Travelling Foodie
Foodie Profile #24: Ayu Larasati
Ayu Larasati taken by Nathanael Christian In our first Foodie Profile of 2016, we talk to Ayu Larasati – one of Jakarta’s most celebrated young ceramicists. JC x 1. What kind of ceramic pieces do you specialise in and what have been some of your favourites? I make small batch wheel-thrown ceramics and I also do hand-built...
Travel: Daylesford and Macedon Ranges Food Mini Guide
Map of Daylesford and Macedon Ranges by DMR Tourism Local. Seasonal. Handmade. Artisan. Foraging. Farm to table. There’s never been more focus on what we eat and where it comes from. The spotlight is shining on producers as brightly as ever, with menus regularly listing suppliers and awards specifically celebrating them. If there’s one person...
Small Function and Event Spaces Melbourne
Inside The Barn at The Estate Trentham – image by Lisa Cohen Photography Small Function and Event Spaces Melbourne I am always on the hunt for a good venue, so I thought it would be apt to share some small spaces in Melbourne I’m loving. If you are on the lookout for a great...
Foodie Stuff: Springvale Gourmet Food Guide
Live crabs for sale at one of Springvale’s many seafood markets – image by Amy Martin If living life to its fullest could be personified, Elizabeth Chong would be a pretty good example! At 84 years of age, this energetic lady with sparkly eyes and amazing skin has been running Asian cooking classes for 54 years, conducts...
Foodie Profile #21: Gabriele Galimberti
I was flipping through an in-flight magazine earlier this year when I stumbled on an interview with Italian photographer, Gabriele Galimberti, about his project and book, In Her Kitchen. The concept resonated with me instantly – a book of stories, portraits and recipes from grandmothers all over the world. What a beautiful way to...
Foodie Profile #20 – Plants on Pink
Image by @mija_mija If you are on Instagram and you haven’t stumbled upon the PlantsonPink account, coming across it was inevitable. PlantsonPink has been a refreshing find not only because it isolates nature in an online medium but because on some level it allows us to start taking notice of the beauty that surrounds us offline....
Five Food Workshops Worth Bookmarking
For foodies, food bloggers and creative types, a food workshop will most definitely be on your to-do list. From learning to hand make pasta post harvesting the ingredients for it, understanding how to pimp your iPhone food photos or just fondling stunning kitchen props for food styling, there are some amazing classes and workshops...
Travel: Mornington Peninsula Food Mini Guide
Travel: Mornington Peninsula Food Mini Guide The Mornington Peninsula is Victoria’s original playground. Only an hour’s drive from Melbourne, its food and wine offerings are as well-known as its beaches and seaside towns. There’s been a wave of new openings in the last year or so. Taking in some old favourites and some new ones,...
Travel: Glamping in Melbourne
Image source: Happyglamper.com.au ‘Glamping’ (glamorous camping), seems to be a continually growing trend. If you are planning a spot of camping or considering an outdoorsy trip with friends, I’ve searched around and found three companies doing something a little different. If you can’t be bothered with the technical set up side to camping, then...
Picnicking in Melbourne
Whether they are held in your backyard, at a park or indoors on a rainy day, picnics are literally one of the loveliest ways to spend an afternoon. As an homage to the picnic, I’ve put together a mini guide to picnicking in Melbourne. I’ve matched it by markets and local parks, so you...
Chiang Mai Cafe’s
My recollections of Chiang Mai back on my first visit as a 20 year old backpacker, is of a friendly city – one that was used to tourists with its night markets and tour packages on offer at every second storefront. On my recent return a mere 11 years later sans backpack and with the...
A Gourmet Food Guide to Dandenong
Baker Andrew Lipiszko with a freshly baked batch of Polish pretzels A Gourmet Food Guide to Dandenong Where and how to eat like a gourmet in Dandenong I’m not much of a television viewer but one of my guilty TV pleasures is watching foodie shows. Right at the top of that list is the locally...
