The Foodologist — A man and his food

Sneaky Pickle – Adelaide

May 31, 2013

The Sneaky Pickle Van ’twas a tweet that got me to visit The Sneaky Pickle van before the deluge of rain began… It is exactly this kind of tweet that gets me pretty excited. You only have to have a look here and here. Unfortunately, upon arrival, I discovered that 1. The brisket was slow […]

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Pork Star Dinner – Adelaide – Public

April 26, 2013

There is always a sense of excitement in the air when the Pork Star dinner comes to Adelaide and the Pork Star dinner of April 2013 at Public on Franklin Street was no exception. Conceived as a means of getting ‘more pork on to the fork’ of Australian diners, the Pork Star dinners are dining […]

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SPRING GULLY FOODS IS A WAKE UP CALL

April 12, 2013

The following is a press release from FoodSA, South Australia’s peak food body: The placement of Spring Gully Foods into voluntary administration is a disaster for the South Australian and Australian food industry. Food South Australia CEO, Catherine Barnett said, Spring Gully Foods is one of the state�s food industry icons. They have won multiple […]

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Hereford Beefstouw

April 1, 2013

A few weeks back saw us visiting Hereford Beefstouw, Adelaide during some very hot weather. Travelling with our friends with kids in tow, we were welcomed early into this Hutt Street ‘meaty-eaterie’. Having opened in September, 2011, this place has established itself amongst Adelaide’s best steak houses with a number of different cuts of beef […]

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One Night Only!!! Celebrate Australia’s Best Young Chefs, Waiters & Restaurateurs at Public, 4th Feb 2013

January 14, 2013

For one night only some of the brightest young culinary stars will come together to create �Whet Your Appetite�, a dinner celebrating the best of the season and the young chefs, waiters and restaurateurs of the Electrolux Appetite for Excellence Awards. The dinner will be held at Public CBD where the 2012 Electrolux Australian young […]

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Food Trends for 2013

December 27, 2012

So it is that time of the year when we start to look forward to 2013 as 2012 draws to a close and I make some thought out but light hearted predictions as to what will be the Food Trends for 2013. These are not necessarily ‘definitive’ but are based on my own observations both […]

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Vanilla Kifli Recipe

December 21, 2012

Vanilla Kifli is something my Dad makes every year at Christmas time so this is a family recipe although my Dad admits that the original recipe on which this is based came from a book or a magazine or somewhere that he can’t quite remember. He does clarify though that the recipe below is his […]

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Dilmah – The perfect cup of Tea

December 17, 2012

During the 2012 Dilmah High Tea Challenge, I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Mr Merrill J. Fernando and his son Dilhan Fernando where I was lucky enough to share with them a cup of tea and find out all about the global tea empire that they have built. I was also able to find […]

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Tim Ferriss 4 Hour Chef

November 14, 2012

Tim Ferriss has brought out his new book, ‘The 4 Hour Chef’ as usual to much fanfare. The online marketing genius has this time chosen the topic of food as his subject for improving our lives and saving us time in only the way that Tim Ferriss can. Much like ‘The 4 Hour Body’, he […]

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Chocolate Taperia – Dessert Bar – Melbourne Street – Adelaide

November 9, 2012

A relatively new addition to the Melbourne St dining precinct, The Chocolate Taperia has taken on the Spanish and Mexican inspired offerings we have seen becoming extremely popular on the Eastern seaboard over the last few years and created a themed dessert bar that should tempt the tastebuds of chocolate lovers everywhere. Decked out like […]