Continental Drift: The First Sydney Viand Annotated Menu Early autumn means tomatoes are cheap, cucumbers are sweet, and basil is plentiful so these beauties make repeat appearances tonight. 1. homemade butter bread Jim Lahey’s famous “no-knead” bread recipe with butter layered in. 2. fennel, cucumber, and onion with Pecora mozzarella I cribbed this from Panzano [...]

Pyrmont Growers Market 1st saturday of the month www.mandagerycreek.com.au

i want crumblier cookies and flakier empanadas! crumblier = short (like shortbread) not the same as shortcrust: this is the kind of pastry i am used to making for quiches and tarts, pâte brisée, pâte sucrée, etc. puff pastry is super flaky. this is made like croissant, by rolling layers of dough with butter. findings: [...]

Day 1: Bacon, Smoked Chicken and Fried Apple Sandwiches on Rye Berries on Vanilla Ice Cream with Chambord Champagne Oven Roasted potatoes with lemon-rosemary salt handmade empanadas: •spinach and brie •kabocha squash, fresh corn, and smoked gouda •ham and emmenthaler •rocket salad with hazelnuts and raspberries Day 2 Empanadas in frozen puff pastry with leftover [...]

1 Wendy’s almond risotto cakes with Hataitai oregano 2 Asparagus, Clevedon Valley Buffalo Mozzarella, 301 Karaka Bay Road lemon, Maldon sea salt (Wendy taught us to eat lemon on mozz) 3 Absolute Kumera Gnocchi with Uncle Joe’s Walnut Oil 4 Bacon wrapped date and lamb chop 5 Cliché-vu pizza: Sundried tomatoes, Puhoi Valley goat cheese, [...]

mike’s launch viand 2009 0815 menu 1. Clevedon Valley Buffalo Mozarella & 3 NZ honeys (Wendy’s Beekeper friend, Nelson Honeydew, Nelson West Coast Wild) 2. cavolo nero 3. Sue’s pâté de foie poulet 4. spaghetti squash with NZ macadamia pesto 5. Tarakihi and Gurnard Samoan style ceviche with coconut milk and 301 Karaka Bay Road [...]

The Best. Uncontroversial. http://www.tonkiang.net/

Make a reservation. Not super expensive, not cheap. Worth every penny. Plan to lick your spoon. Lick your friend’s spoon if they let you. Lick the plate. http://www.blueplatesf.com/ 3218 Mission St. @ Valencia San Francisco, Ca. 94110  Map 415 282 6777     Mon – Thur 5:30–10p, Fri – Sat 5:30–10:30p, Sun 5:30 – 9:30p

Like eating in someone’s kitchen. Wish it was ours. Tiny. Go early. Breathe deeply while looking for parking. Order everything. (415) 379-9880 211 23rd Ave San Francisco, CA 94121

Finc 122 Wakefield http://finc.co.nz 499.299 Looks trendy and upscale but turns out to be less expensive than many nearby places. Creative food in a cafe atmosphere (uncovered wooden tables not close together, one common table, high ceilings, good magazines). They don’t advertise this, but they have free wifi! Long, diverse list of $8 entrées that [...]