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	<description>In Melbourne, a city full of food and obsessed by coffee, I cook, I eat, I share the good news and the bad.</description>
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		<title>Crowdsourcing + astroturfing = crowdturfing*</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essjay.com.au/2012/01/09/crowdsourcing-astroturfing-crowdturfing/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Dinner with Matt Wilkinson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Longer days are upon us and balmy nights are sure to be here really, really soon. We&#8217;re celebrating with the Fringe Food Festival and Chef, Matt Wilkinson. You might have heard recently that Matt&#8217;s plans to return to fine dining (at the Hen &#38; Coq) have been stalled, but you don&#8217;t have to wait to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essjay.com.au/2011/11/21/dinner-with-matt-wilkinson/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Ferran Adrià&#8217;s &#8220;Family Meals&#8221; at Geralds Bar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a chance to skim through this book the other day while I was having a glass (or two) at Geralds Bar in Carlton, and I wanted it straight away. While Ferran Adrià is perhaps better known for his work at the, now defunct, elBulli, when I saw a documentary about the restaurant recently, what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essjay.com.au/2011/10/04/ferran-adrias-family-meals-at-geralds-bar/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>The Fringe Food Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t heard yet, there&#8217;s a new festival around town.  Some trumped up food bloggers and tweeters  (me included) have prevailed upon their friends and contacts in the food industry to help put on some affordable, interesting and interactive dinners. So far we&#8217;ve hosted a truffle dinner and St Ali with Matt Wilkinson from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essjay.com.au/2011/09/28/the-fringe-food-festival/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Growers Espresso / Eureka Coffee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Six or seven years ago I lived in (north) North Fitzroy.  A bit of a wasteland, the Loaded Dog hotel had recently closed and food and entertainment options close to hand were few and far between.
A new coffee shop, Growers Espresso, opened on the corner of St Georges Road and Holden street, serving locally roasted Australian grown coffee. My initial thoughts were ... blergh - Australian grown coffee? locally roasted??  why would you bother?  Ten years ago, my Melbourne, and my tastebuds were very much directed towards strong, bitter, Italian roasted espresso blends.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essjay.com.au/2011/09/24/growers-espresso/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>The Brix Cafe and Bistrot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; It doesn&#8217;t happen very often these days unfortunately, but the meal I had at The Brix last week was astounding. Keen eyes have been keeping an eye on the space behind Foxton&#8217;s Real Estate Agency at 412 Brunswick street for a while now. The planning permit was affixed to the unassuming roller door in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essjay.com.au/2011/08/27/the-brix-cafe-and-bistro/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Stefano cook&#8217;s at Geralds Bar with matched beers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stefano de Pieri is the latest guest chef at Gerald's Bar on Tuesday 9th August.  4 courses with matched beers for $60 Bookings (03) 9349 4748]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essjay.com.au/2011/07/25/stefano-cooks-at-geralds-bar-with-matched-beers/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Libertine Cider Battle &#8211; Victoria vs Normandy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Autumn had just started to bite here in Melbourne, and it seemed like the perfect time to settle in and learn a lot more about cider, and eat some delicious food at Libertine in North Melbourne. Our hosts, Zoe and Nick, packed their restaurant with cider makers, cider lovers and food-folk; offered us 12 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essjay.com.au/2011/07/05/libertine-cider-battle-victoria-vs-normandy/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>More Masterchef Musings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I swear, this is not going to become a blog about Masterchef, but my recent post about contestants posting on Facebook has sparked many comments and a few conversations that have gotten me thinking. I been thinking about the structure of the show, particularly in light of some comments that have been made about the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essjay.com.au/2011/06/21/more-masterchef-op/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>So&#8230;where did feedlots come from?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was listening to the Food Show with Sheila Dillon on BBC Radio 4 the other day. It&#8217;s a great podcast (links below) and I found her program about the history of the burger fascinating, with particular relevance to some of the debate that is happening in Australia right now. &#8220;The burger is the meal, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essjay.com.au/2011/06/19/so-where-did-feedlots-cone-from/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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