A transmission from the deep south.
When I arrived to pick up Ollie from Poppa’s place later that afternoon, they were both at the table, with two steaming pots of noodles in front of them. … They had compared the contents of the flavour sachets, and were conducting a taste test worthy of a 3-star sommelier.
— Ben Gracewood takes a break from tech to write about the importance of answering kids’ questions.
A series of short videos made by Lernert Engelberts and Sander Plugas as part of a two-hour documentary about revenge for VPRO television.
Fake film poster from Worth 1000’s “One Letter Off” contest.
Milk Concept by David Fung. Really nice use of Archer.
Pancakes are for people embarrassed to chug maple syrup out of the bottle.
— Neven Mrgan on Twitter. Steven Frank’s reply is gold.
Barbara de Wilde’s cover design for Anne Mendelson’s Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages, one of the Book Design Review’s favourite covers of 2008. (via Matt McInerney)
By 5:15pm all the prep is done. Every surface is spotless and ready for the evening’s service ahead. It feels like the calm before the storm, but something tells me Simon and his team don’t weather too many cyclones.
— My sister Emily spends a day with Simon Wright, head chef and owner of Auckland’s best restaurant, The French Café.
My sister’s new foodie blog.
Written and designed by Matthew Buchanan. Colophon. Please give credit. Email
