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The World’s Best Chef & Princess Mary of Denmark

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:00:19 +0000

A kangaroo hops across the pathway as if on cue. He’s a large, dark grey and brown beast and Danish chef and current winner of the Bocuse d’Or and the World’s Best Chef Rasmus Kofoed sits up to have a look. He has been flown over from Denmark to Australia to cook for Princess Mary [...]

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A Night At Rockpool With Rene Redzepi

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:00:06 +0000

Rene Rezdepi: the “world’s best chef” The man to my left getting snapped talking to people looks tired, very tried but deep in concentration when he speaks. He’s smaller than I imagined and some around me are whispering how different he looks with his beard. He is wearing a jacket, a linen shirt untucked and [...]

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Face To Face With Anthony Bourdain!

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 22 May 2011 19:00:21 +0000

Anthony Bourdain You may have recognised the look on Sydney’s food lovers this past week. People were buzzing, eyes bright with excitement and there was much whispering of sweetly excited murmurs. The reason? Anthony Bourdain and A.A. Gill were in Sydney for the Sydney Writer’s Festival and Marco Pierre White was in Sydney too just [...]

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Marco Pierre White On Celebrity Chefs, Obsessions & Food Critics

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:00:47 +0000

“This is very surreal” Selma who is sitting next to me says “I mean Marco Pierre White is making us pumpkin soup” she whispers. We’re in a house in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs and the sparkling waterfront is the backdrop. I walk in and Marco Pierre White is chatting to the others on the couch and [...]

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Tetsuya Talks & Win 1 of 5 Signed Tetsuya Cookbooks!

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:00:26 +0000

Welcome back from the Easter and Anzac Day break Dear Readers! I hope you had a restful fun time. To welcome you back I’ve got a special treat for you-keep reading to see what it is When I turned thirty a few years ago (cough cough) I had my first Tetsuya experience. I was dating [...]

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Luke Mangan: The Making Of A Chef Launch & Interview

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:00:39 +0000

Chef Luke Mangan This past Christmas was the season for food books and amongst the many cookbooks that were released, there is amongst them an autobiography of chef Luke Mangan called “The Making of a Chef” published by New Holland. Luke Mangan is known as the chef behind Glass, Salt and the P&O cruise Salt [...]

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A Private Lunch & Interview With Marcus Wareing, Four In Hand, Paddington

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:00:22 +0000

It’s funny how life changes. Two years ago I dined at Marcus Wareing’s Petrus restaurant (back when he and Gordon Ramsay were business partners) and we had a fantastic meal where every single little course, including the amuses and in between courses sparkled. It was a meal we remembered well because there wasn’t a single jarring [...]

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Anthony Bourdain Interview: Girls, Bloggers & How He Would Like To Die

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:00:39 +0000

Photo credit: The Travel Channel I am holding Anthony Bourdain’s cell phone number. Three years ago, when I started my blog, never, ever did I think I would be in this position let alone interviewing Anthony Bourdain. I deliberately don’t have cable TV at home because when I have it I sit in the hotel [...]

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A Masterclass with Tetsuya Wakuda & Win A Place at a Masterclass!

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:00:21 +0000

Tetsuya Wakuda I do have a few dreams left and many of them involve eating at spectacular restaurants around the world. One of them is located here in Sydney and it’s one that I haven’t visited in over seven years as the last time was for my 30th birthday. So I was very happy to [...]

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Cooking for Kings, Princes & Michael Jackson & A Chocolate Implosion

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:00:37 +0000

Chef Paul Brown with Prince Albert of Monaco at the Royal Palace in Monaco When I read my fabulous friend’s interview with Paul Brown, the former Executive Chef to the King of Bahrain on her blog She Goes, I was so fascinated by the idea of being the chef for a Royal that I left [...]

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