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From curried wombat to rendang and doro wat: a brief history of curry in Australia

 Picture: Andy Hay/UnsplashCurry occupies a grey area in Australia: sometimes exotic and other, sometimes ordinary, often a bit of both.Advertised in Australia as early as 1813,...

Beef with a sizzling sauce

Chewy beef and tender noodles are merely supporting cast; the star is the sauce, lightly laced with chilli spice and fortified with Cambodia’s renowned...

The salad illusion looks like it’s moving (hope the curry doesn’t start ‘moving’)

Chicken tikka masala: like all food in Cambodia, this ubiquitous Indian (or originally Scottish??) curry-yoghurt dish is simple and delicious. With a crunchy salad...

Spicy but pricy

These guys have come a long way just to sit in a mini-mart fridge in Cambodia. So I try the “Chicken Spicy” number and...

WHO DOESN’T LIKE TOM YUM?

Bangkok, Siem Reap, Hoi An, Lombok, Hikkaduwa, Hong Kong, KL, East St Kilda … anywhere, anytime. Even Australia’s sorry “seafood extender” substitute seems at...

THIS, FOLKS, IS A PERI-PERI CHICKEN PIE

The pastry is a good, solid base, with a thin, flaky, spicy top. The curiously colored insides could well have sprung from the pages...

ISN’T MULTICULTURALISM DELICIOUS?

Take the menu board at the Dogs’ Bar in St Kilda, Melbourne: Italian carbonara – you can’t go wrong, kids love it. French beef...

Sunday essay: the politics of curry

A curry-themed shoulder bag: ‘Curry’ is a word that no self-respecting subcontinental would own without a thousand caveats attached. shutterstock Opening Night, Melbourne Comedy...

HALAL? HELLO! NOW I CAN DIE A HAPPY MAN…

Variety is the spice of life. I’ve spiced up mine, with this Indian lunch in Vietnam: Chicken tikka masala, DaNang style (US$5.70). Medium spice;...

End of the road for Bangkok’s Khao San Road?

No! Say it isn’t so! Has the entire world gone mad? Bangkok authorities have banned all street food stalls, according to Fairfax Media. The...
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Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.