tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56942423222900760432024-03-15T03:13:28.655+11:00Food Scene Investigation: Sydney<strong>Food Scene Investigation: Sydney</strong> <br>
Since 2011.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845309313029878945noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694242322290076043.post-51688888893237740422015-01-11T13:33:00.007+11:002015-01-11T13:49:40.099+11:00Crumbs! A review of delicious Cookie Time NZ cookies -- or -- Why I Love Cookie Times<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I remember my first visit to New Zealand fondly. We spent two weeks driving around the South Island, seeing the sights and enjoying life as newlyweds before heading home to tell our families we got married. And I also discovered Cookie Times.</div>
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The monsters at Cookie Time have the right approach to making cookies – only use ingredients that you'd have in the pantry. Cookie Time is the cookie you would make yourself, but without spilling flour all over your kitchen floor. It's your cookie away from cookie. <o:p></o:p><br>
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I received a package at FSI HQ, courtesy of our Wellington office. Needed an opinion. Knew I had the downlow on the Cookie history.<br>
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Now, if you'll excuse me, it's Cookies time.<br>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845309313029878945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694242322290076043.post-57072414112004328902013-12-23T12:35:00.002+11:002013-12-29T09:29:21.554+11:00And so this is Christmas and what have you done?Well thanks for asking, John Lennon. Do you genuinely want to know, or are you passively-aggressively asking why I haven't written a blog post in 6 months?<br />
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"Retired" is, I suppose, the answer. I thought Detective Chow had been languishing in some back office somewhere, steaming open fortune cookies. But no, I think it's safe to say that he was given a quiet retirement morning tea and maybe a small speech with jokes about Molly and missing receipts. The thing is he just always took a lot longer to do something that should have been quite simple. Take a few photos, throw together some descriptive words, publish the damned review. But no, he had to go out of his way to make things difficult for himself and eat up a whole lot of time in the process. I mean, 12 hours to write a restaurant review? When you can tweet or urbanspoon or yelp the same conclusion in 30 seconds? Give me a break.<br />
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So, yeah, that. I enjoyed my time with Detective Chow, and still occasionally tweet as him (<a href="https://twitter.com/foodscene" target="_blank">@foodscene</a>).<br />
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So what have I done? In the ~18 months Detective Chow was blogging I think I did a lot I can be proud of.<br />
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<b>Helping the little guy</b><br />
When I started reading food blogs I noticed the same places coming up again and again. I guess if it's popular you want to check it out. But these were established blogs so what was the point in adding to the noise? Instead I focussed on smaller places in my local beat. Places like Oldtown in Newtown (<a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com/2013/06/oldtown-in-newtown.html" target="_blank">breakfast</a> and <a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com/2013/07/oldtown-in-newtown-dinner.html" target="_blank">dinner</a>), <a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com/2012/03/fish-co-annandale.html" target="_blank">Fish & Co</a>, Jester Seeds (my first post, now closed) and a bunch of others which are now closed.<br />
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<b>My top five</b><br />
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<a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com/2013/02/south-coast-portraits-berry-and-beyond.html" target="_blank">#5: South Coast food tour.</a> Somehow this is my #1 post in terms of traffic. Which is great, seeing as (like the tour itself) the post showcases small producers and providores who deserve some attention.<br />
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<a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com/2012/01/kafenes-enmore.html" target="_blank">#4: "No photos" Greek restaurant.</a> What do you do when your blog is a photo comic and the restaurant tells you not to take photos of the food? You use paper cut-outs to tell an epic tale of Chinese and Greek philosophy.<br />
