Sweetlips Fish and Chips, Fremantle

Just around the corner from my hotel and a real godsend - the battered Snapper was light, flakey, buttery, absolutely ripper as they say over here!

Ahoy! Fight Cancer with $25 Raffle Ticket! Win Putter!

Tom Slighter and Travel and Leisure Golf are auctioning a custom Tacoma putter that he made for the TLG article about him. All the money raised is going to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Tickets are $25... more >

George Saunders / Sea Oak

This is one of my favourite stories. I was just googling it for a quote and found the whole thing. If you like it - buy Pastoralia - the collection it is included in. Saunders is really unique - funny and bleak... more >

Apollo Grill, Easthampton, MA

The Apollo was my local when The Establishment was based in Eastworks and lunch there was a real treat. The BLT and the Tuna Melt are excellent and the black bean soup is fragrant as well as hearty. After 5 yea... more >

Los Jarritos, San Francisco!

From their website -

Los Jarritos is family owned and operated by the Reyes family of San Francisco. For over 45 years, the Reyes family has contributed to the unique and colorful culture of the Mission ... more >

Swan Oyster Depot

I guess this place is a San Francisco institution, on Polk at California, just up the hill from the nasty Tenderloin I was staying in (for the last time). This place is old school personified - middle age guys ... more >

Lee Garden, Belfast

I was stuck for somewhere to eat on a Monday night in Belfast when the seafood bar I'd planned on visiting was closed. Not great news ten years ago, but times have changed and so I wandered towards an area... more >

Tribell's Fish and Chips, Huddersfield

The thing with fish and chips that make it hard to write about is it's either done right, or done wrong. Fresh fish, light batter, chips made from potatos, not greasy, cup of tea, not stewed. It's not r... more >

John Divola

One of John's photographs from his 1977 Zuma series was used as the front sleeve of 'Love Story' (Rykodisk version).

Susan Logoreci and susanlogoreci.com

The artwork for Antidepressant is by the artist Susan Logoreci (working with sleeve designer Hosuk Lee-Makiyama) all based on her drawing 'Silverlake revisited', which I saw in Harper's magazine. I ... more >

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