Ganga on Nostr: Cookbook browsing today.... I have a special story about #Spice by ...
Cookbook browsing today....
I have a special story about #Spice by #ChristineManfield, a celebrated Australian chef, author and now tour guide to India. She has worked as a chef in India and SE Asia and fell in love with the food. This book has 80 pages of spice powders, sauces and other spicy condiments, even before the recipes start.
Anyway, my story. I shifted to Sydney in early 2000's and would often spend time at Jones the Grocer (I think it was) in Woollahra. A fabulous cafe and providore. You could stock up on your goodies, have a meal, drink coffee and browse the cookbooks on the long communal table. Spice was one of those books. Every time I came, I would grab this one and browse some more.
Eventually I bought a copy myself.
Time went on, I bought another of her books, a few years passed, and one day I was looking at Christine's pic in one of the books and thought "I know her".
I found an email address for her, currently running a restaurant in London, and we made contact. Yes, I did know her!
We shared a house in inner suburban Adelaide when we were in our 20's. There were 4 of us in that house, all studying and it was a lot of fun. A great time. Christine used to cook for us a lot. We stayed in touch for a while but eventually she went on to do other things (not teaching!).
Meanwhile she had run very successful restaurants in Robe, Sydney and London, and had worked in top places in SE Asia and India.
I met up with her again in the last days of her final restaurant in Sydney, just as she was "retiring". It was a fun catchup. My family was there, and the food was amazing (of course).
She now does pop-ups, guest cheffing, and runs foodie tours to India.
#CookbookBrowsing #Cookbooks #AustralianAuthor #Spices #Food
I have a special story about #Spice by #ChristineManfield, a celebrated Australian chef, author and now tour guide to India. She has worked as a chef in India and SE Asia and fell in love with the food. This book has 80 pages of spice powders, sauces and other spicy condiments, even before the recipes start.
Anyway, my story. I shifted to Sydney in early 2000's and would often spend time at Jones the Grocer (I think it was) in Woollahra. A fabulous cafe and providore. You could stock up on your goodies, have a meal, drink coffee and browse the cookbooks on the long communal table. Spice was one of those books. Every time I came, I would grab this one and browse some more.
Eventually I bought a copy myself.
Time went on, I bought another of her books, a few years passed, and one day I was looking at Christine's pic in one of the books and thought "I know her".
I found an email address for her, currently running a restaurant in London, and we made contact. Yes, I did know her!
We shared a house in inner suburban Adelaide when we were in our 20's. There were 4 of us in that house, all studying and it was a lot of fun. A great time. Christine used to cook for us a lot. We stayed in touch for a while but eventually she went on to do other things (not teaching!).
Meanwhile she had run very successful restaurants in Robe, Sydney and London, and had worked in top places in SE Asia and India.
I met up with her again in the last days of her final restaurant in Sydney, just as she was "retiring". It was a fun catchup. My family was there, and the food was amazing (of course).
She now does pop-ups, guest cheffing, and runs foodie tours to India.
#CookbookBrowsing #Cookbooks #AustralianAuthor #Spices #Food