There is nothing like a fantastic lunch to set the theme for what is set to be another great Real Food Festival. Launching the Official Program for this year’s event, festival director Julie Shelton, and Cameron Matthews, The Long Apron’s chef at Spicers Clovelly Montville Estate hosted a sumptuous lunch showcasing the incredibly diverse produce [...]
This salad was served as part of an elaborate lunch to showcase the Sunshine Coast’s fabulous produce for the Official Program Launch of the Real Food Festival at Spicer’s Clovelly Montville. While created by Cameron Matthews on the day, he did give credit for this recipe to another kitchen rock star Matt Wilkinson. To read story, [...]
When winter is just a little dull, brighten up the day with this hot little number... never too foxy, I say... Too Foxie - LimeYou'll almost feel too foxy in these uniquely sexy sandals from Two Lips. Too Foxie has a lime upper with a bright peach trim. A floral screen print decorates the 1 [...]
I have been looking forward to the debut of The Lone Ranger with much anticipation ever since it was first announced, and the reality of it was that there was nothing else that was really going to matter about this movie… it had Johnny Depp in it… that’s enough for me. Forget the fact that [...]
The world of burlesque intrigues me endlessly. I am not sure if it is the elaborate costumes (or lack of them), the element of the theatrical or the beautiful creatures that cultivate these fascinating personas, but something has always drawn me. My teenage fashion years were inspired by burlesque and were a texturous parody of [...]
Just love these gorgeous shoes... my version of winter booties... I want, I want, I want... Elainna - Ox BloodElongate those legs in the luxurious Elainna. This Betsey Johnson pump features a rich wine suede upper showcasing a slit at the vamp. An adjustable ankle strap, 5 3/4 inch heel and 1 1/2 inch platform [...]
When I heard that Baz Luhrmann was doing a movie version of The Great Gatsby , I knew that I was inevitably going to be drawn into all of the hype… I wouldn’t be able to help myself… to me, this man is pure genius and everything he touches feels like it has been personalised [...]
I always thought making cheese was really complicated… and I guess, well yes it is, how I had it in my mind… My idea of cheese making was perhaps a little more romanticised than it should be… cows grazing peacefully in the back paddock, me wearing my Heidi kit-out and milking my cow in the [...]
I am a huge fan of Anthony Capella and his fabulously charming foodie fables, The Food of Love, The Various Flavours of Coffee and The Empress of Ice Cream, all amongst my favourite foodie reads. So when I read that he had just released a new book, I didn’t even bother reading the blurb as I [...]
So fancy yourself a bit of an artist… or not? Well this might be of interest… I love something a bit different and while I am not the greatest of artists myself, I love to appreciate the art of others, art in the making and sometimes even the art of just being. So when I [...]
