Foodies
This massive billboard for McDonald’s Yass is the funniest sign on the Australian highway network. Imagine the word “kiss” in front of it and you’ll soon see what I mean.
But there’s nothing funny about the roadside dining options on Australia’s highways, which generally range from gross to inedible to botulism-inducing.
I did plenty of driving over Christmas, in a loop of SE NSW that included a south coast beach holiday and three days camping in the Snowy Mountains. Kilometres covered: about 1,200. Memorable road meals: zero.
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Chocolate is the latest product in our foodie, got-to-have-it, made-to-order craze.
Arno Backes, a Melbourne based chocolatier says there’s growing popularity and interest in the way chocolate is made, with more and more us demanding fine European couverture and a specific cocoa content.
“We’ve ended up with a real chocolate culture,” Backes told The Age.
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This is very late to the party, but CASE F***ING CLOSED! http://ntn.org.au/2010/10/13/regulator-finally-acts-to-ban-endosulfan/ The National Toxic Network (NTN) today welcomes the announcement by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to deregister all endosulfan pesticide products in Australia, but says the agency took too long to make the decision and… Read more »
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