I (fellow Aussie) picked it up when living in London a few years back. We'd kind of been inculcated into the whole "the UK does Gastronomy" thing so it didn't s

I (fellow Aussie) picked it up when living in London a few years back. We'd kind of been inculcated into the whole "the UK does Gastronomy" thing so it didn't seem weird, but it would take more Heston and less Buscopan in Australia before it would take off here. Interestingly, the first Gastropub I ate at was owned by Guy Ritchie. I figured it had to be good, since he named a film after my favourite food...