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<a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/sixpenny-stanmore.html" target="_blank">#3: In which Detective Chow borrows from The Man from Snowy River (Sixpenny).</a> Rather than being clever, this format was directly inspired by the restaurant experience. Sixpenny uses local and indigenous ingredients, and the Australianness really came through. So to capture some of that I turned to some great Australian poetry. I think I managed to a) describe the food, b) be loyal to the poetry, and c) take some excellent photos. And bonus points for the mouseover text on this one.<br />
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<a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/marque-surry-hills-or-hints.html" target="_blank">#2: Marque, in the style of a children's spy activity book with added Bond villain.</a> This was again inspired by the restaurant experience itself. Marque doesn't give you a menu for the degustation; each dish is a surprise revealed when it is served. To recapture that experience I wrote some silly riddles for each dish, and spent hours finding some javascript code that would work in Blogger to make the answers reveal on a click. That and I think it's the first time I was so proud of my photos that I couldn't bear to put the lettering over the top of the photos themselves. It's also probably my favourite dinner ever.<br />
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<a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/postcards-from-vietnam-part-1-hanoi.html" target="_blank">#1: Postcards from a street food vendor in Vietnam.</a> This was maybe my favourite holiday ever -- at least in terms of food -- and it's possibly my most useful post (well, series of posts) in terms of being a guide for people going to north Vietnam. Eating at these places instead of the tourist traps will completely change your Vietnam experience. Complete with Google maps with the locations and descriptions embedded. Four posts cover <a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/postcards-from-vietnam-part-1-hanoi.html" target="_blank">Hanoi</a>, <a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com/2013/01/vietnam-postcard-cat-ba-island-and-lan.html" target="_blank">Cat Ba</a>, <a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/vietnam-postcards-3-hoi-part-1.html" target="_blank">Hoi An Part 1</a> and <a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com/2013/03/HoiAnPart2.html" target="_blank">Hoi An Part 2</a>.<br />
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<em>Previously on F.S.I. Sydney: </em><a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/oldtown-in-newtown.html" target="_blank"><em>Breakfast at Oldtown in Newtown</em></a><em>.</em></div>
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I'm on something of an <a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Italian" target="_blank">Italian</a> train of thought here. Train of eat, anyway. I accept none of the blame. It's wintry cold and these places right in my neighbourhood keep promising hot, meaty stews. So I'm heading back in. And this time I'm <a href="http://lokified.squarespace.com/" target="_blank">bringing</a> <a href="http://lucas-brown-6sse.squarespace.com/" target="_blank">backup</a>.</div>
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In which Detective Chow enjoys books and wine, records and fine foods. Note that the plates below are servings for 2 people: the Ultra Bene (6 course) option, where chef picks from the menu based on what's good that day.</div>
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Back on home turf. Newtown. South wing of King St. A few new places cropping up, including this Italianesque cafe which is open for breakfast on weekends. (Though 9am is a fairly late opening time, brekky is served until 5pm.) I popped in for dinner about a month ago and it was excellent, so thought I'd come back to try the morning fare. The menu is really interesting. Everything looks good, and there is a mix of 'please everybody' and 'something a little different' dishes. I'll have to come back to try some other things while sitting at one of the sunny outdoor tables.<br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">"Dear Detective Chow," writes Sally from Enmore. "I noticed that you haven't written in your weblog for a while. Is everything alright? Did you get food poisoning or something? Also, I was wondering, what is the most expensive meal you have ever eaten?" -- Sally, Enmore, aged 11.</span></blockquote>
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First things first. Yes, everything is alright. No, I didn't get food poisoning. Just a severe reprimand following something the bureaucrats call "an audit of expenses." As punishment I have been relegated to eating at the F.S.I. canteen and investigating the lack of hot taps and hand sanitiser in restaurant kitchens. Not, I assure you, something worth blogging about.<br>
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I know what you're thinking. The answer to your third question also answers the question I'm sure you're dying to ask next: what is "an audit of expenses" and why did I get into such trouble?<br>
