Cuisine

May 22, 2013 | Post by: Phil Lees No Comments

First mention of Dude Food? 1911

I’ve been searching around a little for the etymology of the term “dude food”. Even though its use seem to blossom in the late 80s, it seems to have been around for a long time, referring to cowboys. The earliest that I can find is from journalist and author Caroline

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May 20, 2013 | Post by: Phil Lees No Comments

Your funds buy my food security.

The Jonas family grows pork that makes most other pork taste like that foamy pizza topping ham-substitute. If you’ve ever planned to cut down on how much meat you eat and then reward yourself with the best, this is it. You’ll remember where you were the first time that you

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May 06, 2013 | Post by: Phil Lees No Comments

Ratspotting

Originally sent: 12 May 2005. About this series. I spotted my first rat on the way to work this morning which was the size of a small pony. It was headed in the direction of my house. Things bode ill. I’ve just finished my first few weeks of work and

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Apr 24, 2013 | Post by: Phil Lees 2 Comments

A trending history of Australian home-baked goods

The relative Google search volumes for various popular Australian cake recipes.

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Mar 04, 2013 | Post by: Phil Lees No Comments

Ambient intimacy

While I’m working for Tourism Victoria, I’m not writing Victorian restaurant reviews or about Victorian product more generally on this blog. This is very much self-imposed. There is too much scope for conflicts of interest. I can hardly accuse a TV show’s kitchen of sucking while having to front up

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Nov 08, 2012 | Post by: Phil Lees 3 Comments

Deactivating almonds: foodie backlash and the commitment to food

Overcommitted. If you’ve been on Twitter over the past week in Australia, the slightly bewildering hashtag #activatedalmonds has been in ascendency. Pete Evans, chef, reality television judge and corporate spokesperson for Weight Watchers and Sumo Salad was eviscerated 140 characters at a time over a weekend newspaper fluff piece that

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Oct 13, 2012 | Post by: Phil Lees 1 Comments

Restoran Siti Fatimah, Langkawi

Self portrait with nasi campur at Restoran Siti Fatimah, Langkawi

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Oct 10, 2012 | Post by: Phil Lees 1 Comments

How to introduce your two year old to Malaysian street food.

1. Buy a street food. 2. Hand over the chopsticks. So, I had a kid and thought that I should mention it for when she’s old enough to ask about why she’s not in any of the blog posts, which will be soon now that she can negotiate devices with

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