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  • Cast iron pan holding a skinless barramundi fillet on baking paper, surrounded by cherry tomatoes, shallots, and garlic cloves. Alongside: a tin of Ortiz anchovies, fresh flat-leaf parsley, mixed salad greens, a pomegranate, a potato, a lemon, and small bowls of sea salt flakes and mixed peppercorns, arranged on a timber surface.
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    The Restaurant Question | Why Fish Tastes Different in a Restaurant and What to Do About It at Home

    ByAncientGrains63 19/04/202619/04/2026

    ⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 6 min readAt a cooking demonstration at the Adelaide Central Market, I asked the audience a simple question: how many of you prefer the fish you eat in a good restaurant to the fish you cook at home? Most hands went up. The audience was seated directly opposite the community kitchen, the noise and movement of the…

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  • GEOFF’s Grilled Abrolhos Scallops with Preserved Lemon Butter…
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    GEOFF’s Grilled Abrolhos Scallops with Preserved Lemon Butter…

    ByAncientGrains63 01/03/202601/03/2026

    ⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 4 min readGrilling scallops in the half-shell over high heat is one of those techniques that looks effortless but demands your full attention for the thirty seconds it takes. The flame – whether that’s a teppanyaki plate, a barbeque, or a cast-iron pan – imparts a light char and a smoky edge that you simply can’t replicate…

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  • GEOFF’s Pasta and Abrolhos Scallops…
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    GEOFF’s Pasta and Abrolhos Scallops…

    ByAncientGrains63 10/02/202611/02/2026

    ⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 3 min readThere’s something deeply satisfying about working with Abrolhos scallops – these pristine gems from the islands off Geraldton represent some of the finest scallops you’ll find anywhere. I source mine through Fair Seafood SA, who work with fishers in the Abrolhos to bring these to Adelaide with full traceability. What draws me to this dish…

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