I just discovered the contact form has been broken for about two weeks – the only thing to break in my Wordpress 3 upgrade. A fix is in place, so people can now contact me again successfully.

For those of you who like my macarons, click here to read more about what's happening at Liaison café in Melbourne.

Have you seen the latest reviews (Rose's Heavenly Cakes, Momofuku, Adventures with Chocolate, and more) or my detailed feature Where Are The Good Meat Books? Read them on The Gastronomer's Bookshelf

The Gastronomer's Bookshelf is giving away a copy of Momofuku (which looks like a swear word but is in fact a popular New York restaurant).

I've had to make some technical changes to the site because my bandwidth quota is being consumed too quickly. If you notice any images that aren't loading, please drop me a line or leave a message here. (But I hope everything is going smoothly.)

Woolworths clearly weren't satisfied with selling imported "artisan" bread all the way from the other side of the Pacific, but also have a diverse range of pastries from Europe. They've been selling them for at least a few months, but I've been slow to write about it.

Two months of book reviews on The Gastronomer's Bookshelf you might like, including The Clatter of Forks and Spoons, Anjum's New Indian, Indulge: 100 Perfect Desserts, and The Complete Robuchon!

I'm sitting in the Qantas Business Lounge at Melbourne Airport. The food is designed to prepare you for the inflight experience. Actually, I think the food on my flight might end up being better.

For the bakers among you, I have news of fresh yeast. Coles supermarkets are stocking fresh yeast again after a hiatus of three or four years.

The latest reviews on The Gastronomer's Bookshelf include Mark Robinson's Izakaya, Michael Ruhlman's Ratio, Pierre Hermé's Macaron, and more.