A well-executed staycation can be just as relaxing as jet setting off to another location, particularly if it is a beachside location in Sydney. On the M5 East Motorway I was there in 30 minutes and it’s not too far from the Sydney CBD and airport. Coogee Beach is where I headed for a weekend…
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Shangri-La Sydney: How to spoil yourself on your birthday
Forget buying stuff that adds to clutter to your home. Book a staycation close to home and experience luxury for your birthday instead. Yes, as a Sydneysider I’ve seen our Harbour Bridge and Opera House many times before but have you ever just woken up to the sight of the Sydney trifecta of Sydney…
Travel Diary:: What to See, Taste and Do in Orange, Central West NSW
“You may already know that a dedicated bunch of food lovers want to create a special gustatory event which will appeal to interested locals and tourist in Orange in colourful autumn … What better theme than to use the riches right under our noses?” – Rhonda Doyle, Journalist, 1991 The humble beginnings of Orange F.O.O.D…
Market life of MD Provodores: The Farmers, the Providore and the Restaurateur and Chef
“Good morning, Jen!” Mouhamad greets me warmly at 6.30am as I approached his warehouse at Sydney Markets. It was drizzly but that didn’t get in the way of the buzz and energy I felt at the markets, with his staff, forklifts and trucks constantly on the move. “Good morning, Mouhamad! Jimena and Juan should be…
Barilla’s “No Cream Allowed” Spaghetti with Carbonara recipe
6 April commemorates Carbonara Day, a tradition that was started by Barilla. Carbonara according to Wikipedia forms part of a family of dishes involving pasta with bacon, cheese, and pepper, such as spaghetti alla gricia. The name is derived from carbonaro (the Italian word for charcoal burner), some believe the dish was first made as…
Vegan Recipe :: Baked Porridge with Apple and Figs
I can’t resist picking up magazines to read as I’m waiting for my turn at the check out aisle and particularly if they are food magazines with new recipes I haven’t tried before that are labelled “triple tested”.This was the case for The Australian Women’s Weekly Vegan recipe book, all triple tested recipes, which is…
Coming up: Things to See, Taste and Do in Parramatta!
I’m excited to be involved in some exciting events coming up next weekend in the City of Parramatta. This weekend, if you have been following my Instastories I’ve been on the new Taste Food Tour, Taste of Australia tour that takes you along the Parramatta River via the rivercat from Circular Quay (it takes 1 hour 2 minutes) and you end up…
Produce Comes to Life for Orange F.O.O.D Week x Chiswick Woollahra :: 6-15 April 2018
Fate seems to have drawn me to the Central West NSW recently. Orange F.O.O.D Week and Matt Moran’s Chiswick restaurant in Woollahra hosted a dinner earlier this week to launch Orange F.O.O.D Week that runs from Friday 6th to Sunday 15th April 2018. It’s a full and delicious program line up and what caught my…
Travel Diary :: See, Taste and Do at and around the Fraser Suites Sydney
This is my second visit to the Fraser Suites Sydney and this time it was in collaboration with Regent Place Sydney to showcase their food offerings for Chinese New Year 2018. Rest assured there are no shortage of places to ‘Taste’ if you are staying at the Fraser Suites Sydney for the weekend and your problem…
Recipe :: Liver detox: Simple Smoked Salmon Slaw
I used a hashtag #jendetoxes in my latest Instagram post and I’m on a conscious quest to eating well, eating nutritious wholefoods but first to detox the liver to optimise its functionality. Here’s why.I went to the book launch earlier in the week of nutritionist Michele Chevalley Hedge’s book called The Australian Healthy Hormone Diet. It was an education…