This Oyster and Mussel Chowder was kindly supplied by Janet Fleming on our recent visit to Flamingo Oysters in Whangaroa, New Zealand. It is incredibly easy to make and tastes great. I adapted the recipe slightly in that I used mussels in their shells. If you would like to read the story about our visit [...]
It is no secret, I love a good book. I love it even more when the book is celebrating locally produced food and the food heroes that produce it. Eat, Drink and be Straddie: Tales and Tastes from an Island in the Sun, does just that, but it goes that one step further by celebrating [...]
I think I have a new favourite… Altitude on Montville recently opened its doors and we dropped in for an awesome lunch visit. Located on the edge of Montville – on the way out, or on the way, depending from where you are coming – it sits proudly overlooking the magnificent Sunshine Coast Hinterland. The [...]
I love Japanese food. There. I have said it. In fact, I love most things about Japanese cuisine, culture and arts. I think it is the attention to detail, and the simplistic extravagance that comes with most Japanese arts. Whether it is a tea ceremony, or the precision with which sashimi is sliced, or even [...]
Tasmania is a treasure trove of so many wonderful things, especially in the way of producers. Innovation is key and Tasmanians take pride in innovation often looking to climates of countries similar to their own for crops that have similar synergies, resulting in some fabulous experimental crops. One such crop, being pioneered by Shima Wasabi, [...]
I love curing fish. I have previously posted some recipes of some cured kingfish, but I am always trying different variations. This time I had been sent some fabulously fresh wasabi from Shima Wasabi in Tasmania, so I was keen to try a few new combinations. While I used fresh wasabi, you can also use [...]
I have a few favourite things… amongst them, historical buildings and gin. There is something old world and romantic about the two combined. Well, in my mind there is. That is what I love about Tasmania, you don’t have to look too hard to discover this old world romance, it pretty much surrounds you, especially [...]
Cape Raoul. Wow. The best way I can describe it is as one of those ‘take your breath away’ kind of places and definitely one of Tasmania’s most glorious day hikes and possibly one of its best-kept secrets – although maybe not to the locals. I had certainly never heard of it. But every year [...]
There are lots of great food tours on the Sunshine Coast, all of them offering something unique, but I don’t know that there is anything quite as unique as Live It Tour’s Camels and Canapés Experience. I recently joined Live It Tours on their most recent tour to do some behind the scenes photography when [...]
The Sunshine Coast really does showcase some great innovation when it comes to the foodie scene, and I love it when I stumble upon something new and different, especially when it comes to what might be considered a favourite pastime… coffee… Recently, I was invited along to a ‘Bush to Cup Experience’ hosted by Montville [...]
