Nola James
Nola is a Melbourne-based writer and photographer. After treading the boards in some of Melbourne and Tasmania’s best restaurants over the past 10 years she now has a largely unused Bachelor of Arts in Illustrative Photography from RMIT and a very useful Graduate Diploma in Journalism from UTas.
She is the author of one of Melbourne’s three zillion food blogs, Once A Waitress, and also gets paid to write about food and wine in real life.
After her recent return to the big smoke she is frequenting as many restaurants and bars as possible in order to catch up with her Melbourne contemporaries, and as a result is rapidly expanding.
Articles by Nola James
I can’t believe it’s not splutter
Butter is made by the simple act of churning cream. Margarine is a fake food that originated in a laboratory…... Read more
Our national dish: a big pile of meat
Much discussion has been had recently – mostly media engineered discussion to coincide with Australia Day and the launch of…... Read more
The nine biggest sins of packaged food
We live in a society where almost everything can be purchased single serve, individually wrapped and stuffed with enough preservatives…... Read more
Krushing independent purchasing decisions
Everyone’s favourite chicken shop (for anyone born after 1992, KFC stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken) has, very surprisingly, branched out…... Read more
The way to good cooking may be learning what not to do
My parents never taught me how to cook, they just taught me how not to. My 50-something father still burns…... Read more
The What Waiters Really Think Of You Awards 2009
The Gourmet Top 100, the Weekend Australian’s Top 50 Restaurants, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Food Guide.…... Read more
MasterChef created a nation of know-nothing food tossers
MasterChef has a lot to answer for, and not just because my work colleagues have been spending their weekends at…... Read more
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Your task is simple. Here is $115.50. It must last one week. You have no savings, no assets, but thankfully…
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We’ve been talking a lot about interest rates this week. And the 30 per cent of us who have mortgages…
Wrap of the week: It’s the economy, stupid
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
