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• Crabs – the greatest seafood in the world?

  

  CHRIS’S KITCHEN | Tucked away in the wilds of Norfolk, our Aussie chef in London (and main man at Claridge’s Restaurant) found crabs to write home about. Here he shows us how to cook them up, good and proper.

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• A-League must learn from it’s year from hell

  

  Soccer is supposed to be the ‘beautiful game’ but in Australia at the moment, it is nothing but ugly and chaotic.

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• Let us remember them on ANZAC Day

  

  An Anzac day message from Australian High Commissioner His Excellency Mr John Dauth AO LVO, to Australians living in the UK.

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• Adding Polenta to your Italian feast

  

  CHRIS’S KITCHEN | Our resident Aussie chef in London is a sucker for Italian food and has this week prepared a very tasty polenta treat.

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• London bargains and a Brick Lane curry

  

  There’s bountiful markets in London but our resident adventurer may have just stumbled on the most relaxed one yet – Spitalfields Markets. Ticking off #47 on her London Top 100 list, she also came across a curious little lane that may just serve the best curries in the world.

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• Australian shoppers are being ripped off

  

  Australian consumers now realise it is far cheaper to order their own goods from overseas online, than to pay for the excessive mark-ups in the nation’s stores. Soon enough those intelligent buyers will become the majority of the country’s shoppers, so long as exorbitantly priced goods remain on shop floors.

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• Oldfield achieved nothing but to prove he’s just a rebel without a cause

  

  Please can idiots like Trenton Oldfield spare us all the frustration of being exposed to your petty and pointless attempts at ‘protest’.

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• Cabs off to transport in London

  

  BACK in Oz, before heading to London, I hired a black London cab to chauffeur my dad, my bridesmaids and me to my wedding.

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• Only a ginger, can call another ginger, ginger

  

  If you’re slightly confused as to the headline of Chris’s Kitchen this week, then you may not be familiar with Tim Minchin’s very popular song – ‘Prejudice’. Check it out. But before you do, another Aussie expat in London has a few culinary tips for you to enjoy.

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• London is where it’s at for Aussie gold

  

  RIGHT SAID ED | Forget Kony. Forget the Mayan prophecies. Forget Bieber, One Direction, Charlie Sheen (and any other headline grabbing celebs). Forget the Arab Spring and the US Elections. Forget everything! Because in 2012, London is all you need to know.

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• Exploring London’s Covent Garden

  

  One of London’s hidden gems (and now a very popular tourist site) is the former fruit and veggie market, Covent Garden. Our resident adventurer headed down to see what the fuss was all about and tick off #76 on her London Top 100 list.

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• Turn your Easter chocolate into a dessert

  

  CHRIS’S KITCHEN | Spoilt rotten this Easter and left with a mountain of chocolate eggs not even an army of toddlers could destroy? Don’t despair! Our favourite Aussie chef has a few tips on how to turn the eggs into tasty treats.

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• What I will miss most about Britain

  

  As I approach my visa expiry date I realise I’m truly going to miss British pubs and British beer.

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• Friends are like family in the UK

  

  ONE of the main reasons we decided to make the move from Australia to London revolved around our social network, or increasingly lack of it.

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• London’s Royal Botanic Gardens are definitely worth it

  

  BRON IN THE DON | There is no denying it any longer – spring has sprung in London and with every sunny day people flock to the green spaces across the capital to revel in the fresh(ish) air and sunshine. One green space that our London adventurer hadn’t checked out was Kew Gardens, so she grabbed the housemates and decided on a ‘flat family Sunday outing’ to Richmond to tick off #57 – the Royal Botanic Gardens.

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• Australia needs an informed debate about global events

  

  THE HARD WORD | Of course the country is restricted by its proximity to the major global powers. But is this an excuse to glean over the the most important world news, the most crucial decisions being made by the world’s most powerful people?

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• Heaven and hell in London’s Topshop

  

  BRON IN THE DON | It may be surprising to find a specific British high street store on London’s Top 100 list instead of ‘Shopping on Oxford Street’ or something similar. However there it is at #29 – Topshop. And more specifically, the flagship store right at Oxford Circus.

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• Melbourne Metlink needs a TfL lesson

  

  THE HARD WORD | Melbourne’s public transport provider should take a leaf out of Transport for London’s book and invest more money in improving their service, rather than employing bully-boys to roam the city’s trains and trams looking for a fight.

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• The Speedo-lution

  

  Speedos have hit the headlines again this month thanks to Australia’s ‘Olympic swimwear war’. So in keeping with the theme, MARK REDDIE investigates the ‘Sunga’ and asks – if women have managed to move from the one-piece to the bikini, then is it not about time men caught onto the evolution of swimwear as well?

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• Feta cheese – it’s Greek and it’s good

  

  CHRIS’S KITCHEN | The fine showing of sunny weather last week not only brought out the familiar aromas of steaks and fresh seafood grilled on the BBQ, but an old favourite of mine was making an appearance on the table too. Feta cheese, welcome back!

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