Category Archives: Food

Pizza – A Tale of Evolution

A great pizza is special, a joy like no other. So what makes a great pizza great?

The base is crucial. Not too thin, not too thick, not too brittle, not too chewy, not too much crunch on the outside crust, not too little…and the flavour has to be right. You can go quite a way to find a truly delectable base.

I went as far as Rome before I experienced one. This was back in the dim ages, though – the early 80s, to be specific, when the Aussie idea of a good pizza was all about the topping. More is better was the simple rule. Continue reading Pizza – A Tale of Evolution

Nic Ciampa – MasterSook Australia

Melbourne’s Pasquale “Nic” Ciampa may have ruled himself out as a contender for MasterChef Australia (see his post-wimpout interview here), but he sure as hell qualifies for a less prestigious award – MasterSook Australia.

This pathetic twat quit the show in a blubbering mess, insisting that he and wifey were “one and the same unit” – or some such shit – and just couldn’t bear to be parted any longer. 2 weeks with the other contestants in a lux Sydney apartment overlooking the harbour was too long for mummy’s boy Nic, and too long for wifey, it seems. Sobbed Nic as he announced his departure from the series: “It just shows how much we love each other.”

Bullshit, mate – it shows nothing of the sort. It shows that you and your wife have major dependency issues. This ain’t love that’s calling you home – it’s need. Continue reading Nic Ciampa – MasterSook Australia

‘MasterChef Australia’ – Egos in Aprons, Seeking Celebrity

A while ago, in one of those bored moods sitting in front of the monitor googling old school peers, ex-lovers, ex-wish-they’d-been-lovers, distant family relations etc, I thought I’d drop in on my old mate Matt from abstractgourmet. Many moons ago, we enjoyed an “exchange” in the Comments thread of my post And the Boomtown Rap Silver Spoon Best Perth Food Critic Award goes to… . I was out of inspiration for further aimless stone-turning on the web, so why not pay ol’ Matt a visit and see what he was up to, I asked myself. Go on, Self urged in glad response. So I did. Continue reading ‘MasterChef Australia’ – Egos in Aprons, Seeking Celebrity