As I pointed out in my post on Wednesday, I believe deeply and passionately in blogging as a manifestation of the right to freedom of expression; as a deeply fulfilling creative outlet; and as a living testimony to the Internet’s power to create and sustain communities of people with shared interests and goals. And as […]
Click here for a full portionFood blogging: the state of the nation and some thoughts
Why do I blog? It’s not a question that I often give much thought to. After seven years, it becomes a little like asking “why do I breathe?”. It’s just something I do, as a matter of course, nearly daily; a creative outlet that engages my cooking, styling, photography and writing skills all in […]
Click here for a full portionApricot and pistachio galette
Overheard at the recent Plate to Page workshop in Weimar: Jamie: “What do eating and sex have in common? They are two of the only human activities that engage all five of the senses: touch, taste, sight, smell and hearing.” Jeanne: “And the advantage that eating has over sex is that you don’t get […]
Click here for a full portionSaturday Snapshots #151
Tools of my trade – antique typewriter, Portobello Road London July 2011
Click here for a full portionOra – a taste of Thailand [closed]
Thai food: I have to admit, it’s not something I grew up with. My hometown was not big on ethnic cuisine (other than Italian and Chinese restaurants) until well into the 1990s. Sure we had a couple of curry houses, but these were Indian curry – definitaly not Thai. It was only in the late 1990s that the first Thai restaurant in […]
Click here for a full portionAndrew’s Really Secret Event – an afternoon with Australia’s First Families of Wine
So… we’d been walked around Mayfair to a secret location – with a dress code, no less. We’d missed trains and braved walks in dark woods up precipitous hills as well as hangovers to attend. So when the invitation for the 4th in the series of ARSE (Andrew‘s Really Secret Event) gatherings arrived, I signed up […]
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