My favourite foodie finds and restaurant reviews – what and where I love dining out…
British India – Controller
Lovin’ this Melbourne based indie band… and nothing like a new album, Controller - British India to be re-commit my love. British India have been around since 2004 and their fourth album has fulfilled all [...]
Issan Chicken with Chilli Tamarind Sauce
This is another fabulous recipe shared by Katrina Ryan from The Golden Pig Food & Wine School. A Thai dish, this was featured as part of the Vietnamese cooking class I attended, the beautiful tangy [...]
Vietnamese Sausage
I love the concept of ‘nose to tail’ cooking and Freestyle Escape Cooking School has hosted a number of these classes, one of which I attended where ‘noes to tail’ specialist Peter Wolfe cooked up [...]
Chilled Spring Pea Soup with Minted Yoghurt, Pea Mousse, Pickled Cherries, Tea Smoked Duck Breast, finished with Black Olive Oil
I was recently treated to a fabulous lunch at Donovan’s in St. Kilda. Gail was kind enough to ask chef’s Adam Draper and Emma D'Alessandro to share this fabulous recipe. Now be warned… this recipe [...]
Totally Loco for these shoes…
Oh yes please... this funky little number are definitely on the wish list... Loco Koko Plat - OrangeGet crazy in the Loco Koko Platform. Iron Fist showcases a colorful pump with a tropical printed upper [...]
the heavenly fragrance of Angel…
I don’t know what it is that makes us connect with perfumes in the way that we do. Everyone has their own individual fragrance and personal reason for connecting with that fragrance. That connection may [...]
Never too vague in a hot set of red heels…
These are my pick for the week... trust me... you will never be too vague in these hot set of red heels by 2 Lips... sensational! Too Vague - Red Get vivacious in the Too [...]
Life of Pi
A number of years ago, a girlfriend gave me a book, Life of Pi, for my birthday. Written by Yann Martel, it was not a book, or author, that I had ever heard of, and [...]
The Last Chinese Chef
I hate to say it, but I have never really been that much of a fan of Chinese cuisine - Vietnamese, Thai and Japanese yes, but Chinese falls in the ‘not that inspiring’ department for [...]
Via Italia
I have a little favourite place I go… while it is in actual fact a restaurant, for the purpose of this review, I am going to classify it as more of a café as it [...]
Street Fashion Photography Icon Bill Cunningham…
Every now and then you come across something that while it is not something you would normally seek out, it is something that you undeniably connect with. This was the case with a documentary put [...]
The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey
It is strange to me how a movie like, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, can receive such mixed reviews. Some were loving it and others not. I? Yes, I loved it. It has everything that [...]
Morning at the Brighton Bathing Boxes
As long as I can think back, I can remember seeing images of the iconic Brighton Bathing Boxes, all lined up colourfully along the beach edge of Brighton. I always wondered about the story behind these [...]
Bessara – Moroccan Fava Bean Dip
This is a fabulous dip that I had the pleasure of enjoying while visiting Tonya Jennings, of Cooking on the Bay Cooking School at her wonderful Brighton Bathing Box in Melbourne, and Tonya has been [...]
Yoghurt Pannacotta with Pomegranate Seeds
This is a lovely light dessert that Tonya Jennings made when I recently visited and spent a glorious morning at the beach at her own Bathing Box in Brighton, where students of her Cooking on [...]
Alvin Leung – Xtreme Chinese Cuisine the Australian way…
Flowerdale Sprout Farm is a farm based in Victoria which grows the most gorgeous edible flowers and micro herbs… which are inspiring chefs such as Alvin Leung who is infamously known as Hong Kong’s maverick [...]
The farmer goes to market…
In the early hours of the morning, while most of us are still asleep, farmers and producers from around the Sunshine Coast are making their way to various locations, their vehicles laden with fabulous array [...]
Mushroom Tart
Tonya, from Cooking on the Bay Cooking School made one of these delicious Mushroom Tarts on a recent visit while she was on the coast. It is easy to make and perfect for a light [...]
Sakana Sushi Bar – Mooloolaba
I love Sakana. It happens to be one of my favourite foodie treating locations. I am not too concerned whether or not I am treating for lunch or dinner, just as long as I am [...]
Rose Meringues
I have done so many different version of this with different fruit and cream combinations. I used to have a lot of trouble making pavs and meringues, this is my favourite fail safe recipes. However, [...]
Something to wine about…
Is the thought of being handed a wine list, laden with the expectation you will choose something your date is going to love, enough to elicit a cold sweat? You’re not alone. Wine list phobia [...]
From the buffalo to the cheese…
Buffalo are not something you expect to see roaming across the hinterland. They are majestic beasts... huge, in fact… so it seems quite surreal to find them dotted over 100 expansive acres at the Thompson [...]
Lana Del Rey – Ride
Wow, love this girl… what a voice. I remember stumbling on a link on You Tube long before Lana Del Rey had really hit the airways. It was a song from her Kill Kill EP [...]
Green Paw Paw and Bamboo Shoot Salad
This is a beautiful fresh crisp salad that is ideal for serving with duck featured in our Midsummer Day's Feats story. Green paw paws and bamboo shoots can often be found at the farmers’ markets [...]