Hairy hipsters were at it again. Not my hairy Hipsters of the Barbecue from next door, but at-large hipsters who showed up en masse for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s free Wednesday evening concert at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Unlike […]
Don’t get me wrong, I love living in the Lady Pad. I’m close to the city, the bay, an excellent choice of cafes from which to purchase my standard strong flat white, work ... scrap …
For someone who dearly loves cooking, I sure do feel a bit rusty right now around a kitchen. Spending very little time at home over the past couple of months hasn’t helped, but there have …
I was recently invited on a weekend road trip with a friend who was taking part in ‘a festival in the country’. With that staggeringly detailed information, I set about investigating online festivals in country …
It’s been a long time between salads. Given that it’s going to be 32 degrees in Melbourne today, this sort of throw-it-together salad of standard-ish fridge items seems rather appropriate. I will be eating a …
‘This trip will change your lives.’ Our Cambodian guide, Kakada, made this rather grandiose claim in a Bangkok hotel foyer to fifteen strangers sitting quietly around a table, me included. It was the night before …
Schweinsteiger. Say it with me. Shvine-stiger. It’s almost as satisfying as saying Schwarzwelder kirschtorte. It has to be one of my very favourite German words, along with Sparkasse (pronounced, shpark-ass-e, and which is not the …
It would be fair to say that the months of June and July left me a little shattered. In a phenomenon that occurs every four years for an entire month, I chose sleeplessness, potty-mouthedness, euphoria, …
I’ve gone through some weird food phases in my time. At some point in my childhood, and after some deliberation over what had been a very difficult decision, I concluded that I loved butter more …
Knowing what to do while you’re on standby for delivery room services can be a little maddening. This was how I found myself last Monday night, knowing my sister would begin having contractions at any …
Recipes for Serena started as exactly that, recipes for Serena, an auntie who had been living in Spain. Read more ...