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24
Apr
The BBQ recipe that's almost impossible to mess up
I own half a dozen barbecue cookbooks. I've smoked duck, cured bacon, and ruined at least one expensive
1 min read
21
Apr
The BBQ Recipe I've Cooked More Than Any Other (And Never Messed Up)
Weber's chipotle chicken quesadillas. Fifteen minutes of prep, thirty minutes on the grill, zero failures in years of making them.
5 min read
17
Apr
The river that mirrors itself
On Tasmania's west coast, there's a river so still that photographs of it look the same
1 min read
14
Apr
Strahan: The Fishing Village at the Edge of the Wilderness
A harbour you can hear before you see it, a river so still it mirrors the sky, and a Huon pine cheeseboard I'll never replace.
5 min read
10
Apr
The quietest place I've ever stayed in Victoria
Six hours east of Melbourne, past Bairnsdale, past Lakes Entrance, past the point where the highway gives way to winding
1 min read
07
Apr
The Drive to Mallacoota: Six Hours East for a Town That Time Forgot
A sleepy fishing village at the end of a winding forest road, where the pelicans outnumber the people and the flathead are the size of your arm.
5 min read
03
Apr
I'm buying an EV I've never test driven
After two years and six different electric vehicles — BMW, Hyundai, Tesla, Volvo, BYD, MG — I'm putting my own
1 min read
31
Mar
I've Driven Six EVs. Here's the One I'm Actually Buying.
After two years of test-driving other people's electric cars, I'm putting my own money down on a Zeekr 7X. Here's why — and what still makes me nervous.
7 min read
27
Mar
The $200 gadget that stopped me ruining meat on the BBQ
I've overcooked a duck breast. I've undercooked a pork belly. I've cut into a
1 min read
24
Mar
Smoke, a Wireless Thermometer, and the BBQ Setup That Changed How I Cook
Two Webers, a handful of woodchips, and the $200 gadget that means I rarely ruin a piece of meat anymore.
6 min read