From the category archives:

Spanish

Manhattan Munchies #2 – random eats in NYC

9 March 2012 Breakfast/Brunch
Thumbnail image for Manhattan Munchies #2 – random eats in NYC

Here we have another epic compilation carrying on from where I left off with the previous Manhattan Munchies post. Let’s start with another restaurant by Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich - Otto Enoteca Pizzeria. The restaurant sits in the sprawling ground floor of the art deco One Fifth Avenue building and is modelled on an old Italian [...]

Read the full article →

Casa Mono – Gramercy NYC

10 February 2012 he eats New York
Thumbnail image for Casa Mono – Gramercy NYC

It’s only just occurred to me that out of all the restaurants we went to over our two weeks in New York we visited several places owned or co-owned by Iron Chef Mario Batali. The Spotted Pig being one of them, and a couple of others I’m yet to cover. Here at Casa Mono, Batali and co-owner Joseph [...]

Read the full article →

Grilled figs with chorizo + almond crumble

1 June 2011 Recipes
Thumbnail image for Grilled figs with chorizo + almond crumble

Two of the foods that I absolutely adore are figs and chorizo sausage. I effectively grew up eating figs thanks to having a tree in the backyard during my childhood, not the most abundant tree, but fruitful nonetheless. Chorizo is something I probably started eating during my teenage years and these days I have them on hand in the [...]

Read the full article →

Lorca – Melbourne

17 February 2010 Cafe
Thumbnail image for Lorca – Melbourne

Going out for breakfast is always a pleasure, even more so when you’re in the centre of Melbourne and you have a bunch of bustling foodie laneways to choose from. One of my favourites is Centre Place where you can park your glutes at one of the many cafe’s and read the morning paper while crunching on buttered [...]

Read the full article →

Slow cooked lamb, Spanish style

2 February 2010 Recipes
Thumbnail image for Slow cooked lamb, Spanish style

It wasn’t every night that we went out while Big Bro was down. One of the meals I made was my slow-cooked leg of lamb, and this time I decided to write down the recipe as I’m sure BB would like it. Served with a crusty sourdough baguette drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and [...]

Related Posts with Thumbnails
Read the full article →