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Well, Sally, the thing you hopefully haven't learned yet in your short, innocent life, is that sometimes we do something we're not proud of. And we get away with it. So we do it again. And again. Bigger and bolder. And before you know it you're in Singapore throwing around fifties and slapping down your corporate credit card at the end of the evening.<br>
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<b>Singapore.</b> It's hot. But that's not the worst of it. It's the humidity, Sally. Thick wet air that hangs off your body like one of those sleeping bag blankets with arms. I'm not making excuses, Sally, but people do stupid things in this heat. Like visit the world's <a href="http://www.theworlds50best.com/list/1-50-winners/#t51-100" target="_blank">68th best restaurant</a> (<a href="http://www.worlds50best.asia/asias-50-best-restaurants.html#t11-20" target="_blank">11th in Asia</a>), where you sit in a private dining room with your own chef manning the grill, without paying attention to the cost. (There is always a cost, Sally. See the exercise at the end of this post.)<br>
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In the way into town from Da Nang we finally saw the iconic Vietnam scenery we'd been hanging for: rice padis being worked by locals in straw pointy hats. Although bicycles were available to us, you have to be braver and surer than I on two wheels in traffic to actually try to transport yourself by this method. (Okay, it was <i>far </i>safer here than in Hanoi, especially once you got out of the old town. It could actually have been pleasant, and we could have seen far more. But <i>then</i> there's the idea of cycling on a full stomach -- and in Vietnam my stomach was never wanting.) A decent stroll out of town led us back to this idyllic scene. And water buffalo, carp, frogs, rats, birds, chatty locals, and plants that shrivel up when you touch them. It was awesome. Unfortunately, it was not the nicest day for it -- hence the grey skies and raincoats.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Armed as I was with knowledge and confidence from the Hanoi tour, approaching the ladies squatting by the smoky barbecue and asking for a plate of whatever they had was easy. And boy am I glad. A big tray of greens, noodles, and rice papers plus barbecued pork (squished between a split skewer) and a hot, tick, slightly sweet dipping sauce with peanuts, chilli, sesame seeds, sesame oil, vinegar and oyster sauce. And, probably, fish sauce. So smokey and rich.</span><br>
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OK Molly, I've got nothing on the <a href="http://heneedsfood.com/2012/09/six-senses-ninh-van-bay-vietnam/">amazing photos of Vietnamese island paradise</a> that HNF sends around. But I can tell you that, even on an overcast day, Lan Ha Bay is pretty darn spectacular. Sitting in a kayak in a quiet lagoon, entered via stone archway at low tide, is the farthest from noise and traffic I've been since I left home. It is wonderful. I could spend a week here, but have decided to cut it short to get the bus-boat-bus-killme-pleaseGod-anotherbus-ripofftaxi-nicetaxi back to Hanoi to make sure I make it to the airport on time. I wish I could have stayed at least another few days.<br>
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Booking a 3-day <a href="http://www.spirithouse.com.au/foodtours.php" target="_blank">'tag-along' street food tour</a> of Hanoi may be the second greatest travel decision, just after 'rent a car in Cyprus and drive to the North and eat lunch sitting on Roman ruins overlooking the sea'. Spirit House (a restaurant in Qld which I believe is quite incredible) sends their chefs to SE-Asia to learn more about the food, and they let you come with them. Just a short time with <a href="mailto:clarke.sarah@gmail.com" target="_blank">our Hanoi food tour guide, Sarah</a>, gave us insight into the food and culture, access to some of the best food around the city, and the confidence to eat anything, anywhere. It was the perfect introduction to Vietnam. (Unfortunately my actual introduction was lunch and dinner at two places 'recommended' by the hotel, which were <i>terrible</i> and quite expensive. <u>Pro-tip:</u> Don't eat anywhere that's on the mass-produced hotel map 'recommended' list. Avoid, with prejudice.)<br>
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Alright then. How do I do it? How do I distill 13 days, 1500 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkcappy/collections/72157632094577874/" target="_blank">photos</a>, 57 dishes, 2 cooking classes in 2 cities... into a <i>postcard?</i> One image, 13 lines. Guess I gotta start by trying.<br>
