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Book Review: Heat

November 3, 2011 Book Reviews

Mum lent me this book ages ago and it took me a long time to get around to reading it (to be fair, I was reading the mammoth The Wines of Burgundy at the time). Heat is the autobiographical story of Bill Buford, a food lover – strictly amateur – who managed to score himself [...]

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Grape vs Grain

August 16, 2011 Book Reviews

    I picked up a copy of Grape vs. Grain at a Clouston and Hall sale here in Adelaide. The book purports to take the reader on an exploration of the cultural and technological differences between wine and beer. Charles Bamforth, the author, is the Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences at [...]

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Feast Magazine

July 29, 2011 Book Reviews

SBS’s new Feast magazine launches officially on 1 August. If, like me, you’re a subscriber, your copy probably arrived today. The magazine’s by-line is “experiencing life through food” – so it’s not surprising the magazine focusses on Australian food with a decidedly international flavour. The first issue has everything from Vietnamese through to Ethiopian and [...]

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