The Gourmet Forager - foraging for tasty finds in Sydney and abroad

Win one of five double passes to Jiro Dreams of Sushi!

by Forager on May 8, 2012

To be an award winning chef, one might not expect to conquer the culinary world in a day – but might expect that years of grueling training would arm them with an impressive repertoire of skills that allow them to create miracles out of any boring food stuff presented to them. In Japan, the opposite [...]

Tagged as: competition, Japan, Japanese, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Jiro Ono, movie, sushi, Tokyo

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How to plan a wedding in 3 months

by Forager on April 28, 2012

Simple. It’s all about trade offs. You can have a relatively simple event at a wedding venue, or hand over great wads of cash to a wedding co-ordinator and laugh at the follies of other brides who do otherwise. These are the recommended options to plan a stress free wedding in 3 months. Or you [...]

Tagged as: Aria, blue, bridezilla, catering, DIY, events, flowers, Italian, mobiles, pinwheels, pizza, planning, Rosso Pomodoro, wedding

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Securing a booking at 3 Michelin-starred Per Se, New York

April 11, 2012

There are still plenty of unwritten posts from my trip to New York mid last year that despite good intentions, were eventually unceremoniously shoved into a dark corner and told to shut up whilst other areas of my life trounced onto centre stage. With the wedding over now, I’ve allowed my self to reminisce on [...]

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Win one of five Hide and Seek Sydney: Feeling Peckish guides!

March 23, 2012

Ladies and gents, normal programming can resume now. I do apologise for the absence, I’ve just been a little distracted of late with that little wedding thing I had to organise. A post on our big day is in the wings of course, (well, I am a foodblogger), but whilst I wait patiently for my [...]

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To new beginnings!

February 25, 2012

How hard could it be? You’d think I’d know better than to utter such arrogant words and rouse Fate from her sleep. The Co-pilot and I figured we could pull together a wedding in 3 months as we’re both organised, practical people and, honestly, how hard could it be? 3 months and some sedatives later, [...]

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Good riddance to a bittersweet 2011 – here’s to a happy 2012!

January 1, 2012

There is an undeniable sense of guilt-ridden déjà vu as I write these words: “I’m sorry for the absence and the lack of posts of late”. I’m not sure where the cultural custom owes its roots, but for guilty Chinese children confessing their sins, the customary stance is to have your head bowed, pulling on [...]

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A degustation on a lungful of air

November 2, 2011

Busy is a monumental understatement describing my past few months. Ever since returning from New York over 4 months ago, my professional work went into turbo hyper drive and has now settled comfortably into a constant state of wide-eyed panic; I contributed to another freelance writing project with a super tight short turnaround time; and [...]

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Foraging for abalone and a recipe for abalone and chicken congee

October 9, 2011

Foraging is the new black. No longer solely a pastime of individual or community hippies, herbalists, naturalists or ethnic groups – foraging is going mainstream and from the highly specialised and exclusive kitchens of Noma to local commercial kitchens, foraged food is finding its way onto menus and plates everywhere. It’s encouraging but not entirely [...]

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DIY black Perigord truffle feast

September 7, 2011

“A friend of mine owns a truffle farm – do you want some truffles?“ So said the Chi Master, a good friend and former colleague that I’d worked with for about 2 years. Did I want truffles – what sort of stupid question is that? And more importantly, what’s this about a truffle farm? Two [...]

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Win an exclusive masterclass with Peter Gilmore of Quay Restaurant, Sydney!

August 30, 2011

Competitions are raining down thick and fast here at The Gourmet Forager, and this one enviably good. Want the chance to win an exclusive, intimate Masterclass with none other than Peter Gilmore of Quay Restaurant, Sydney? Ah, I thought that might get your attention… The Electrolux Appetite for Excellence program was founded in 2005 by [...]