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TopChef John MundellTopChef John MundellFoodie blog, with photos, recipes, reviews, articles, videos, and much more from my kitchen at the restaurant in Queensland Australia.
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Urgent Need To Upgrade
2007-11-27 06:23:00 Sorry about the lack of posts, but I urgently need to upgrade, back soon. posts are being stored but not published. Apologies John More About: Urgent , Gent , Urge
England Couldn?t Qualify For The Circus!!!!
2007-11-22 00:15:00 Why did I bother getting up so early to watch the game. Not just any game I must add but probably the most important game for England since trying to qualify for the last big event, world cup, Euro championships or whatever. All England games tend to be important, especially as the so called home ... More About: Circus
Oysters; Sydney Rock, Pacific/Tassie, South Australian Pacific Coffin Bay,
2007-11-12 12:54:00 What is the difference between Sydney Rock , Pacific Tasmanian, Coffin Bay, and Angasi/Flat oysters? I am often asked which is best? Basically it’s all about the flavor and taste that you prefer. Some like the creamy Sydney rock and other like the larger Tassie Pacific’s. The basic difference is that the Sydney rock oyster which ... More About: Food and Drink , Australian
Singing In The Rain
2007-11-07 13:53:00 Great news, we have just had three solid days of rain and no let up yet. Yippee Absolutely fantastic, great for the dry gardens, farms, rivers, dams, etc but not so good for business. Don’t get me wrong I am all for the rain and every drop we can get. But with the coming of ... More About: Rain , Singing
Dinner at Michael?s on Matthew Flinders
2007-10-23 04:52:00 Just at the spur of the moment we decided to go out for dinner, probably because the fridge was empty, well not empty but nothing that excited us. So Michael ’s on Matthew Flinders Drive was our choice. At 6.40pm I called for a table, Ryan accepted booking for 7.30. We arrived dead on time which ... More About: Reviews , Dinner , Food and Drink
Pineapple festival Awards in Yeppoon
2007-10-22 14:44:00 The festival of the pineapple has recently passed and as usual it was bigger and better than the previous year. Not that I get too involved with the whole festival thing. I am generally too busy to even contemplate a visit to the event. But once again Beaches Restaurant picked up an award. Brian Dorey ... More About: Awards , Pineapple , Food and Drink , Festival
Easy Come Easy Go
2007-10-21 14:24:00 Well what a week!! Just the one wedding and only a la carte to deal with, things were not too bad. Time to attend to those 2008 function and conference menus. Also time to do those extra little cleaning jobs that often get missed. With our search for staff at a premium and little response ... More About: Easy
How Hard is it to get Fresh Fish?
2007-10-16 04:45:00 Fresh fish these days just seems harder and harder to get. I think that maybe I have been a little spoilt in my career to have had the opportunity to work with some great produce which believe me I am truly grateful. Strange that now I am working so close to the sea I seem ... More About: Fish , Food and Drink , Hard , Fresh
Windows Live Writer
2007-10-15 13:20:00 Many thanks to the writers manifesto blog for introducing me to this awesome blog writing aid. Window Live Writer enables you to write your entry and incorporate pictures, links, maps, tags, videos and more without having to store them on your computer. Also it formats the entry into your blog style. You can download Windows ... More About: Windows Live , Windows Live Writer
Young Chefs Blog, Aidan Brooks on his way to the top
2007-10-08 15:14:00 I have just come acros this young chefs blog. He is 19 years old and has just graduated from Westminster Kingsway College in London. Armed with his Professional Chef Diploma he has just started a 3-month training stage at one of the most creative restaurants in Barcelona. Comerç 24 is the restaurant and if you visit Aidan’s ... More About: Blog , Food and Drink , Young , Brooks
Summer is Nearly Here
2007-10-07 08:30:00 Summer is nearly here, and this is bringing the public out more. It is a very busy time for most restaurants as the majority of people tend to warm up to dining out in summer, especially the locals, and with the influx of tourists, this summer will be no different from the past, only bigger ... More About: Summer , Earl
Is the Catering Industry in Crisis?
