a a commercial kitchen when I was 15, the ritual of arriving early into a quiet kitchen to get the days loaves started had me hooked. The bread itself was a recipe for a fluffy white…
What We Think: 5 Top Melbourne Wine Bars
In Australia, Melbourne is regarded as the number one city for eating out ( full stop if you ask people who live in VIC) in a fun, casual setting. The landscape is dominated by laid back, non-pretentious venues, serving sharing style dishes that are designed to compliment your alcoholic beverage of choice. Often these sought…
Concrete Gourmet 