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I Want That Cake

December 7, 2018 by Lesley Truffle

  I Want That Cake   ‘Let there be no shame on me tonight!’ Prince Wenzel von Metternich, 1832.   The narrator of my novel, The Scandalous Life of Sasha Torte, was named in honour of a very famous cake. Sasha Torte is a world-class Tasmanian pastry chef and she establishes her magnificent cake emporium in … [Read more…]

Posted in: cakes and cooking, Mavericks & Renegades, Social Comment, writers & creatives Tagged: Anna Maria Sacher, cake, cakes, Eduard Sacha, Franz Sacha, Hotel Sacha, Lesley Truffle, NationalSachaTorteDay, Sacher-Torte, Sasher Torte, The Scandalous Life of Sasha Torte, Vienna

The Dangers of Fancy Cooking

February 22, 2018 by Lesley Truffle

  When I was a child I couldn’t understand why a large part of the world lacked essential food and clean water – and were frequently starving – while the rest of the world were either dieting like fiends or noshing on exotic food stuffs in fancy expensive restaurants. Not much has changed. I find … [Read more…]

Posted in: cakes and cooking, Melbourne, Observations, Social Comment Tagged: AA Gill, Anthony Bourdain, Celebrity Chefs, Cuisine, Food, Lesley Truffle, Richard Cornish

The Romance of the Fungus World

May 25, 2017 by Lesley Truffle

  Ever since I read, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, I’ve had a thing for mushrooms. I was about six when I first came across the notorious Alice Liddell, disappearing down the rabbit hole into a fantastical world. The scene where she comes across the caterpillar sucking on a hookah – while seated on a sinister … [Read more…]

Posted in: books, cakes and cooking, Melbourne, Observations, Social Comment, Uptown Downtown, writers & creatives Tagged: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Damien Pike, Lesley Truffle, Melbourne, Mycologists, Mycology, Pine Mushrooms, Prahran Market, The Romance of the Fungus World, Wild Mushroom Specialist

Let them eat cake

March 29, 2017 by Lesley Truffle

Antonin Carême In my second novel, The Scandalous Life of Sasha Torte, I acknowledge Ian Kelly’s wonderful non-fiction book, Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Carême , the First Celebrity Chef (Walker & Company, New York). After her grandfather gifts her several leather-bound copies of Carême’s cookbooks, Sasha Torte – the fictitious, future Tasmanian … [Read more…]

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