2007-10-04 16:21:00 After many years now in the catering industry as a chef I have seen plenty of changes. Like all changes some are good and some bad. Different styles of cooking; Nouvelle Cuisine, Cuisine Natural, Molecular cooking, the change from meat and three veg to more picturesque plates, the a la carte dinning and so on. ... More About: Industry , Crisis , Catering , Cris , Erin
Culinary Explanations for the New Menu (Glossary)
2007-10-03 16:58:00 GLOSSARY of Culinary terms; Bordelaise sauce; red wine sauce with garlic, shallots & bone marrow. Bresaola; is air-dried salted beefeye that has been aged about 2-3 months until it becomes hard and a dark red, almost purple colour. It is lean, has a sweet, musty smell and is tender. It originated in Valtellina, a valley in the ... More About: Food and Drink , Glossary , Menu
Wagyu Beef on the Menu in Yeppoon
2007-10-02 08:16:00 What is all this about wagyu beef? Well lets clear up a few things straight away. Wagyu beef is not just a fancy name used to beef up the sales of beef in the market place. Wagyu beef is not massaged either. And no it’s not cheap. Wagyu directly translates as Japanese or Japanese style Wagyu ... More About: Food and Drink , Beef , Menu
Horseradish
2007-09-30 16:19:00 Recently I ordered some Fresh horseradish. I wanted it so I could grate it over one one of my dishes on the new menu instead of using the bought processed product and getting an inferior outcome. Having never had the pleasure of this fresh product in my hands in Australia before now I was very ... More About: Food and Drink
Fruit and Vegetables
2007-09-10 12:22:00 My local fruit and vegetable supplier ‘Big Al’ in Yeppoon does a very good job for myself and most of the other local restaurants & cafes. We don’t always have the local products at our fingertips & thanks to Alan we manage to get a good supply of what we need on a regular basis. ... More About: Vegetables , Fruit , Food and Drink
Food Guides
2007-09-07 15:02:00 I came across this website/blog today Gold Coast Food Guid e, what a great blog it is. It gives an unbiased review of eateries in the area. The site was created by a young lady that having lived in Melbourne (arguably the food capital of Australia) and reading the generous supply of food guides, looked forward to ... More About: Guides , Food and Drink
Dinner At Megalomania
2007-08-31 03:06:00 Megalomania bar & bistro has been open since the 18th of August and has already made its mark in Yeppoon as the place to go for lunch, dinner, afternoon dessert and coffee or a drink at the bar. After catching up with Kenny today, he said is very pleased with the way things have started. ... More About: Reviews , Dinner , Mania , Megalomania
Fifteen Melbourne
2007-08-26 12:29:00 Jude back from ?Fifteen? Melbourne . Our top waitress Miss Jude visited ‘Fifteen’ in Melbourne last week and came back with the signed menu from some of the original crew. Many thanks. Yes 15 dined at ?Fifteen? a bit corny but true. They actually received a call to make sure it was not a hoax. All ... More About: Reviews , Food and Drink
It?s a Shore Thing
2007-08-26 06:08:00 The Shore Thing cafe on the main street in Yeppoon has seen many a face lift. In the time that I?ve been here I have witnessed five operators. I would say that I think that it has had its ‘hay day’ back in the time of Bob & Reg with the rest of the family. It ... More About: Reviews
Yeppoon?s Newest Establishment
2007-08-20 12:02:00 Opening night at Megalomania, Friday the 17th August just gone was the official opening of the newest establishment in Yeppoon. After many months of anticipation the day finally arrived. For Colin & Monika the only thing going for it back in the planning days according to Colin was the huge fig tree with palm growing though ... More About: Reviews , Establishment
Premier League Football
2007-08-14 03:27:00 It only feels like last week they finished the season 06/07 and it?s back again. I am not complaining, I am very pleased about this as I am a very avid follower of the English soccer. Not that I have much time to spare but I do enjoy coming home after a busy Saturday night ... More About: Football , League , Premier league , Foot , Remi
Waterline Cafe, Bar & Restaurant
2007-08-13 11:27:00 With friends back from there European holiday; it was great to catch up again. After having coffee and biscuits followed later by smoked salmon, crackers, brie and olives, we were ready for dinner. The Waterline café, bar, restaurant was to become our destination. It was a Monday night and we had booked for 7 pm. We arrived ... More About: Reviews , Restaurant , Cafe
New Menu, Chef?s needed
2007-07-30 09:28:00 First of all I must apologise for the lack of content over the last few weeks. Once again it is time for a new menu. Being winter I have added a few cold weather dishes. Often winter is not the easiest time to play with ideas on the menu as the cold weather keeps customers ... More About: Chef , Menu
Marco Pierre White Autobiography
2007-07-18 04:55:00 I had been inching to read this book White Slave by Marco Pierre White his autobiography ever since it was in my hands some weeks ago. I ordered it for a friend of mine and as I glimpsed into it I immediately wished that I had ordered two copies. I had to order it from Brisbane ... More About: Reviews , Food and Drink , Autobiography
Dinner with friends-Goosehorn by Night
2007-07-16 09:16:00 Last evening Moni and I met up with friends and decided spur of the moment to go out for a meal rather than cook. We headed over to the Marsden Tavern, only to find 6 people in there and as we found out from the man behind the bar that on Sunday night they only ... More About: Reviews , Friends , Dinner , Food and Drink , Night
Weekend Herb Blogging-Portobello Mushrooms
2007-07-15 09:40:00 This week?s entry for Weekend Herb Blogg ing founded by Kalyn from Kalyn’s Kitchen is Portobello mushrooms. My recipe for these huge mushrooms follows. You can catch all the WHB entries this week hosted by Susan at foodblogga . Onto my information about these mushrooms. Portobello or Portebello either way, or sometimes called Flats or Field Mushrooms range in ...
Goosehorn Coffee & Lunch
2007-07-10 04:29:00 Another Monday is here and in town I was with Monica, so we headed straight for the Goosehorn for a coffee and a bite to eat. A bite it was. Recently opened in the old premises of the KFC after some refurbishing. In we walk and first of all I am greeted with a smell ... More About: Reviews , Coffee , Lunch , Food and Drink , Horn
Red Onion Confit
2007-07-08 16:00:00 This is my second entry in Weekend Herb Blogging, hosted this time by Chris from Mele Cotte. Chris you do have lots of entries I am going to need a holiday to get to see them all. Sorry that I missed out last week with the founder of the Weekend Herb Blogging event Kayln hosting. I am focusing ... More About: Recipes , Red Onion , Onion
Where Are They Now
More articles from this author:2007-07-02 13:15:00 Recently I have been searching the web for people that I used to work with many years ago. This now has become a challenge to find out where my old work colleagues are today and what they are up to. I will title these entries ?where are they now? like the TV show. Hopefully I ... More About: Where 1, 2 |
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