Simon Thomsen
Simon Thomsen is restaurant critic for The Daily Telegraph.
In a past life, he wandered the world, working as a chef and waiter before deciding he wields a pen better than a knife. Simon’s munched his way around NSW for 15 years and was editor of the Good Food Guide for six years.
His wife calls him the World’s Most Sustainable Fisherman because, despite wetting a line regularly, Simon takes nothing from the sea. Friends panic when inviting him over for dinner, until they realise his perfect meal is pork and fennel sausages with mash. Christmas cake increases his contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.
Articles by Simon Thomsen
Restaurant no-shows should plate up or shut up
The woman booked a table for 10 at 7pm, Thursday, at the hip Bentley Bar and Restaurant in Sydney’s Surry…... Read more
Festival of Obvious Ideas #7: Pig out when you eat out
Guillaume Brahimi makes the World’s Best Mashed Potato in his posh restaurant, Guillaume at Bennelong, at the Sydney Opera House.…... Read more
Secret life of a food critic
Nothing gets foodies more excited than the discovery of a new food, for example the cheese-and-bacon-stuffed pizza burger, except perhaps…... Read more
Was this the worst concert Australia has ever seen?
Rogue’s Gallery lived up to its name. It was meant to be the high point of the 2010 Sydney Festival…... Read more
For a truly Australian dish, first insert tinnie in bum
The signature dish at the Prairie Hotel , in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, is its Road Kill Grill ($30), a…... Read more
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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
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