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AROUND 10 years ago, I was invited to Bali to celebrate a friend’s 40th birthday and, like most parties abroad, the five-day itinerary included a special dinner at the hottest seat in town – Sarong.

Being the kind of person who prefers to eat off-grid when traipsing through Asia, I went along, secretly wishing I could stay in my bathers, sit by the beach (on a plastic chair) and eat what the local wurrung was dishing up that day.

But boy, I’m glad

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