2019-01-15 23:21
The Last Summer at Chris’s in LorneI was a late comer to Chris’s. This little unpretentious 40 seat café had already made its name for decades as the place to be in… Read More
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2019-01-09 09:47
Lost and Found Percy Everett and Vanne Trompf This is the story of three buildings, two architects and a lifelong love of the Moderne. My Art Deco epiphany came in 1972 when… Read More
2018-01-04 23:35
Its 1974 I’m sitting on the stairs at the old Joel’s Auction rooms in McKillop Street Melbourne waiting for a lot to come up. In those days the most extraordinary stuff turned up… Read More
2017-12-19 02:17
We were in Erdotelek about 75 km from Budapest when the fireworks went off in October 56 but Dad was stuck in the city and he spent the revolution quietly in the cellar of the Astoria hotel… Read More
2015-11-20 01:06
This has taken me over a year to fess up but wandering around the river at Kyneton this morning has pricked my conscience and I have swallowed my pride... forgive me my brothers for I… Read More
2015-10-01 02:27
Angel Cardoso the legendary pioneer of naturally cured Spanish smallgoods manufacture in Lara has died in Geelong aged 78. When Angel came to Australia from Spain in 1962 to work as a… Read More
2015-10-01 02:27
As he settled into the pointy end of the plane Hawkins reached for the stack of gastro porn on the shiny Mark Newson side table. On the front… Read More
2015-10-01 02:26
A very brief history of EARTH APPLES, LOVE APPLES, KANGAROO APPLES, MAD APPLES And WOLF PEACHES What keeps a cook cooking?For me, it has always been a fascination w… Read More
2015-10-01 02:25
I haven’t been out looking for fungi yet this year but after the last bit of rain [the Otways got a good sprinkling a week or so ago] I thought it could be right and I slipped ou… Read More
2015-10-01 02:25
This blog has changed its name to Fare Dinkum--Temper Gastronomic- Bias Australiana Our new mascot is the endangered Barking Owl that we met on Saturday at the Ky… Read More
2015-10-01 02:24
There has been a lot of discussion about multi course menus with the now ubiquitous moniker of a Degustation or Degu. It goes like this with new inquiries. Ring Ring?Hello. Yes is… Read More
2015-10-01 02:23
Never say goodbyeA very big heartfelt thanks from Sunnybrae and all who sailed in her.If you click the photo and click slideshow you will find a little glimpse of the Sunnybrae story T… Read More
2015-10-01 02:22
A vision remains for Read More
2015-10-01 02:22
If you have a serious interest in fungi not just the edibles but the full gamut of this extraordinary and highly important environmental Eco system? Do yourself a favour and book… Read More
2015-09-14 11:00
Press this Link to SlideshowNew York City 1989. It’s our first time in the big apple. We had an introduction to Adam Tihany and everyone in his entourage wanted to know abou… Read More
2014-03-09 18:06
Home Made Smallgoods Competition Lara Food and Wine FestivalThe Lara Food and Wine festival is looking for any backyard or small producers of Salami, Prosciutto, Jamon or indeed any naturall… Read More
2013-12-13 03:15
The gardens in Kyneton are magnificent exceptional trees, explosions of colour, vigorous growth We were determined to start a small domestic vegetable garden as soon as possible and after 3… Read More
2013-08-23 11:44
2013-08-20 09:16
We are trying to be as free of reflective nostalgia as one can be after living somewhere for over 30 years and then moving to a small modernist house. We are both incorrigible collect… Read More
2013-06-13 22:42
With more than 10,000 enthusiastic visitors, over 1000 topics covered, sixteen full folders of notes and 500 meg of recipes Sunnybrae Cooking… Read More
2013-06-03 13:45
The ink is dry on the contract.So much to do So little time, looking [sugestions welcome] for a modest stylish house with enough room for the two, three and four leggeds... with… Read More
2013-05-07 08:04
If you would like to help us pick the olive harvest this year we would greatly appreciate a few helping hands. This may be the last harvest for us so a bit of catching up with old ma… Read More
2013-02-06 23:25
We have had many inquiries as to sale details bookings for the restaurant, cooking classes and such. Simply said Its business as usual until we sell the property.We have appointed P… Read More
2013-01-29 03:55
A big thank you to all that called in, wrote, texted, pingged, emailed or tweeted their surprise, sadness, encouragement, indignation, mild abuse and other sentiments received on the news th… Read More
2013-01-29 03:54
Wood fired ovens have had a great surge in popularity in recent years and the most common questions we are asked both in cooking classes and in the invariably big boy’s huddle that for… Read More
2012-12-23 12:58
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2012-12-18 05:39
Yes it’s true Diane and I have finally decided to put Sunnybrae on the market in the New Year. When we re-opened in 2008 we began a new five year plan and the time has passed eve… Read More
2012-12-02 23:53
There seems to be a fashion developing in certain hipper- than- our restaurants for the chefs to deliver dishes directly to the diner in the restaurant...... I was caught out la… Read More
2012-12-02 23:52
It all started innocently enough while picking asparagus with the class last week when one of the cheeky class members made a comment about ‘which asparagus was the best?’ Big or… Read More
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