Ah, summer. I have a love-hate relationship with summer. I love summer because I can wear dresses with Havaianas without (much) fear of freezing (I live in Melbourne after all). I don't like summer so much when it's 41 degrees out and I feel like a helpless piece of poultry in a fan-forced oven. But …
taste of melbourne 2012
you know something's going to taste good when you can smell it from really far away, and it looks equally as tantalising up close. that's what i took away from this year's taste of melbourne. my three favourite dishes? 1. movida's chargrilled moorish lamb skewers. admittedly, this was the last dish my friends and i …
kitchen adventures in port douglas: seafood aglio olio
i'm a pasta kind of girl. as far as i can remember, i've always loved pasta. bolognese, squid ink, tossed in pesto. spaghetti and pesto was my take on the humble instant noodle in my final year of university. it took awhile for me to like carbonara because as a child i was served a …
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the laksa chronicles: chef lagenda
it may come as a surprise to many that i had my first bowl of curry laksa in melbourne. thanks to a weak stomach when i was younger, my parents decide to do away with most foods containing coconut milk. and unfortunately for me, laksa was one of them. i guess you can't miss what …
here’s one for dad: somboon thai food, lavender food square.
my memories of food are almost always tied to people. it's the one thing that magically melts away the toll of a bad day and everyone's differences as we get together to eat. be it steak or japanese or thai, i light up at good food. and so does my family. it comes as no …
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Diane Leow 