Hi Atlanta, we have this in Melbourne and it’s a hot mess of harassment and misery. So…good luck with that.

The most ambitious story we've ever published on A +, a two-part investigation into wage theft in Australia, by Fred Siggins. Part one up today: aplusinsights.com.au/articles/wage-…

Working for a couple, especially in a restaurant setting, always involves some degree of unwilling participation in the psychodrama of that relationship. I hope those folks are ok, is what I’m saying.

This was fun: goodfoodAU asked me and Callan Boys to deliver duelling essays on the topic of Melbourne Vs. Sydney: which city is the better dining destination? I'm sure you know my answer. theage.com.au/goodfood/eatin…

Just had the worst meal thus far in Australia, will not write about it because it would just be punching down, but my god I am dying to describe the awfulness to y’all. (I won’t. But I wanna.)

Just 100% ruined dinner in order to assert how close our apartment in Brooklyn was to Queen restaurant 20 years ago. I was right. So.

Dive bars forever

I understand you can't call Brian Calle a "parasitic grifter bleeding the ravaged husks of once-great publications" in the NYT, but it's unconscionable to describe him as the "media entrepreneur who resurrected LA Weekly" – when he promptly burned it to the ground upon purchase.

LA Weekly used to be home to the only Pulitzer Prize winning food writer in America. Now it’s doing this:

Been trying to grapple with the question “what is Australian food?” for over a decade…my most complete thinking-through and answer to date: theage.com.au/goodfood/stop-…

What is Australian food? This is a great piece by Besha Rodell, and it also happens to be exactly the topic of a TV series Poh and I have been making for the past few months (and which will be on air in August). 📺 smh.com.au/goodfood/stop-…

Against Children’s Birthday Parties: A Manifesto

Our Pierre theage.com.au/lifestyle/life…

Roast AND mashed potatoes. Iconic.

In memorandum

There is nothing so delightfully disconcerting as having a really good meal in a restaurant you were convinced you wouldn’t like. 👹

I live in goddamn Australia and this made me yawp in distress.

So much beef Wellington in the feed today. @eater & The New York Times : fun recipe! The Age: murder!

Can’t believe it’s been 10 years. Still immensely proud of the story that sits at the top of this list. Happy birthday to a real one.

Seriously, look at your restaurant's website right now. If you don't see address, phone & hours immediately, you've got a bad website.