THE CURIOUS COOK: Ed Charles THERE are so many excellent markets, cafes and food shops in Melbourne it is sometimes difficult to know where to start. Even as an intrepid local I relax into my shopping comfort zones and forget to explore new territory. Curious cook Luckily, I’m one of about 20 souls from as far away as Brisbane, Perth and Auckland taking Melbourne’s Foodies’ Bus Tour this Saturday. Our host, Allan Campion, is the embodiment of a Melbourne foodie. […]
Month: October 2007
Cabbage turnip beats grapefruit into space
Today we celebrate the anniversary of the start of the space race, the Soviet cabbage turnip beating the American grapefruit into space. Adapted from the archives: Stone cold sober, this vegetable does pass for Sputnik, the first artificial satellite sent into the earth’s orbit. The only thing is that Sputnik was 23cm in diameter, this veggie is about a quarter of the size. Sputnik was metallic while the kohlrabi comes either in a light green or purple variety. According to […]