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The world of johnsons kitchen
Trying new recipes; Pork shoulder on a bed of onion and apple, basted in apple cider. Slow cooked for 6 hours and served with a fennel salad. I got a photo message the other day from a friend of mine...
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Twenty and Six Espresso (North Melbourne)
There’s plenty of buzz in Nth Melbourne. People are travelling across town to brunch in our sleepy little town. They’re talking up the coffee at Auction Rooms to the extent they were rated “Best Coffee...
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Saturday 10th of November – Another trip to the market.
What a morning. A silent chill hangs in the air, biting at my cheeks on my Saturday walk to the market. The spring carnival season roses are out in bloom outside the Saint Mary Star of the Sea Catholic...
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Sri Lankan curry and naan
A year ago, my wife and I left Tasmania after our beautiful location wedding and headed on our honeymoon to Sri Lanka. Neither of us really knew too much of it, except that we both had great friends...
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The French Shop
It’s bloody Julie. Peering over the counter, almost lost for the cheese and terrines and pate is Julie. 14 years she’s been expressing herself at the French Shop, just at the Therry Street entrance...
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Frittata
I’m lucky enough to get a supply of fresh guinea fowl eggs from my parents whenever they come down to Melbourne (my parents, not the guinea fowl). These chickens live a life of scratching in alive,...
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Garam Masala roasted pumpkin soup
Growing up, it was the job of my sister and I to plant the pumpkin seeds late in spring. Not one to ignore the opportunity to find a shortcut, we learnt that throwing the seeds around was a quicker and...
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Beatrix (North Melbourne)
I was banned. There wasn’t supposed to be another review of another brunch venue in North Melbourne. However, a Friday off work, the opportunity to review one of the famous cafes in North Melbourne...
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San Telmo (Melbourne)
I read a lot of restaurant reviews. Some are quirky, talking about strange dreams had while eating inslata caprese. Others in poetry form, or from the perspective of their pet parrot. There are some...
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Perfect Chicken Parmigiana
Chicken Parma. What a staple of Melbourne pub life. Almost every pub through Melbourne serves their own version of a Parma and a pot, and there is not a single dish that causes more earnest, heated...
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Influences and interesting people
I’m back from the Christmas break. Time flies really. Its been over a month since my last update on perfect Chicken Parma’s. Would love to hear if you tried it, and what your own favourite variations...
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Home made sausages
Whole Larder Love (Rohan’s photo, not mine) I’ve been spending a fair bit of time researching all things homemade. I love the idea of being self-sustainable, of growing my own produce. Meat, veg,...
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Cantina Centrale (Mont Albert)
So we’ve packed up the kitchen, out of our much loved North Melbourne, into the leafy suburb of Mont Albert. Gone are the Friday night parties, vomit left on our doorstep. No more construction noise...
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Passata day
It seems that all traditions have to start one day. Some Italian families have been making passata every summer for years, mates talk of hanging salami during winter. Despite my Italian background...
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Spaghetti Bolognaise
My uncle and aunt came to visit our new place on the weekend. That’s the Italian uncle. Not that could you could tell. I don’t get to see him as often as I would like, but hopefully with having moved...
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Osso Bucco
Suddenly, its like its winter. After the record stretch of days over 30 degrees celsius, all of a sudden we have single figure lows, the heater is on, as are the scarves and beanies. The cooler weather...
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Hammer & Tong 412 (Fitzroy)
Like most cooks, I grow obsessions with frightful regularity. I discovered the incredible flavour of freshly ground coriander seed (over the store bought pre-ground stuff) and almost every meal...
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Canned tuna fish sandwich
Its hard to think that it was over a year ago that the wife and I were sunning ourselves in Koh Samui on what has ended up being our final holiday before adding a rugrat to the family. 3 months to go,...
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Terre (Mornington)
The Johnson’s followed a black Porsche up the drive to Dromana Estate and its restaurant companion, Terre. They parked their white Camry beside it and watched Mr and Mrs Hartbury get out in their...
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a change at johnsons kitchen
The few readers of johnsons kitchen would have noticed a marked lack of new content. For that, I’m sorry. Blogging has so far been a remarkably unrewarding experience. The writing I love, I will...
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