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One Great Australian Bite!
Australia Day has come to a close, and my project is complete. I present to you an, “Aussie Meat Pie.” A beef, onion and black pepper puff pastry pie, in the shape of a stylised Map of Australia. For a long time, I’ve been wanting to do a pie like this. On Australia Day, some…
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Tea Master
The PieMan is now a Tea Master. What has been an exploration into all things “Tea” over the past 3+ years has now culminated in graduation from the Dilmah School of Tea, Certified Tea Master Certificate program. Starting off with the ITA Tea Sommelier Milestone Program back in 2019, and extensively focusing on Chinese Tea,…
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The Art and History of Pies
This video interview is a fascinating discussion with Calum Franklin, “The King of Pies” and author of the book, “The Pie Room.” What fascinated me was his exploration into British Culinary Traditions and Pie Making Technique in response to the realisation that everyone in his Kitchen Gang had no idea about how to use an…
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Announcement!
We at Villa Tempest are proud to announce that, the Australian, “Pie Minister” is now in residence at Villa Tempest. We’d like to wish the Pie Minister all the very best as he strives to establish new, global polices for all of Villa Tempest’s foreign operations and international interests. Although this is a daunting task…
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The Ever Elusive “Egg Batter Dough”
What is a Batter? What is a Dough? And, what is an Egg Batter Dough? Batter and Dough seem to be mutually exclusive, a batter is liquid and pourable, whilst a dough is malleable, and usually holds its own shape. There are exceptions, such as high hydration doughs, but in essence this is the delineation.…
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Introducing…
In last 3-4 months there have been many activities afoot at Vila Tempest. We are still based in Shanghai but have relocated to a smaller location. This has meant we’ve had to downsize Life in many ways. However, this has opened up some new possibilities to explore. Allow me to introduce to you some new…
Global Cuisine, Australian Style