Author Archives: andyq

Paris Food Adventures, Day 3: La Maison de Truffe

Posted on 21 March 2011 by andyq

There are two branches of this restaurant in Paris that specializes in truffles, as recommended heartily by Eva and Fiona. I have good memories of a dish that S. and I had in the South of France last year, a … Continue reading →

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Paris to the Moon: A Book Review of Sorts

Posted on 20 March 2011 by andyq

Three of my great pleasures in life: Travel. Eating. Reading. These coalesced in the most fantastic of ways in Paris, on this last trip in March 2011. I’d finished the wonderful Australian classic novel, “Cloudstreet” by Tim Winton and was … Continue reading →

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Paris Food Adventures, Day 2: Le Comptoir Du Relais

Posted on 17 March 2011 by andyq

It seems everyone in Paris has advice for a favourite place to eat, or a pastry shop, or whether the Macarons are better at Pierre Hermes or Ladureé. Taking advice from someone who was only in Paris a day, and … Continue reading →

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Paris Food Adventures, Day 1: La Gazzetta

Posted on 17 March 2011 by andyq

La Gazzetta is “a jazzy Art Deco spot in the 12th Arrondissement” on rue de Cotte, according to the New York Times, in an article about how the Parisian hot-spots are slightly more casual, bistros where you can get a … Continue reading →

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Paris Food Adventures, Day 1: Le Soufflé

Posted on 16 March 2011 by andyq

I think it was destined that I eat here. I hadn’t planned my first day’s lunch, after arriving by train from Brussels around 1pm. The evening before, Tara, sister of Maya, who I suspect has a lot of good travel … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Automaton Biographies

Posted on 25 January 2011 by andyq

I’ve just finished reading Larissa Lai’s first full-length poetry collection, Automaton Biographies. I’ve worked with Larissa before, some of her wonderful poems were included in “Swallowing Clouds: An Anthology of Chinese-Canadian Poetry”, and I’ve read her amazing novel, “When Fox … Continue reading →

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Meet the Piperoids

Posted on 18 January 2011 by andyq

Not this but last Christmas, the mom of my boyf’s best friend’s husband, who was staying with them at the time, gave us a little Christmas gift. A simple set of rolled paper, marked carefully where you cut them, and … Continue reading →

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The Books I Read in 2010

Posted on 2 January 2011 by andyq

The books I read in 2010 (it seems to have been a good year for reading) – the two bolds are my top recommendations for the year: Jee Leong Koh’s Equal to the Earth (Poetry) Eli Jaxon-Bear’s The Enneagram of … Continue reading →

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Adelaide Feast Festival 2010

Posted on 16 December 2010 by andyq

I was honoured to be invited to the Adelaide Feast Festival as one of the only out of state authors. I flew in for the weekend of 27-28 November to take part in their WordFeast Day as a panel of … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Celsius, Adelaide

Posted on 1 December 2010 by andyq

So, when I was in Adelaide for the Feast Festival, last weekend of November 2010, I stopped in to Celsius Restaurant on the way to the theatre. It had just received a review in the Adelaide Review which had more … Continue reading →

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