About

Hi There, I’m Mark. Scientist by day, obsessed explorer of all things food and drink by night, (well OK I do that during the day too). Welcome to my world of food and drink.

I grew up on home cooked meals and decadent cakes from my Mum and my Aunties who were all great home cooks. I then fell in love with fine dining after moving to London but love seeking out hidden cheap eat gems at street food stalls as well. I’ve spent about 10 years or so writing about food, wine and craft beer in one form or another, sharing my passion seemed like a natural creative outlet for me.

Despite the usual titles that come with this space – foodie, blogger or the dreaded ‘social media influencer’ – I see myself more as a writer and aspiring photographer, willing to try anything once and someone who just enjoys celebrating good food.

About the Blog:

As the name of this site suggests I have a soft spot for multi-course tasting menus and I’m willing to travel for a good one. Despite enjoying fine dining though, I’m far from a food snob, (despite the occasional sarcastic comment sneaking out). My intent here is to show off my highlight reel, wherever that may take me. I will offer up some honest, trustworthy reviews and showcase some great finds of all the pretty amazing world of food and drink out there. I have nothing but respect for those chefs and producers that bring this wonderful world to my table, so any time I can help generate some publicity and bring their food to more people then I will do my best to do just that.

From somewhere on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list to a cheap and cheerful street food stall, good food is good food and I’m keen to keep things in perspective so there will be plenty of budget conscious offering as well. For snippets of my food finds, craft beer and other yummy goodness as well as my random rants on Masterchef and cooking experiments be sure to check out my Instagram and Twitter feeds.

Cooking:

As much as I enjoy eating out, I actually love cooking as well. I even auditioned for (and made the initial short list) of Masterchef Australia a few years back. While I’m certainly no professional chef, I enjoy the creative outlet and there is something fulfilling about having people enjoy the food you make. I own a stupid number of cookbooks and plenty of kitchen gadgets and am always keen to try a new recipe.

While the focus to start with will be restaurant reviews, I will include recipes from time to time here as well. So keep an eye out as I cook tried and tested favourites and also try (or fail) to re-create those Michelin Star dishes from my cookbook collection. I will also watch any amount of cooking shows on TV so there may be a few reviews of those I will jot down as well.

Bon Appetite!

Mark

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