You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together.

It's been about a week without alcohol of any kind. I'm enjoying my new, clean-living lifestyle.

I like the fact that Melbourne always seems to support their chefs and promote them in ways I find really admirable.

Garlic is divine. Few food items can taste so many distinct ways, handled correctly. Misuse of garlic is a crime...Please, treat your garlic with respect...Avoid at all costs that vile spew you see rotting in oil in screwtop jars. Too lazy to peel fresh? You don't deserve to eat garlic.

I'm not trying to explain other cultures, or to give a fair and balanced account of a country, or the top ten things you need to know. I'm not trying to spread world peace and understanding. I'm not an advocate or an activist or an educator or a journalist. I'm out there trying to tell stories the best I can.

Just because we are not Italian, does not mean we cannot appreciate Michelangelo, it is the same with cuisine.

I'm a comic nerd. I'm a former serious collector for much of my childhood and early teen years I wanted to draw underground comics.