Category Archives: Food

Salford Lads Club

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Bec

Yesterday four of us sat in the warm oasis of this cafe and watched the spectacularly shit Melbourne weather roll in from Port Philip Bay. I’m talking horizontal rain and trees. Apart from the usual pleasantries of being inside during … Continue reading →

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California Dreaming

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Bec

Santa Barbara beach, The Hotel Californian (Santa Barbara), Yosemite National Park, Deep Fried Twinkies (Santa Cruz Boardwalk), Alcatraz Island (San Francisco), Miller’s Garage (Highway 80, Ocotillo), Corn Dog (Santa Monica), Balboa Park (San Diego), Main Street (Santa Barbara) A year ago … Continue reading →

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House Warming

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Bec

Turkish kitchen implements, crazy-delicious salads, Guatemalan masks, the impossible-to-capture-in-focus loveable hound named Oscar, owls, suspiciously green tomatoes, a leftover relic from election night, blue skies and my sister channelling a creepy over-zealous Stepford Wife. All in all I would say … Continue reading →

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My [realistic] day on a plate

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Bec

Every Sunday, I await with glee the arrival of The Sunday Age newspaper for one reason only: Sunday Life magazine. This is a ritual of visual and voyeuristic fantasy and pleasure: features on people whose fabulous lives I will never myself … Continue reading →

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Manchester Press

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Bec

When my Sydney friend Claire (pictured with teapot) came to visit Melbourne I knew I had to take her for a ‘Melbourne’ coffee, preferably in an obscure lane way. The best option: Manchester Press. Located at 8 Rankins Lane, this … Continue reading →

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