Author Archives: chiefprick

Apologies for the extended absence; the Prick has been down at the snow this past week, learning – painfully – how to (and how not to ) ski. Regularly scheduled programming resumes tomorrow.

In the very first episode of Mad Men, a show which by all rights I should love because it is all about arch capitalism and bad behaviour and smoking and drinking and screwing too much (but yet I don’t, and … Continue reading →

Prediction: “Noise Control” will become the next front in Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s long-running fight to stomp, smother, and regulate the fun out of New York City. Having first come for the smokers, the salt-lovers, and the soda slurpers, this piece … Continue reading →

It seems Fairfax journos want to make everything more expensive except their employers’ share price. Take the case of “Econogirl” Jessica Irvine, who once again takes up the topic of weight loss – a subject she considers important, because it … Continue reading →

Some people have nervous breakdowns in anticipation of birthdays; in the Prick’s experience, such crises seem to come in their wake. Crossing over into definitively into the land of the late-thirties earlier this month wasn’t hugely traumatic, though forty might … Continue reading →

In food, simple pleasures are often the greatest joys. And short of a fat slab of torchon de foie gras or a well-fed, piping-hot ortolan, for this former New Yorker’s money nothing comes close to a proper hot dog for … Continue reading →

With deep historic ties to the US, the gang here at Stately Prick Manor has watched with increasing dismay as America – and specifically the once-great engine of freedom, creativity, and prosperity (funny how these things tend to go together) … Continue reading →

Via reader s_dog, food related misquotes …

Very sad to read this news: Sydney’s Becasse restaurant will serve its last dinner tomorrow night. Chef Justin North announced his fine diner will close along with other businesses owned with his wife and business partner, Georgia. It includes Quarter … Continue reading →

I do more than just blog about food, you know. If you’re near a newsagent, pick up a copy of the Spectator Australia today — I’ve got a column about NIMBYs as the champions of urban freedom against developers and … Continue reading →