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I'll admit it, Molly. I don't have a strong grasp of what Vietnamese food actually <i>is</i>. Pretty sure it involves pho, rice paper, fresh herbs and lime. Probably noodles, rice, and fish sauce. This <a href="http://gastronomyblog.com/2012/01/04/bun-rieu-recipe/" target="_blank">bun rieu cua</a> is <i>way</i> off the scale. Sure it's noodle soup, but so different to pho. Rich, salty broth with pounded crab meat and noodles. Throw in some greens, chili, squeeze of cumquat juice, and you have yourself a delicious start to the day. Followed it up with a <a href="http://www.theravenouscouple.com/2011/05/banh-cam-recipe-banh-ran-sesame-balls.html" target="_blank">banh ran ngot</a> (sweet, fried bread thing) on a street corner for breakfast dessert. Then ducked into the markets to see some fresh produce and eat some <a href="http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipe/29/Green-papaya-salad" target="_blank">goi du du</a> (papaya salad) and <a href="http://www.vietnamesefood.com.vn/vietnamese-recipes/vietnamese-food-recipes/vietnamese-shrimp-and-pork-dumplings-recipe-banh-bot-loc.html" target="_blank">banh mot loc</a> (little prawn parcels). Topped it all off with a <a href="http://www.thecoffeebump.com/blog/coffee-sabayon-recipe.html#.UPt0Na6wJcQ" target="_blank">sabayon coffee</a> (sweet and eggy) at a secret rooftop cafe, and plans to meet for dinner.<br>
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I am not an expert on beer. I have spent time 'tasting' and 'appreciating' other things like wine and chocolate and food in general. But I'm really only a beginner at beer. Truth be told, I only developed a taste for the stuff a few years ago in preparation for a trip to Europe and UK. </div>
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Context: There is a musical called "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Five_Years" target="_blank">The Last Five Years</a>", which charts the course of a relationship. But, while we see his story from beginning to end, her side of the story is told from the <a href="http://youtu.be/H2Kn6laTGBQ" target="_blank">end</a> to the <a href="http://youtu.be/wwed2wNNduo?t=25s" target="_blank">beginning</a>.<br>
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I found a restaurant that almost doesn't exist on the internet. No website. No facebook. Urbanspoon has a few reviews (and 100% approval rating), but no menu, and fake contact details.</div>
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It's not often I can walk into a restaurant, look at the menu, and say "One of everything." And a bottle of wine. But, except for one entree (oysters), that's what I got to do at Three Blue Ducks.<br>
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<a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com/2012/10/three-blue-ducks-bronte.html" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZheHgKUHbroZHqLWX3pgWXQM73ehwwk4-mPwWW012Q6lZ-1nmxP6m6hxxZrhjMdfP9heKUh7SL6Hjv7iRae23rc_yM_4LKuZJrgzaIv6ooTBzRtfMpGVm9InRL7twm5F9e2MPR-QI6K0/s1600/Page_3.png" title=""The souffle is like cheezels and if you close your eyes the fois gras could be a 9V battery.""></a><br>
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Hartsyard. There was a buzz about it even before it opened. Perhaps in part because of their own <a href="http://hartsyard.com.au/blog/" target="_blank">blog</a> on the development phase? Whatever it was, bloggers and print media alike flocked.</div>
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I'm entering a <a href="http://eatdrinkblog.org/photography-competition/">food photography competition</a>. It is part of <a href="http://eatdrinkblog.org/">Eat.Drink.Blog</a>, an annual conference for Australian food bloggers.<br>
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The entry criteria limits entry to photos that have been used in a blog post published between 1 March and 1 September. Which kind of sucks because I have photos I'd like to use which were published outside of those dates. Oh well.<br>
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I've been through my posts for that 6-month period and have a shortlist. But now I have a problem, because my shortlist is seven and I'm only allowed to enter three photos. Which is more of a problem because there are no judging criteria -- at least, none that I can find.<br>
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* they want something striking -- an image that immediately captures your attention<br>
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I have done some digging into the judges to see if that sheds any light on the kind of thing they're after.<br>
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"Grant has been a newspaper and magazine photographer for 40 years working around Australia and abroad." His bio is incredible. He knows his stuff. Not much about what he'll be looking for, but his profile photo is artfully shot, and his photography website has arty photos, mostly of people.<br>
