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The blogger leading the blogger
Food bloggers are usually elusive creatures. They come into the café, sit quietly, intently observe their surroundings, take photos of everything that is put in front of them, then retreat to their...
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Robinson Crusoe
My father had an expression for when mum was pulling her hair out, fed up with the drudge of raising four young children or when one of us was struggling with exams or a broken heart. He'd say “You’re...
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Amuse yeux
There is little that can amuse me at 6.45am on these cold dark wintry mornings as I crawl from my warm bed, wrap myself in multiple layers of clothing, grit my teeth and pedal furiously along the icy...
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Frequently asked questions #3: When is Lantana expanding?
Gardening Australia Fact SheetWeed Alert: LantanaGiven the right conditions, it spreads quickly. Lantana is a lalopathic, releasing chemicals into the surrounding soil to prevent seed germination,...
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The Lantana Cup of Excellence
Before I opened Lantana I spent many months researching coffee suppliers; meeting with different roasters, sampling their various single origin coffees and blends, and testing how they tasted in...
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Onwards and Outwards
A couple of months ago one of our customers came to me with a worried look and asked “Do you know who is taking the shop next door?”“We are.” I replied“Oh that’s a relief”, he said. “When I saw the...
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Holidays on a fork
Why do the calming, positive effects of holidays wear off so quickly? When our regulars saunter in for a takeaway coffee after returning from holiday all relaxed, suntanned and smiling it only seems to...
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A bus ride to nowhere in particular
The London ParticularI’ve often thought it would be nice to hop on any old commuter bus and sit on it for the entire route to see where it takes me around London. Sort of like going on a London Big...
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Corngate: The Corn Salsa File
Maybe Australians can’t take credit for inventing corn fritters, but they feel as quintessentially Australian as avocado and vegemite on toast.My love affair with corn fritters started in Melbourne...
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Movember: From boys to pubescence
Tom Selleck, patron saint of the tash.As men put razor blades to their upper lips once more and the organisers of Movember*expect a record breaking fundraising year, I’m proud to announce that Lantana...
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‘Let’s Twitter’. Without a doubt, the lightest, cheapest and most up to date...
As someone who struggles to get organised but hates feeling that they’re missing out on the best places to eat and drink in a new city, I used to feel torn when I went away for a short weekend break....
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Freestyle surfing
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Baking for Britain
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Seeing the amber light
Something unexpected has happened to me since I’ve been living in England. I’ve become a beer snob. Really, no one could be more surprised than me. I grew up believing that the measure of a good beer...
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The Lantana Q&A
Any resemblance to the Guardian’s Q&A is entirely intentional and done without their knowledge or permission. Tim Dorman, Head Chef at Lantana since January 2011, grew up in a small town in New...
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Rodeo Mike
Hi there! My name’s Mike and I work at Lantana. If you pop down to Lantana this month you will recognise me as the one grooming my very own charity Mo for Movember, in support of Prostate cancer and...
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Let them eat cake
Unemployment rising. TICKGlobal food prices soaring. TICK Consumer spending on goods and services remaining low. TICK Britain likely to enter a double recession. TICKIdeal time to open another...
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Can I hang your coat?
Duck Soup, SohoI miss not paying attention to details in restaurants like coat hooks, napkins, and light fittings because right now I find it hard to actually focus on the food on my plate when I’m...
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Lantana 2
There has been something worrying me about Lantana 2. Grease 2, Caddyshack 2, Revenge of the Nerds 2. Sequels. They are generally rubbish. Insipid shadows of their predecessors. Since we put the word...
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