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Simple Fish Pie 27 May 2013 | 12:38 pm
Did you know, that if you try and find a recipe for a simple white fish pie with a pastry crust in the internet, you'll struggle. It seems that there are two basic kinds of fish pie recipes you can fi...
Dream Diary - 23 May 23 May 2013 | 01:00 pm
I'm starting a new series of posts on The Hedonista. Just a quick note to share some of the information in my inbox. Maybe you will be able to do what I can't always fit in. In a perfect world, where...
Excuse me while I change in front of you 20 May 2013 | 02:57 pm
Just a quick note today. You may have noticed a couple of changes recently. I've been bored. I'm a flippant thing, I need change constantly. Over coming days, I will be migrating this blog to a diffe...
A Guide to Australian Country Pubs 12 May 2013 | 12:55 pm
When I put the words “travelling in Australia” in my mind and shake them up to conjure an image, I end up with a quarter-acre stretch of lawn leading up to a slouching weatherboard homestead with a th...
Beaune 1er Cru les Marconnets - Maison Remoissenet 2009 12 May 2013 | 09:35 am
Expect to see more good reports on this Beaune house over coming years. It changed hands in 2005, and since, a key character from Louis Jadot (Bernard Repolt) has joined the team. 2009 was a pretty go...
The Top 5 Restaurants in Dubai - Part 1 8 May 2013 | 09:44 am
Well, you asked for it, and here it is. It's not the Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards, but it's a little bit like it. It's not the What's On Black Hat guide. It's a very different list to Ahlan's top ...
Fateer, Feteer, Fetir - by any other name, it's still quite orgasmic. 28 Apr 2013 | 02:21 pm
Can somebody tell me why I never tried this in Egypt? Why I had to be introduced to this Egyptian staple by an Indian girl living in Dubai? Granted, she's no ordinary Indian girl living in Dubai - she...
Champagne on the brain. 24 Apr 2013 | 11:01 am
"It's HOW MUCH?" asked my reasonably affluent but slightly grumpy husband. 950 Dihams. That's about $300, for dinner. Each. Champagne is not cheap, despite it's ability to turn all ladies into cheap h...
The Barossa - The Australian home of Shiraz and much more 13 Apr 2013 | 06:27 pm
The Barossa Valley was never my home - not at all... really. But it's funny - there is a feeling of homesickness being abated whenever I return. It's hard to figure out why - I'm from Melbourne - the ...
Silvena Rowe - Can she shake up Dubai's Middle Eastern cuisine? 2 Apr 2013 | 05:06 pm
"Do you like it here? Is there culture?" she asks. I'm supposed to be interviewing her, but she's putting out feelers - she's considering moving here, and bringing her cuisine with her. Studying her, ...
