a salad of peaches and grilled avocado |
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Monday, 30 July 2012
a salad of peaches and grilled avocado
Sunday, 29 July 2012
murree brewery: pakistan's true brew
the brewery's logo in the whisky maturation cellars |
as a little girl growing up in pakistan, i thought doctor’s brandy was so named because it could only be obtained by prescription. this naiveté can be explained by a combination of facts – a teetotaller uncle who would consume brandy for stubborn coughs, and bhutto’s prohibition, which provoked the local population to use medical certificates to secure alcohol. so it was with much surprise that i recently discovered that doctor’s brandy is actually a french brandy, produced under licence by murree brewery in pakistan.
Saturday, 28 July 2012
Monday, 23 July 2012
maltby street revisited
the rope walk, maltby street market |
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
thoughts on the great british washout and a recipe for english apple cake
the summer of twenty-twelve will be preserved
in my memory as ‘the great british wash-out’. the only constant thus far has
been a weepy sky whose sobs vary to the tune of a sub-continental monsoon and
the more traditional sheath of moisture that is british rain. my appetite
vacillates between foods that comfort and salads that are a riot of bright
colours. it is therefore not surprising that last night’s
supper was a salad of feta, arugula and baby spinach brightened by the sunny
disposition of strawberries, their sweetness pronounced by cubes of salty feta.
i scattered over some roughly chopped toasted hazelnuts to add a little bite.
Monday, 2 July 2012
kin bin tin on two unforgettable bars in sydney
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after a long day in the blue
mountains and a cruise back into sydney harbour, mk and i stumbled across the
redoak beer boutique. what promised to be an eventful lager experience also
turned out to be the most fascinating gastro wonder. we had one look at the
food menu and decided it had to be tried.
my other half was in sydney in june. these are his musings on bay eighty-eight in sydney. he tweets @kinbintin
Sunday, 1 July 2012
kin bin tin on bay eighty-eight in the land down under
- note -
my other half was in sydney in june. these are his musings on bay eighty-eight in sydney. he tweets @kinbintin
an eclectic self-composed breakfast |
on a wintery sydney
afternoon the perfect place to sip a flat white or a long black is bay 88. mk
and i stumbled across it the day we arrived in sydney. it is located on
rushcutters bay not far from where we were staying in kings cross. kings cross
is an eclectic area of strip clubs and dubious looking establishments. the
culinary options seem not too impressive at first with greasy glaring fast food
outlets. but look around the back streets and you might come across a place
like bay 88