Month: July 2008
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More Than Just Beer And Sausage!
by Victoria When people think of German food and drink, beer tents full of raucous revellers swigging from over-sized beer steins and chomping down on amusingly-named sausage is what often comes to mind. However, this is only a very small part of a larger and more refined culinary picture. Here in the southern region of…
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Free Stuff For Foodies – Introduction
Hey, it’s the Internet and everything is free, isn’t it? I decided to see what free stuff I could find for foodies. It’s not been such an easy task as I had first thought. There’s a lot of rubbish such as filling in surveys to be in with a one-in-a-million chance to win £20 from…
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Passionate About Knives
My culinary infidelity with a Japanese chef After many years of domestic bliss, I’ve been seduced by a good-looking bit of rough. I’m in love with a Johnny come lately. The object of my desires feels great too but I’m a little bit guilty about it. Here’s what happened. I first spotted the Japanese Chef…
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Gourmet Traveller (Australia) Part 2
We looked at the Food and Travel sections of the magazine in Part 1. Now it’s time to look at the Regulars and Features. Regulars Section This is absolutely crammed with information and things of interest for the food lover. There are book reviews, restaurant reviews, a master class about making puff pastry (another good…
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Gourmet Traveller (Australia) Part 1
This is a whopping big magazine for the money. Its cover price is A$8.50 and for that you get more than 200 pages of goodies. Admittedly there are lots of adverts in there too, but that’s always the way with glossy magazines. I liked this magazine so much that I subscribed to it. My subscription…