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Leo Schofield

Leo Schofield has had a long career as an advertising professional, an arts festival director – and food critic.

Leo Schofield reviews 'One Continuous Picnic: A gastronomic history of Australia' by Michael Symons

April 2007, no. 290 01 April 2007
Leo Schofield reviews 'One Continuous Picnic: A gastronomic history of Australia' by Michael Symons
For almost half of the twentieth century, train passengers travelling into Sydney from the western suburbs and beyond could observe a large sign, painted in drop-shadow lettering, on the vast blank brick wall of an industrial building facing the tracks between Redfern and Central. It carried the message: TEAGUE’S HAMBURGER ROLLS – WHAT YOU EAT TODAY, WALKS AND TALKS TOMORROW. United in this r ... (read more)