In Melbourne, a city full of food and obsessed by coffee, I cook, I eat, I share the good news and the bad. essjay eats

Archive for 2012

Twitter Wine Tasting

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Well, we talk about almost everything else on twitter, I guess the next step had to be a twitter wine tasting. Lead by wine guy Ben Knight (@benandwine) we are “gathering” this Sunday 29 April.  A group of us are going to try 2010 Atlas Section 32 Cabernet Malbec from the Clare Valley and will [...]

Vegan Hot Cross Buns

Sunday, April 1st, 2012

It goes against my grain to adapt recipes for vegans / coeliacs / food intolerances in general. Not cause I dislike my friends who eat in special ways, but because I find most substitutes are either highly manufactured alternatives (i.e. Nuttalex, Melrose Spread, non-eggwhite etc) or something that alters the texture or taste.  There are [...]

Traditional Hot Cross Buns

Sunday, April 1st, 2012

It goes against my grain to adapt recipes for vegans / coeliacs / food intolerances in general. Not cause I dislike my friends who eat is special ways. Vegan Hot Cross Bun recipe and a traditional one. Tried and trusted and delicious

Greenhouse by Joost – Melbourne

Sunday, March 4th, 2012

The Greenhouse by Joost is a pop-up restaurant with a difference, a “disposable” project if you will, designed to show us how to re-use recycle and reduce waste.

Crowdsourcing + astroturfing = crowdturfing*

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Crowdsourcing + astroturfing = crowdturfing. If people are paid for postive reviews, where does that leave an honest blogger? Are online mercenaries the last straw that breaks the camel’s back for bloggers?