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Cooking with Annie Feolde

To celebrate an amazing 50 years of Vittoria Coffee (www.vittoriacoffee.com.au), Les Schirato has brought the extraordinary Annie Feolde to Australia.  Born in France, Annie herself is  celebrating 47 years with her restaurant in Florence – Enoteca Pinchiorri (www.enotecapinchiorri.com). Annie is the first female chef in Italy to be awarded 3 Michelin stars.  And she is [...]

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Prawn and Celeriac Remoulade

Serves 4 as an entrée A traditional remoulade is a classic French sauce made using fresh mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, parsley, capers and celeriac.  Our remoulade is served with a beautiful salad of plump King prawns, watercress leaves and fresh herbs such as chervil, dill and chives with the addition of crisp baby cornichons. Cornichons is [...]

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Aged Beef Ribs Barbecued with Anchovy Butter

At Rockpool Bar & Grill in Melbourne, we have our own meat ageing room. We choose only the finest cattle that have been grass fed and only finished on grain if drought conditions make it necessary. Grass fed beef differs from lot fed beef in that it has a more natural beef flavour and has [...]

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Macaroni Cheese

Serves 4 400g macaroni Extra virgin olive oil 75g smoky bacon, diced 500ml single cream 125g cheddar, grated 250g gruyere, grated 100g parmesan, grated 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 teaspoons dijon mustard ½ teaspoon paprika Sea salt & freshly ground white pepper 2 Tablespoons chopped chives Cook the macaroni to al dente in plenty of [...]

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Classic Fried Rice

Fried rice is a great thing to make with left-over rice, so make sure you always cook more rice than you need and keep it in the fridge or freezer. This is so simple but utterly delicious. The key is not to use freshly cooked rice — it sticks together easily and soaks up too [...]

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White Forest Cake

White forest cake  This is an absolute cracker. Easy to make and it looks fabulous all white. There is something really alluring about fresh cake and cream — it takes me back to my childhood, when the local cake shop made all their cakes that way. Those days have long passed, sadly. Don’t look at [...]

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Boiled Egg with Vegetable Salad

This is a combination of a few different little vegetable salads that makes a nice starter. At home I like to serve them on one large platter, set in the middle of the table, though individual plates are good too. Any combination of salads can be used, but by all means, just eat the egg [...]

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Passionfruit Souffle

Serves 1 Ingredients: 2 egg yolks 25g+ 25g sugar 30ml strained passionfruit juice 2 egg whites Pinch of salt Method: In a bowl, cream the egg yolks with the first 25g sugar, until pale and the sugar has dissolved. Add the passionfruit juice, mix and set aside. In a separate clean bowl (copper, if you [...]

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Korean Style Tuna Tartare

Serves 4 as a starter This dish is a take on a Korean salad of raw beef with a sesame-oil dressing, raw egg yolk, Chinese cabbage and a combination of sesame seeds and pinenuts. The beef is almost frozen, and the crisp texture is offset by the silkiness of the egg yolk and the creaminess [...]

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