“I don’t want my restaurant to be a place where you come and eat, I want people to sit at that table and be sick with longing … I want people to have a culinary orgasm”. This was the most memorable quote from Chef Adam Jones (played by Bradley Cooper) after watching the film, Burnt…
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Learning never stops – TEDxSydney announces 2015 speaker program
Curiosity starts with the itch to explore. And I have that itch. A friend once said to me you have this childlike curiosity that some people lose when they become adults (probably because they get bogged down with the day to day). I read somewhere that when it comes to learning, there’s a powerful “rich…
Les Miserables Australia | Interview with Emily Langridge (Cosette)
So long as ignorance and misery remain on this earth, the story of Les Miserables will continue to resonate in the hearts and minds of a contemporary audience. The musical which played in Perth and Melbourne, is now coming to Sydney at the Capitol Theatre in March. The performance is based on the Victor Hugo’s…
Penguins of Madagascar | Film Review
I went to see Penguins of Madagascar 3D at the IMAX today and you will leave the film with a smile. This animated film is the spinoff of the ‘Madagascar’ trilogy centred around four wisecracking penguins and delivers a fast paced humour to delight not only children but also adults…yes there were a group of…
Chuck Close: Print, Process and Collaboration Exhibition
The Chuck Close ‘Print, Process and Collaboration’ exhibition now showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia is incredible and a real treat for Sydneysiders. Chuck Close is an artist based in New York who is noted for his highly inventive techniques used to depict the human face, best known for his large scale photo…
Sydney Dance Company Louder Than Words performance
I went to the preview of Sydney Dance Company’s Louder Than Words performance at Sydney Theatre over the weekend with a friend who I met in jazz classes at Sydney Dance Company. ‘Scattered Rhymes’ a performance choreographed by Rafael Bonachela, Sydney Dance Company’s Artistic Director as part of the Louder Than Words season is a…
The King and I Musical: Interview with cast Jenny Liu | Sydney Opera House
When I heard The King and I was coming to Sydney I had the chills. With a brilliant cast, vibrant costumes, the best performance stage you can get – the Sydney Opera House, Rogers and Hammerstein’s music, provoking themes and a captivating story, I just knew this musical is going to be one of those…
Who should you see at Sydney Fringe Comedy? | 10 Sep – 5 Oct
I asked two guys “What’s the funniest picture you have ever seen?”. One responds, “But the funniest picture I’ve seen is either offensive or rude, or probably both! Does it have to be clean?” Yes, it does. Another one tweets me a picture of the funniest picture he’s seen: two boys with their arm around each other…I won’t go…
Foraging for Edible Weeds Workshop | Sydney
If I ever become homeless in Sydney, I think I know where to forage for my food source. Did you know there are edible weeds in Sydney? We are accustomed to eating vegetables from our local supermarkets or grocery stores but how much nutritional value are we getting from them? The nutritional value of this food might…
Paddington Station Coffee House | Brisbane
Would you believe until last week, I’ve never been to Brisbane. I’ve been to Queensland many times, mainly to The Whitsundays and Sunshine Coast, but never Brisbane. I was there for work for a day last week and thought I’d have to eat lunch at some point and thought where could I go? I heard…