CHEAP EATS 2009

I wrote some of these I did. Why not read a couple and see if you agree with me? That way the next time I see you we can battle it out over the dinner table.

Tiamo

Waiters

Spiga

Pamir Kabab House

Spicy Fish

Old Kingdom

Kaki Di Hatti

Cherry Tree

Jungle Juice

Flora

THE VINE - Mos Def 'The Ecstatic'

US rapper Mos Def's new album The Ecstatic wouldn’t be a Mos Def record unless it annoyed a good number of his fans.

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LONELY PLANET - A Year of Sports Travel

I was lucky enough to be asked to write about some of the world's best loved, most obscure and outright confusing sports. My personal highlights include: Wife Carrying Championships featuring the inimitable Dennis Rodman; Cow Chip Throwing Championships in Beaver County; the Canadian Pillow Fighting League; the Indy 500 with its famous 'Yard of Bricks', and a whole lot more... So to all you naysayers out there - who's sporty now?

THE VINE - Malcolm Middleton 'Waxing Gibbous'

Ex-Arab Strap songwriter Malcolm Middleton has always come across as someone who’s only happy when he’s desperately miserable and with songs this good no one’s ever been keen to cheer him up.

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THE VINE - Red Riders 'Drown In Colour'

Sydney’s tight jeaned hipsters Red Riders have returned after a long and troubled absence - perhaps they should have waited?

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