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"Sky loves working with food stylists and photographers to ensure Sumptuous recipes are not only beautiful to look at but also inspiring to readers." See above re striking, capture attention.<br>
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"Sneh Roy is a designer, illustrator, photographer and food stylist from Sydney, Australia." She won last year's competition. I took a quick look at her blog and saw one photo of Billy Law (for an interview), three nicely-styled food photos (two from the same vantage point), and this photo of a chocolate-smeer moustache. <br>
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Putting all this together, I figure my best bet is to enter <b>artfully composed photographs including interesting people and well-styled food that inspires readers</b>.<br>
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A pity that they're not the kind of photos I take.<br>
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So, here is my shortlist (also at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61088934@N07/sets/72157631701565517/" target="_blank">Flickr</a>, with descriptions).<br>
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Around this time last year, cheese blogger Claire at <a href="http://youresobluevein.blogspot.com.au/2011/08/perfect-storm-part-one.html" target="_blank">You're So Blue Vein</a> came back from Orange with a tale of truffles and wine and food. Jealousy reigned. This year? This year it was my turn.<br>
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Well. It's not often I go out for brunch. It's something easily made at home. Usually paid-for brunch is reserved for times of travel. So, something of a treat to eat brunch in my own neighbourhood.<br>
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I had never heard of Momofuku before they opened a restaurant in my town. But it seemed they came with their own reputation. And a lot of hype. Thought I'd try to get my hat on their stand and see what all the fuss was about. That's what I thought. Turns out that was one hard nut to crack.<br>
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So, this week F.S.I. online turns one. I'm actually quite surprised this has come around so quickly, but then I suppose I have been <a href="http://nedroidcomics.tumblr.com/post/20752976212/have-you-ever-considered-making-a-mobile-version-of" target="_blank">neglecting things a little of late</a>. Somehow I managed 52 posts (53 including this one, and 54 including another one I later deleted) in 52 weeks, and a little over 27k page views in the year. An average of one post and 500 views per week is not bad for someone who does this in spare spare time. And when you consider that a '<a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/black-star-pastry-truffle-weekend.html" target="_blank">quick post</a>' usually takes around 3-4 hours to write. (Some, like <a href="http://foodscenesydney.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/marque-surry-hills-or-hints.html" target="_blank">Marque</a>, took around 12 hours.)<br>
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If you're interested in stats there are more below the comic.<br>
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I thought I'd try something a little different this week. Yes, I have reviews to write (about Momofuku and about truffles) but, gee Molly, I'll get to it soon OK?<br>
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A whirlwind trip to Wellington on a Plate begins with arriving at late o'clock on Friday and departing at shhh you'll wake the rooster on Monday. And in between is a whole bunch of decadence and silliness.<br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Disclaimer: Detective Chow's trip to New Zealand was completely privately funded. If anyone wants to sponsor him for future visits to Wellington or any other city/township, he is </span><a href="mailto:detectivechow@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">totally up for it</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">. (I hope you're reading this, Tourism NZ and Air New Zealand.)</span><br>
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I am not, when it comes down to it, particularly punctual when it comes to filing F.S.I. reports. I had intended on one per week. Refined that to once a fortnight. For the past few months I have been especially slack. Eating yes, reporting no.<br>
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But, look. <a href="http://www.blackstarpastry.com.au/">Black Star Pastry</a> is doing a truffle weekend RIGHT NOW and if I'm quick about this and you're quick about this you can still get down there in time.<br>
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Stop reading. Go now!<br>
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Alright, so now that you're back and have truffle anglaise dripping down your chin, here's my report. (And a napkin.)<br>
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