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New specialists for the Australian Forum

torakris

By torakris
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torakris

torakris

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I would like to give a big welcome to our newly appointed specialists for Australia/New Zealand, PCL and shinboners.

They have both been doing great work in the forum up until now and I am sure we will see even better things in the future!

Kristin Wagner, aka "torakris"

 

The Chefs Office

The Chefs Office

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I would like to give a big welcome to our newly appointed specialists for Australia/New Zealand, PCL and shinboners.

They have both been doing great work in the forum up until now and I am sure we will see even better things in the future!

Congrats! Keep it up.

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Taubear

Taubear

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Congratulations PCL and Shinboners

Looking forward to your new topics with an Australian and New Zealand flavour. :smile:

Smell and taste are in fact but a single composite sense, whose laboratory is the mouth and its chimney the nose. - Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

PCL

PCL

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G'day & Kiaora in no particular order!

Happy to be of service, and cheers!

Manifesto to be published soon... :raz: ...kidding...

"Coffee and cigarettes... the breakfast of champions!"

Chris Amirault

Chris Amirault

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Hey Pein and Daniel! Looking forward to reading your posts.

Meanwhile, I'll just avoid making everyone cringe by not making the "shrimp on the barbie" joke that keeps playing, broken-record-like, in my pointed American head!

Chris Amirault

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foodie52

foodie52

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I could have used you guys a month ago when I was in Australia.

Having said that, we used the Lonely Planet Guide to Adelaide and South Australia and were very impressed with it, both for lodgings and places to eat.

We had an amazing meal at Sage and Muntries in Mount Gambier. Check out the chef - Graeme Armstrong - who is doing great things with bush ingredients.

Also had a delightful meal in Quorn, thanks to chef/proprietor Ron Cunningham at the Austral Hotel. He is also excited about using native ingredients. His kangaroo pizza was delicious.

In Adelaide, we had delicious Indian food at Jasmin and at a tiny Chinese restaurant next to Central Market - tea-smoked aniseed duck. I have the name of it somewhere.

The kitchen at Kangaroo Island Wilderness Resort is surprisingly innovative and fresh, considering where it is. They have a chef from Bali who turned out some wonderfully flavorful dishes for us, including lamb backstrap, at the special request of my husband.

Donovan's in St. Kilda was our final treat. Expensive, but a real joy nontheless. I had fish and chips. King George Whiting, light as a feather.

To top it off, the Tasting Australia event was lots of fun. I went to three days' worth of seminars and learned a lot about Australia. Also attended a cheese tasting with your lovely Will Studds who hosts a TV show called Cheese Slices. Attended an olive oil tasting and blending as well (NJOI oil) which was impressive.

McLaren Vale: had a very thorough cellar door experience at Wirra Wirra hosted by an acquaintance of mine: we enjoyed the 2003 RSW Shiraz and even got to take the rest of the bottle with us to enjoy at dinner that evening!

Greek food in Coober Pedy.....

I love your country.

Changing the lives of at risk youth in Colombia
PCL

PCL

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foodie: i just looked back through the threads, and yes, you did mention you were coming down this way!... i shoulda asked you to get the rubs for me, but luckily, fou de bassan has already arrived with a bagful, which i've yet to collect!!

thanks for the report, and Dan and I will be sure to add your experience to an up an coming pinned thread covering locales/regions in Australia/NZ.

glad you enjoyed your trip!... and do come back and say hey!

"Coffee and cigarettes... the breakfast of champions!"

PCL

PCL

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Keep up the good work, guys!

Ribuan terima kasih Michael!!

"Coffee and cigarettes... the breakfast of champions!"

PCL

PCL

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And thanks to Shal, skunk, Dim Sim, Chris... et al...

Shal, we're going to be relying on you and Chef's Office!!... for Sydney happenings, but more to come once Dan and I get our projects up and running.

Watch this space!!!

"Coffee and cigarettes... the breakfast of champions!"

Shinboners

Shinboners

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Shal, we're going to be relying on you and Chef's Office!!... for Sydney happenings, but more to come once Dan and I get our projects up and running.

We know the Australasian food scene does not begin and end with Melbourne and Sydney. We would love to hear from people from around the country so we can help promote the best that Australia and New Zealand has to offer.

Daniel Chan aka "Shinboners"
PCL

PCL

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Ahhh... Mr Wong... my main man in LA...

good to see you here Russell... and thanks, visit often now y'hear?

"Coffee and cigarettes... the breakfast of champions!"

Tae.Lee

Tae.Lee

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congratulations!

foodie52: i'm glad you enjoyed our South Australian hospitality!

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fou de Bassan

fou de Bassan

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Marvellous news! eGullet is just amazing. Looking forward to more reviews, guys.

Félicitations,

Fou

If only Jack Nicholson could have narrated my dinner, it would have been perfect.

Shinboners

Shinboners

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Marvellous news!  eGullet is just amazing.  Looking forward to more reviews, guys.

Félicitations,

Fou

Hey, how did you go with getting a new stove and oven for your new home in Melbourne?

Daniel Chan aka "Shinboners"
fou de Bassan

fou de Bassan

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Shin,

Thanks for remembering!

We are renting for the time being, so bought a fridge and then a freezer which arrived today. Both Fisher Paykel. Will look at actual cooking stuff later.

If only Jack Nicholson could have narrated my dinner, it would have been perfect.

Shinboners

Shinboners

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I used to have a F&P fridge and washing machine. Both did their jobs well, but I only had them for a year or so before selling them.

As for cooking stuff, if you're after kitchen equipment, try and hold off until the New Year where there will be sales and bargains aplenty. For things like ovens, cooktops, etc., it's June when you hit the retailers as they try and get rid of stock before the end of the financial year.

I hope you're enjoying Melbourne.

Daniel Chan aka "Shinboners"
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torakris

torakris

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Regular visitors to the Australia/New Zealand board may have noticed it seems to be changing daily... :hmmm:

We are working on moving some stuff around, pinning some important threads, etc, etc in an effort to make this forum the place to talk about food in Australia and New Zealand on the web. :biggrin:

Unfortunately it is too big of a job to be done in one day so it may look like things are disappearing but they aren't really they are just being merged/moved around. In about a week you will be able to see the new and improved Australia/New Zealand Forum.

If you notice any threads that look odd, seem to be missing something or just have any general comments/suggestions let me know.

Kristin Wagner, aka "torakris"

 

ozmouse

ozmouse

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Nice to see all the recent activity on the boards people!

Hello/welcome/congrats/ahoy to our new specialists PCL & Shinboners!

I would like to think i would be a regular contributor, but you know how it goes people.... the busier you get the less time you have! isn'nt that a redundant statement. duh!

I can even brag about a much improved social calendar that includes eating out more!!! Had a fab gasto-trip to noosa a few weeks back and this past week alone saw me at Shiri Nui, M.o.O. and Movido (unique week!).

doG knows i have an opionion on it all, so i should post more ofteneh!!??

Anyways, feels good here. feels like home!

cheers

ozmouse

melbourne

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