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Shoofly pie with pecans + white cherries

18 January 2012 American
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It’s pretty ironic that a fly should land on my arm whilst rolling out the pastry for this pie, quickly buzzing away when I said words a little more harsh than shoo.  I mean, really, who says shoo in this day and age other than your nanna or some stressed-out Amish woman freaking out because flies keep landing on [...]

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Fette Sau – Williamsburg, NY

6 January 2012 American
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What is it about eating copious amounts of meat that makes you want to just lay back, rub your belly and sink into a post-protein coma? After our lunch at this Williamsburg institution I wanted to do just that and anyone craving that glorious bbq flesh is bound to feel like a fette sau themselves [...]

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A day trip to Summit, NJ

23 December 2011 American
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When somebody recently asked me if we’d done any day trips out of New York I said yes, just one. To be honest I really wanted to duck out to Boston but not just for the day. A couple of days would have been nice. Our day out of NYC was spent in a city [...]

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Coffee and the City

9 December 2011 American
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My name is John and I have an addiction. Prior to setting off for the States I had a nagging concern. When addicts don’t get exactly what they’re craving, what their body needs, things get a little tense. A little messy. I’ve been told by a few non Australians that we’re spoilt for choice when [...]

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Charlie & Co. Burgers – CBD

30 December 2010 American
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So here I am back at Charlie & Co. Actually let me clarify. I had the I don’t taste chilli crab burger at Charlie & Co. down at Opera Kitchen a couple of weeks ago so coming to the one in town upstairs at Westfield is a first-time experience for me. I refused to wait 45 minutes in a queue within [...]

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Buppa’s Bakehouse – Newtown (closed)

4 July 2010 American
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It never ceases to surprise me how most of us take for granted the things we have in our own backyards. You know it’s there, you’ve see it countless times and yet you’ve never quite stopped to give it a go. One such place is a mere five minutes walk from my house, a place [...]

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Spicy ribs

9 January 2010 American
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There’s something really enjoyable and satisfying about eating with your fingers, especially when bones are involved. Slurping and munching, food all over your hands and face … it’s kind of like being a child again. If you can relate then you relly ought to try this recipe for juicy spicy ribs. spicy ribs ingredients     1 tsp [...]

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Black + white cookies

5 January 2010 American
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The humble black + white cookie. A native New Yorker can probably tell a lot from a person just by watching them eat one of these addictive cookies. Black or white? What do you bite into first? Do you eat down the middle? I am far from being a New Yorker. A week in the metropolis doesn’t [...]

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