Sep 16, 2012
Myffy
Rigby's pathway towards being Chief Food and Drink Critic at Time
Out
Sydney
magazine was not so obvious: she grew up as a vegetarian,
dropped out
of
school early and soon found herself producing kilos of batter a day
for
Pancake
At The Rocks. It took her a long while (and a few career detours)
to
figure
out that she wanted to be writing about food.
As
someone who covers the most noteworthy places to drink and dine in
this
city,
Myffy talks about the upsides and downsides of being a food
critic
(yes,
there are downsides) and the most memorable meals she's had – the
ones
at
the greatest restaurants in the world and also one experience so
violently
stomach-churning
that it gives her a little post-traumatic stress
disorder
just
thinking about it. Myffy also discusses the Time Out Food Awards,
the
Bar
Awards, the secret identities she assumes when out reviewing and
also her
favourite
places to eat and enjoy a glass in Sydney (the ones she can
talk
about,
anyway).
Thanks
to the excellent (and superhumanly patient) Alex Watts for
producing
this
podcast and FBi radio for lending us the studio
space.
You
can follow Myffy Rigby on Twitter <@myffyrigby> or pick up
Time Out
Sydney
every month from newstands.