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It is hardly the greatest sin in journalism, but when the issue is restaurants in France serving up factory food and calling it their own, it is to say the least ironic to report it by serving up a story … Continue reading →

The other day the Prick heard it remarked that Australia was fast becoming “the coup capital of the Western world” given the enthusiasm with which our political class cycles through leaders. The old reminder whispered into the ears of Roman … Continue reading →

France may be a wonderful country but Australia is not the most Franco-philic of nations. Sure, there haven’t been any “freedom fries”-type incidents of the sort that in decades past marred Washington’s relations with the Quai D’Orsay. Nor have the … Continue reading →

That the stunning knives Mrs Prick and the Little Pricks gave me for my birthday are Damascus steel should in no way be taken as a commentary on the Syria thing, but I will note they are far preferable to … Continue reading →

“Fish don’t fry in the kitchen, Beans don’t burn on the grill, Took a whole lotta t-ry-in’, Just to get up that hill!”               — “Movin’ on Up”, theme from The Jeffersons The Jeffersons was one of those wonderful American … Continue reading →

Because being able to draw a milk-kitten in the froth of a macchiato is no longer sufficient to signal one’s manliness: Yes, our darling baristas have been growing out their facial hair and parading big, bushy bushranger beards (offset with … Continue reading →

One of the great things about wine shows is that they invert the normal order of things. Like being on holiday, at a wine show it is not only perfectly acceptable but actually encouraged to get onto it before noon: … Continue reading →

A couple of readers have asked for more details on how we Pricks achieved briskety goodness on the weekend. Well, here you go: First, you’re going to need a few kilos of brisket. Ask for it boneless, and with the … Continue reading →

Much is being made over the menu that at first was allegedly distributed at a Liberal party fundraiser several months ago and which now looks to have been an inside kitchen joke that somehow made its way into the drawer … Continue reading →