This is my version of the absentee notes you gave to teachers in school, stapled with a medical certificate and signed off by your parents to show that yes, you really were propped up in bed, not feeling well at all. Hence the lack of updates here. It’s totally my fault, ‘cos only last week, […]

On Weekend Lunch, the FBI radio show presented by the amazing Anna Burns, today. Talking about how to keep cool in this crazy heat. Ice cubes seem to be key.

The last four months have been brain-blitzing. Work got a little wild and overwhelming and days ended faster than I thought possible. Now, panic doesn’t set the metronomic beat of life as much – things have slowed down to a breathe-easy pace. Which is nice. It means not rushing home, scarfing down cold takeaway and […]

These are just a few things that were created and sent Santa-ward. Up top are some marbled chocolates that I made by melting lots of chocolates down and then setting them in moulds and causing a hell of a mess in the kitchen. This jar of goodness was given to me by Tash, a super-foodie […]

Spotted during Christmas shopping crowd-avoiding today at David Jones Food Hall.

This is a little appetiser before I attack (forks and all) my food blog backlog. In the last week or so, I’ve hit the tables of Two Good Eggs, Astral and A Tavola. On the weekend, I’ll be eating up every exquisite crumb from the Le Notre afternoon tea offered at the Sofitel Wentworth (scene […]