Sydney’s top five Little Italy eateries, CNN // 27 June 2011
Read my piece over at CNNGo.com or read on here… In Sydney’s Little Italy, all things Italian permeate life like garlic in a ragu, and a journey reveals the real taste of Italian cooking. From pizzas to espressos, the delissimo grip on Sydney’s gastronomic landscape is as entrenched and authentic as ever. Long synonymous with … Read more
Sydney’s best kangaroo, CNN // 1 June 2011
Such is the Australian cultural peculiarity that the kangaroo not only adorns the national emblem and TV shows, but also dinner plates across Sydney. Lean, healthy and apparently beneficial as the meat may be, it’s probably not surprising that it is tainted with “Skippy Syndrome” — a public sympathy for not wanting to devour Joey’s … Read more
Gill v Bourdain at the Sydney Writers’ Festival, Evening Standard // 23 May 2011
My Australia blog for the London Evening Standard: Now, I’m not one for fisticuffs but when I see something advertised as “Food Fighters”, I want to see a fight. Of sorts. So you will understand my disappointment when, last week, this lacklustre Sydney Writers’ Festival chaired session puttered to a weak little close, the previously … Read more
My Caffe Sicilia review, Agenda Sydney // 11 April 2011
Surry Hills and The Godfather aren’t the most synonymous bedmates, but in the short time that Caffé Sicilia has been open, this Crown Street spot certainly seems to have attracted quite a – well – faithful mob. Hunched over pastries or coffees, Italian conversations in full flow, old and young alike are flocking to this … Read more
The tip revolt, London Evening Standard
The tip revolt, London Evening Standard Londoners shun service charge and leave cash for waiters… Published 11 May 2009
