Author Archives: chiefprick

This is so cool. I’d love to run an illegal bar out of Stately Prick Manor: It’s not quite a speakeasy during the 1920s Prohibition era in the United States, but police have raided a secret, alleged illegal bar that … Continue reading →

We’re tied up with work and other commitments at the moment, so posting may be sporadic over the next few days. But lots of stuff on tap, too: Stayed tuned for a report of our visit to Sixpenny, the new … Continue reading →

Remember, kids, the government and its associated broadcasters are never wrong: THE ABC and SBS would be answerable only to themselves when it comes to complaints about their journalism, under proposals before Communications Minister Stephen Conroy. Television and radio stations … Continue reading →

Great news: I’m late to the party on this one, but it seems that Thomas Keller and other great California chefs are standing up to fight California’s insane ban on foie gras: More than 100 of California’s best-known chefs have … Continue reading →

The great baseball legend and philosopher Yogi Berra once famously said of a St. Louis restaurant, “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” That’s about the same way I feel about the food hall up on the fifth floor of … Continue reading →

This isn’t a half-bad idea, actually: THE federal government will pay families up to $300 a week to temporarily house asylum seekers in their homes to help deal with the increasing flood of arrivals. With the Immigration Department now facing … Continue reading →

So Mrs Prick and I were wandering back through Martin Place this evening after attending the launch of the Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance, a fantastic organisation that deserves your support for any number of reasons — not the least of which … Continue reading →

Woolies, Coles and Costco are jostling for the honour of selling the upcoming release of 2007 at the lowest price: The 2007 Grange will be released on Thursday morning nationwide and is one of the most anticipated wine releases of … Continue reading →

It was intended as a joke, but I fear that this comment on the latest anti-booze lecture on The Punch may one day come to pass: We should have alcohol rations. Everyone has a ration of 3 standard drinks per day, … Continue reading →