Diversity in Food Media Australia
A (Very Fancy) Pasta Pit Stop
'This was fun,' she says, 'I haven’t been to a fancy restaurant with so many courses before.'
'We went out for banquet last week!' I exclaim. I think of steamed fish, sizzling pork and a seafood claypot rotating around the lazy Susan of the Chinese restaurant we were at, a collection of courses which dwarfed tonight’s three-course meal.
'It's not the same – you know what I mean.' She gestures dismissively.
It makes me pause.
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