Bircher Muesli used to be something of an enigma for me. A metaphor for health retreats and people named Sven. An option on a breakfast menu you chose if you didn’t eat bacon. It contained sultanas, and oats and fibrous things which stirred the bowels but not the soul. Then I discovered blueberry sauce and [...]

I had Bill Granger’s corncakes not long ago. At his signature restaurant in Surry Hills. They were f***ing terrible. As was everything else about the restaurant. They put bacon on my vegetarian girlfriend’s plate. They didn’t even realise they hadn’t wiped the table down until 3/4 of the way through the meal. They got the [...]

Wow. How poncy. So delicious though. SOO delicious.

Broad beans (just the beans, not the pod)
Fresh as ripe red organic tomatoes
Butter
Garlic
A splash of white wine
Some healthy dollops of white truffle oil
Salt
Cumin
Brown sugar (1-2 tablespoons)
A little lemon juice

Chop the tomatoes up really roughly. Put that all in an oven-proof receptacle of some kind and bake for an [...]

Eggs benny, poached with Balsamic. Rocket, bacon, white toast. The right amount of cracked pepper. Sorted, yeah?