Occasional stories, food and travel inspiration
Jane Rocca -- a music and fashion journalist, mixologist and author -- is a good friend and one of the coolest girls I know. We first met back in the early 2000s, when I was working for Chunky Move in
I first came across the amazing Dubai food blog, Sips and Spoonsfuls, about a year ago. Sukaina's photographs are simply stunning -- it's no surprise she works as a freelance photographer -- but it'
For this week's Meet A Food Lover post, I'm happy to be interviewing my chum Erin from Adelaide blog, She Cooks She Gardens. I got to know Erin well last year when we were both on the organising co
I love living in South Australia. I was born in Adelaide and studied here before heading overseas to work. I then spent 13 years away before moving back here two years ago for family reasons. I ha
George Ujvary is a multi-tasker with an appetite for the delicious things in life. He is managing director of his family business, Olga's Fine Foods, a small-goods and meat manufacturer, sits on the b
If there was such a thing as food royalty in Australia then Charmaine Solomon would surely be in its inner circle. Like Stephanie Alexander, Maggie Beer and Margaret Fulton, Charmaine has influen
Recently, I attended the media launch of the inaugural Adelaide Food & Wine Festival, a not for profit, community led and focused festival running from 6-14 April. With the festival almost upon us
A few weeks ago I visited Melbourne and had dinner at Pabu Grill & Sake with a group of local food bloggers, Winston, Ashley, Bryan and Adrian. It was a wonderful evening full of great food, laugh
Welcome to another interview in my Meet a Food Lover series. Today we're talking to Melbourne illustrator, artist and teacher, Dawn Tan. I can't remember exactly how I first came across Dawn's work
Can't you almost smell the orange in that photograph above? That gorgeous image was taken by Grant Nowell, a multi award-winning professional photographer based in Adelaide. I first met Grant when
One thing I love about being a food blogger, writer and recipe developer is that every eating experience can be considered 'research.' In the name of 'research' I've eaten six meals a day and spent
Simon Bryant -- a.k.a The Chef to Maggie Beer's Cook on ABC's successful TV series -- has just compared me to a punk rocker and I kinda like it. We've been talking about the rise of food blogging a
I read a lot of food blogs. Some I visit for a minute or two, while others I can hardly bear to tear myself away. With the latter, I explore deeper and deeper into their archives, marvelling all the
Billy Law is that guy from MasterChef Australia. Or that guy from popular Australian food/photography/travel blog, A Table for Two. Yes, that guy, the cool Asian-Australian with the cheeky grin, infec
To kick off my new Meet A Food Lover series I'm proud to present this interview with Sydney blogger Karen from Citrus and Candy. When I started blogging in mid 2011 Citrus and Candy was one of the
Eating healthier is something I'm always keen on. I don't mean eating less fat because I don't believe in diets - dieting is like having no sex or no money. When I'm on a diet the only thing I think a
When I was a girl I used to have a number of regular day-dreams. One favourite involved me getting accidentally locked in a chocolate factory overnight. I used to spend hours thinking about samplin
