Google has bought gastronomic capsule-review bible, Zagat. From the Google blog: So, today, I’m thrilled that Google has acquired Zagat. Moving forward, Zagat will be a cornerstone of our local offering—delighting people with their impressive array of reviews, ratings and insights, while enabling people everywhere to find extraordinary (and ordinary)
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Sep 12, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees 2 Comments
Google buys Zagat, but no coverage south of the Equator
Aug 17, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees 2 Comments
Leaving Cambodia
I wrote this four years ago and have had it sitting in my draft pile ever since. I never released it immediately because it seemed like an episode from a past life once I was back in Australia, off the road and back on the corporate ladder. I’ve returned and
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Jun 27, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees 1 Comments
Teddy’s Bigger Burger, Hawaii
My favourite trait in Americans is the lack of fear. It spawns an infectious entrepreneurialism. It tempts them to cook a patty of ground chuck to medium-rare over fire rather than safely char it to a risk-free tasteless puck. The above was hands down my favourite hamburger of 2010, from
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Jun 10, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees 7 Comments
Takoyaki
I don’t understand the attraction of takoyaki. They’re balls of octopus and gluten served fresh on the streets of Japan, coated in a three types of umami: mayonnaise, bonito flakes, and their own special barbecue sauce. They turn out of their aebleskiver-like pans with a gluey consistency, a barely formed
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Jun 01, 2011 | Post by: Phil Lees 3 Comments
Brandy Wine Pink Tomato
Apropos of nothing, here is my favourite tomato from this year’s crop. I’d love to give you an exact variety but it came from a pack of seeds that mixed ten heirloom varieties, which sprouted at random. At a guess, it’s a Brandy Wine Pink, a variety from the US
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