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Current chef at The Commoner Zoe Roy is featured in a new video (above) produced by the excellent food industry site ieatidrinkiwork. Her confidence is in contrast to the more apprehensive or shy manner of previous chef Matt Donnelly, who features in a previous episode of the series (below).

Beyond their individual styles on camera, the significant difference is that Roy speaks from a position of surety - since the video with Donnelly was shot The Commoner has become a hit with diners and is the most reviewed restuarant in Fitzroy. I"ve enjoyed breakfast and dinner there and owner Jo Corrigan was featured earlier this year at Breakfast Out.

On 30 September 2008 I joined a jovial bunch of fellow Fitzroy residents at the Napier hotel to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Fitzroy. Yarra Council"s Socialist Party Councillor Steve Jolly spoke about the official celebration happening across the road at the Town Hall and what an exclusive undemocratic event it was.

The 400 unnamed guests at the Town Hall were provided with food, drink and entertainment worth thousands of dollars paid for by ratepayers. No event was held for the residents. It was a waste of money and a corrupt abuse of power and responsibility....Read Full Article»

I love pomegranate juice, which goes extremely well with pear vodka, and I usually buy either of two excellent Turkish brands. When I could not find stock of either recently, I tried this brand from Azerbaijan. I don"t recommend it - it tastes like boiled wood. But it might help you survive radiation poisoning or a nuclear war.

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This looks cool but does it still work as a coffee table? i.e. can you rest your drinks on the "screen"?

Wake me up when the develop a coffee table that emails the bartender when my drink is empty and automatically orders me a new one....Read Full Article»