1. Caffeine strips: just what are the risks
and the rewards?
‘Clearly, ingesting one strip will give you less caffeine
than drinking a cup of average tea, let alone a decent espresso. And it won’t
taste anywhere near as nice.’
We are about to be swamped by this pernicious product.
Baristas of Sydney unite!
2. Chinese restaurant owner told to pull down two gigantic 50ft naked Buddhas from establishment's roof
‘The statues were a reference to a old Chinese
wives' tale involving Buddhist monks, which features one of them scrambling
over a wall to try some soup.
Buddhist followers, known for their peaceful ways,
were so angered by their religions leader being used as an advert that they
began protesting outside the eatery, demanding the figures be taken down.’
I, on the other hand, find them delightful and I
reckon the Buddha would have ROTFL.
3. Migrant stories given new life by visiting
their cafe culture
‘The white china was monogrammed, the teapots solid
silver and the mirrors and lighting art deco, but this was no posh city home.
It was a typical Greek cafe in country Australia, fitted out in the 1930s and serving
generations of hungry patrons for the rest of the century. The Busy Bee cafe in
Gunnedah was a prime example, run by the Zantiotis family and open daily
between 7am and 11.30pm.’
From Ross and Marie Kelly:
Here is an SMH publication of 20 photos of Maria’s family cafe. I love
#4 for its street view (prior to her Uncle backing his FJ Holden through
it!) Number 4 shows Maria’s mum behind the counter as a 13 year old ice
cream jockey, together with Grand Mum and Uncle Peter (Panayoti?) and a
fair haired local employee. Also # 7 gives a great view of the Busy Bee’s
interior.
4. Britain’s best fish and chips shops
‘With 2,000 of Britain's 10,500 chippies entering this
year's awards (that number has increased by 10% each year for the past three
years), there is clearly a growing emphasis on quality. Once-pioneering
new-wave chippies, such as the Fish Shed
in Topsham or the Tailend in Edinburgh, are no longer rarities. In 2011, the
awards organisers Seafish introduced a "best newcomer" gong to
acknowledge this growing network of new independents, who – often young fryers,
many new to the industry – are bringing a foodist rigour to your cod'n'chips.’
Who knew that Britain has a National Federation of Fish
Friers with its own training school!
5. Burgers with beetroot: a great Australian
tradition
‘it wasn’t until the 1940s that beetroot began regularly
appearing alongside tomato, lettuce and onion on burgers. That was thanks
largely to the openings of the Edgell and Golden Circle canneries in 1926 and
1947 respectively – but one of the more interesting theories, however, suggests
the trend has its origins in pranking US troops ashore on R&R.’
You’d be surprised how many people I know find the idea of
beetroot on a burger risible. They are even more aghast when I assert that it
must be canned beetroot of a particular sweetness. The question is why do I
continue to know them! I only take exception in this article to the disparagement
of the soggy red stained bun. If I was to go all symbolic about it, why the
absence of that bleed would deny us the thrill of imagining we were chomping on
the raw flesh of a great Aussie beeve.
http://bit.ly/1mVhngO
6. Vale Perc McGuigan
‘Few people other
than Perc McGuigan were witness to and a key participant in the past century of
Australian winemaking, although he will probably be best remembered for his 26
years as the Branxton cellarmaster-manager of Penfolds' prized Dalwood
operation.’
http://bit.ly/KTZ8ZR
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