Occasional stories, food and travel inspiration
A little secret about dinner parties: while the food and wine you offer your guests is important, they're not nearly as important as the mood you set. As a dinner party veteran I've hosted plent
A couple of weeks ago my boyfriend and I attended a special Jacob's Creek dinner in Melbourne with Novak Djokovic, the world's number one tennis player. While I played tennis all through high sc
I'm back! Hooray! It's been a month since my last blog post, my longest hiatus ever. For this you can blame a killer flu followed by a nuclear-level virus that kept me bedridden for around three
Your seat mate feeding you dessert with his or her fingers while you sit blindfolded. Intermittent rain that soaks the tables and guests necessitating the use of rain ponchos and umbrellas. The publi
The Adelaide Food & Wine Festival is back - hip, hip, hooray!! Following the success of last year's inaugural festival, Amanda Jane Pritchard (Kooki, Ducks in a Row) is back once again steerin
Following the Yakitori Sugar Pie dinner with chefs Adam Liston from Borrowed Space and Quang Nguyen from Devour Dessert Bar, I was back at Lola's Pergola last Thursday for another First Fruits deg
With blue, sparkling waters, acres of unspoilt, uninhabited land, calm beaches and plenty of dining options, Hamilton Island is a gorgeous vacation spot. I visited the Island for a family holiday a f
Regular readers will know how much I enjoy helping my kids develop an appreciation for food. We regularly shop at farmers' markets and specialty grocers, pick our own fruit, go foraging and fishing an
Hamilton Island A few weeks ago I travelled to Hamilton Island in the glorious Whitsundays for the beginning of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, Australia's largest offshore yachting regatta.
Prior to visiting Brisbane a couple of weeks ago I was only vaguely aware of a few Brisbane food producers and had only a sketchy idea of the different food regions in Queensland. Luckily, the them
Hello! I'm just back from a lovely weekend in Brisbane for South Bank's Regional Flavours festival. The minute I stepped off the plane into the sunshine I felt relaxed. When I'd left Adelaide
It's not often you'll find me down in McLaren Vale two weekends in a row - in June I attended a great Arabian Nights cooking class at Chapel Hill Winery and then the next week I was back again for th
A community pop up event showcasing organic, fair-trade artisan produce, The Breakfast Rave was created at the end of 2011 by Barossa local Cherie. I first heard about it some months ago via Facebo
Like most food bloggers, I’m largely self-taught, learning through trial and error. Making food look appetising and attractive for the camera is not as simple as it seems and I've learned a lot
Regular readers will know that I was one of the organisers of Eat Drink Blog 3 (EDB3), the third Australian Food Bloggers Conference which happened in November in Adelaide, South Australia. Eat Dri
Thanks for all the lovely feedback about Eat Drink Blog 3. I'm 'off the grid' at the moment, taking a break from emails, 'phone calls and social media. Unless you're a paying client, natch. But
Hello there! After a fabulous week spent exploring Dubai I'm now back in Adelaide, with a (metaphoric) pile of work on my desk and all the last-minute arrangements for Eat Drink Blog 3 to tackle befor
As mentioned in my last post, I am one of the organisers of Eat Drink Blog 3, the Australian Food & Drink Bloggers Conference, which will take place in Adelaide later this year. I attended Eat
The Fleurieu Peninsula is situated along the coast in South Australia, about an hour from Adelaide, the capital. It's a region renowned for its wineries, restaurants, seafood and gorgeous sceney. A
I'm a Virgo - as if you couldn't tell - so I love making lists. Here's my (inaugural) monthly list of things, foods, events and experiences that I'm loving this month. 1) Tasting Australia
I've visited the lovely island country of Singapore at least a half dozen times over the years and have always considered it to be a foodie's paradise. After all, Singapore boasts a wonderful mix of
I love watching people cook. People always do things differently to me, in ways I had never considered. So I always learn about something new - a new ingredient, a new technique, a new cooking sty
Designed to showcase the skill of the Chef and the kitchen, the degustation menu is as much about showmanship and spectacle as it is about the creativity of the Chef and the quality of the food. It's
Last Wednesday I joined Neil Perry (Rockpool, Spice Temple and The Waiting Room), the Spencer Gulf and West Coast Prawn Fishermens Association, the MSC, the WWF, national and local media, bloggers, a
Last Thursday, I was thrilled to receive an email asking me if I was interested in a last-minute spot at Eat Drink Blog 11, to be held that Saturday in Sydney. I immediately responded 'yes' and di
Seafood is one of my ultimate feasts. It's both a must for extravagant celebrations and everyday family life. However, it must be fresh and it must be top quality. Luckily, I live in Adelaide, So
Australia's largest cheese festival, CheeseFest, took place last weekend at Rymill Park in Adelaide. We arrived just after midday on Sunday and got stuck straight into the serious business of the
For those keen on good food and wine, the cunningly named Good Food & Wine Show on October 7-9 at the Wayville Showgrounds in Adelaide was a great day out. You could sample food and wine from s
Down here in South Australia we like to do things in a big way. The Big Orange at Berri. The Big Rocking Horse in the Adelaide Hills. The Big Lobster in Kingston. I'm not sure what that says about our
When I was a young girl my parents took my brother and I to the Adelaide Royal Show every year without fail. As we were only allowed two showbags each, my brother and I spent days comparing the relati
