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Mar 30, 2013 • Feeding a (semi) health-conscious vegetarian and a meat-eating, schnitzel loving Jewish man on Passover has not proven to be as difficult as it sounds. The answer, as always, is schnitzel. This recipe is based off my original tofu schnitz recipe but substitutes the flour and breadcrumbs for kosher-for-Passover alternatives. INGREDIENTS Extra firm tofu (I used...
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Feb 11, 2013 • Gung hei fat choy! This 2013 year of the Snake is all about steady progress and attention to detail. Focus and discipline here we come! Lots has happened since last Chinese New Year, including my move to Chicago. 2012′s Chinese New Year was spent at one of Sydney’s best hole-in-the-wall haunts – Chinese Noodle House Edward Street. It...
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Dec 18, 2012 • Of all the districts in Chicago, West Loop has to be the most well-known when it comes to food. Home to some of the city’s best establishments including Avec, The Aviary, Girl and the Goat, Au Cheval and countless more, Publican is nestled cosily amongst them. From the team that created Blackbird and Avec restaurants, The...
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Dec 10, 2012 • These potato latkes are, quite simply, divine. Thanks again to our friend Martha Stewart! Yield Serves 4 to 6 Ingredients 4 large russet potatoes, peeled 1 small white onion, finely grated 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/4 cup beer 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon coarse salt Freshly ground black pepper Vegetable oil, for frying...
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Dec 9, 2012 • Happy Chanukah Kiddies! How better to celebrate than a batch of these babies. This recipe is from one of my favourites, Martha Stewart. Yield Makes 20 Ingredients 2 tablespoons active dry yeast 1/2 cup warm water (100 degrees to 110 degrees) 1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar, plus more for rolling 2 1/2 cups all-purpose...
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Nov 21, 2012 • There’s nothing like a bit of nostalgia to encourage a bit of patriotism, and what better time than with Thanksgiving coming up Chicago-side. Apologies for you Aussies who use the (much more evolved) metric system, this one was designed for the Yanks! Ingredients: Meringue 8 large certified organic egg whites 1 pinch of kosher salt 2 heaped cups granulated...
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Nov 16, 2012 • So check it, SBS thinks The Screaming Artichoke is way cool and have made it their Featured Foodie! You can find the article here or read it below. Featured Foodie: The Screaming Artichoke 12th November 2012 | 04:06 AET Kitti Gould, author, eater and creative director behind food blog The Screaming Artichoke, is a lover of...
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Nov 13, 2012 • Flight 1551 was my first introduction to a wine flight, and boy is this a spectacular idea. When you order a “flight”, or tasting of wine, you are essentially committing yourself to three glasses in one go. Seriously, who doesn’t love getting three glasses (in this case for less than the price of one at...
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Nov 12, 2012 • For a French chef, Martial Noguier took to catering my vegetarian self in extremely good humour, which is pretty handy considering his restaurant, Bistronomic, is on the next block from my house. Sans the white tablecloths and attitudinal servers you often find in French restaurants, Bistronomic is the perfect local with cosy booth seating, sexy...
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Oct 30, 2012 • Hey Screamers. So Chi-town has been one big crazy whirlwind, and with the storms happening in NYC I’m afraid there’s little time to concentrate on writing. Luckily, our favourite tv chefs Sammy and Bella have come up with this magnificent Polish salad and have agreed to let me share it with you! I can’t wait...
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Oct 22, 2012 • In the ultimate nod to Chicago’s Green Rooftops initiative, brought in by the city’s longest running mayor Richard M. Daley (in office 1989-2011) in 2004, Homestead is the latest pop-up restaurant with a conscience. Located above Roots Handmade Pizza (which they also own), this is the ultimate farm-to-table experience with a 1,000 square foot organic farm,...
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Oct 21, 2012 • There are just some ideas that you hear and think “I wish I thought of that first”. Let’s face it, even when we have lightbulb moments most of us still don’t act, but thankfully for us when Jennifer Moore was inspired with the concept behind Meez, she did something about it. Based on the fact...
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Oct 11, 2012 • Food, glorious food! And wine, cooking demonstrations, goodie bags, absinthe fountains, cupcakes, bloggers, macarons, jenga, even the mayor! Honestly, Chicago Gourmet has it all. The only problem? So much to do and so little time. Compounded by the fact that I contracted man-flu in the days prior, I was afraid I wouldn’t make it through...
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Sep 22, 2012 • As you have probably noticed, I am obsessed with the farmer’s market. When food is sold off a stall on the sidewalk with a little sign next to it saying “picked yesterday”, you know it’s pretty fresh. When it comes with small imperfections and sometimes even knobbly bits, you know it hasn’t been run through...
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Sep 22, 2012 • Just because I am a vegetarian, does not mean I don’t like comfort food. Over the 19 years I have navigated veggie territory, it has become abundantly clear to me that in the eyes of most chefs, “vegetarian” means “healthy”. That is not to say that this recipe is not. In moderation, fried foods have...
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Sep 20, 2012 • No words could ever do this experience justice, yet I have so much to say. Let me start from the beginning. At the very same time as I set my mind to celebrating my 27th birthday dining at Chicago’s Alinea, number 7 on San Pellegrino’s “The World’s 50 best Restaurants” list, also winner of three Michelin Stars...
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Sep 15, 2012 • When you are unashamedly, irreversibly and all-consumedly obsessed with food, you tend to drift towards others who feel the same way. That was the impression I got from chef Michael Taus, self proclaimed “food and booze zealout” according to his Twitter page. Accordingly, Taus named Zealous as a tribute to a reference letter written by...
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Sep 11, 2012 • As part of a Polish-inspired meal I decided would mark fabulously the beginning of my very first “fall” in Chicago, this cream sauce sort of took on a life of its own after I received the most amazing box full of spices from Lezzet. I’m going to have to think of some very special occasions...
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Sep 11, 2012 • I’m not sure I have “a” mashed potato recipe, you know, like “Grandma’s Mashed Potatoes” or “Mashed Potatoes the way my Mum Does it”. I love fries, potato bake, potato scallops, potato and leek soup… The list goes on, however I’m really not partial to a plain baked or mashed potato, unless accompanied by exorbitant amounts of...
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Sep 7, 2012 • In my absence my Sydney neighbourhood, Redfern, is fast becoming the hottest place to wine and dine. Luckily, my new Chi hood, River North, has some surprises of its own. Tavernita, with attached Barcito, is the latest in the well-known Mercadito family and has been turning heads since it opened at the end of 2011....
