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The Numbers Game
So the annual list of the world’s so-called “Top 100” restaurants has been released, and naturally the press is buzzing with analysis of who’s up and who’s down and why. No surprise, modernist gastronomy continues to reign supreme with the … Continue reading
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Around the Traps
Boy On A Bike is having dessert trouble … Parents are teaming up with lawyers to avoid responsibility for fun and profit … And as much as I love Austin, Texas, and as much as I love barbeque, I sure … Continue reading
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Inner-West Review: Board Presentation
Presentation is a tricky thing, and too many restaurants wind up so obsessed with their slate or salt bricks that they forget what they’re putting on them. This morning Mrs Prick and I had this brought home when we wandered … Continue reading
Inner-West Review: Big Brekky
When we moved into our little part of the inner-west a couple of years ago, more than one friend or colleague said the same thing: “Oh, you’ve GOT to go to Big Brekky!” Well, it’s been eighteen months, and last … Continue reading
“Like, it totally sucks I can’t buy a house?”
Every writer has a voice. I think that’s true, because every time I read Sydney Morning Herald economics columnist Jessica Irvine, all I hear is up-talking? Take today’s offering. While the rest of the country is observing ANZAC Day and … Continue reading
Tipped Off: Gastro Park Whine List
Another day, another news article which further confirms this blog’s long-standing belief that Australians – diners and restaurant workers alike – would be better off if we got rid of the ridiculous award wages system and moved to an American-style … Continue reading
Make Mine Meat!
Turns out, if we hadn’t been avid consumers of the stuff early on in history, we might not be here today: If early humans had been vegans we might all still be living in caves, Swedish researchers suggested in an … Continue reading
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Ask A Prick: Long Lunch?
Welcome to the inaugural instalment of “Ask a Prick”. Got a question? E-mail pwafork [at] gmail [dot] com. Dear Mr Prick: My sister and her husband have one last day of freedom before their son comes back from a week … Continue reading
Inner-Suburban Bliss
So clicking around some of the area food blogs I find this review of local Italian eatery and Labor powerbroker-hangout Tuscany Restaurant, which I haven’t been to in ages, in which the clientele is described as … local couples – … Continue reading
South Coast Review: Rick Stein’s at Bannisters
So this site is getting a bit schizophrenic (yes, I know, no letters from the mental health lobby please), and what with all the politics, media, and culture posts, to say nothing of the overseas guests lately hosted at Chateau … Continue reading
Prick With A Fork 