Author Archives: chiefprick

I’ve just ordered my copy of Adam Gopnik’s The Table Comes First, and from the sounds of this Kirk Leech review, I’ve got something to look forward to, namely, an eloquent swipe at the moral vanity of those middle class … Continue reading →

So fans of this site (both of you) will be well familiar with my ongoing quest for the perfect Reuben sandwich, which has been thwarted at every turn by parvenu Brits and others who wouldn’t know a New York deli … Continue reading →

For all the complaints that it is a hotbed of right-wingery, News Ltd’s opinion site The Punch certainly packs in the lefties. Here’s union hack Tara Moriarty indulging in economic illiteracy as she defends the night and weekend penalty rates … Continue reading →

OMG! Paula Deen’s been caught – the journo’s words, not mine – eating … wait for it … a cheeseburger. On a cruise ship. The horror. Not only that, witnesses said the diabetes sufferer was “woolfing” it down. Mitch Hedberg … Continue reading →

So the Spectator Australia folk have finally put up a link to my piece suggesting that we ditch award wages in the restaurant industry and get servers hustling for tips instead: Here I propose an experiment: very simply, the restaurant … Continue reading →

…for the lack of activity in these parts. The weirdly abbreviated holiday week in Australia, plus an avalanche of paid work, has me still figuring out how to work writing into the schedule. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, work is the … Continue reading →

The Prick With a Fork was on the road yesterday, in search of subject matter for this site’s inaugural review. Any guesses where we wound up?