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Byron Burger Australia, Byron Bay
As we approached Byron Burger Australia my first impression was that it looked like what I thought a burger bar should look like and that made me happy. It had seats and tables, really happy staff who seemed genuinely happy to be at work, a grill to cook burgers on, and a menu that declared…
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Campfire (or possibly home oven) Chicken with Broad Beans and Bacon
“You may sleep like animals and smell like animals, but you shall eat like men”. Well, I heard through a friend of mine that that is indeed what Jesus said and by jeepers I do believe I agree with that man! I am more than happy to sleep on the floor with nothing but a…
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Prawn and Chorizo Spaghetti that is so damn simple even Niels can make it
I did a fair bit of tossing up as to whether I would be telling you about some of my new friends in the world of food or a crackingly simple prawn and chorizo pasta that is one of my all time faves, a flavour combination I have used in many different applications… except the…
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Pork Shoulder Roast with Brussels Sprouts and Apples… while you’re out doing cool shit
Don’t worry, I am still alive… albeit just barely. It’s been a hell of a couple of weeks in my world, as we have opened a restaurant. That’s right, our very own restaurant. So fucking exciting for us but oh how our lives have been turned a little sideways. I do know this was our…
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It Was Going To Be Karaage Chicken But Ended Up Being Fried Chicken With Big Red Rub
This was one of those meals that morphed a little mid prep. It didn’t do a Dr Jeckle and Mr Hyde, or an angered Bruce Banner changing into that big green Gold Coast gym junkie, but it did indeed change it’s original guise, albeit ever so slightly. This day I declared mid shift that I…
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Roasted Pork Belly with Vegetables From The Garden
We here at foodisthebestshitever are venturing forward in a new direction, we shall go forth and expand our culinary vision and facilitate this vision through the exploration of contemporary cuisines previously unbeknownst to us. We shall visit regions previously deemed out of reach, in the spirit of searching out something totally new and different. Yes…
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A Bacon Sarnie for Bacon Week
It’s bacon week. Yes, even better than my birthday, it’s bacon week. This week I have been cooking MCs like a pound of bacon… actually, that was Vanilla Ice. I’ve been cooking bacon like a pound of bacon and also cooking bacon by the pound but as I am in Australia I shall not be…