While chatting with chef Josh during lunch at Cafe Ish, he mentions a tiny cafe that makes and sells fantastic macarons, tucked in between office buildings on Alberta Street, a laneway in the city end of Surry Hills. It’s called Cafe Cre Asion, and Juji, Jay and I decide to check it out the next […]
A few days before Christmas, a nice fellow named Paul delivers a box of locally made goodies to my door. Urban Locavore box His name is Paul Kilmurray and we chat about his new business, Urban Locavore. Paul explains “locavore” was the Oxford American Dictionary 2007 word of the year and describes a person committed […]
Merry Christmas! I hope you enjoyed good food and the company of friends and family. My father is ill and unable to join us for Christmas lunch, held this year at my brother’s home. I hope he is feeling better today. My nieces, four-year-old Ruby and two-almost-three-year-old Zoe, are really excited about Christmas and tell […]
The forecast for Christmas day in Perth, Western Australia is a sunny 32C. What’s it like in your neck of the woods? This year, I’ll be with my family for Christmas while Jac is away down south with her family. Every few years we spend Christmas apart – it’s no big deal. It will be […]
On our final evening in Kuching, we go on a Borneo Adventure Sunset Cruise on Sarawak River. We’re among the last to board, too late to get a seat on the crowded open-air upper deck. As we cruise along the river, we listen to the commentary over the loudspeaker about the landmarks and historical sites […]
The first Nespresso Boutique in Perth has opened on Murray St Mall next to Target, opposite the Perth Underground train station. I attended the launch event recently, along with other food bloggers, media and numerous Perthonalities. Alas, no George Clooney! The boutique is breathtakingly beautiful, so lavishly styled and elegant I feel like I̵…
It’s a warm sunny morning when Juji, Jay and I visit Bourke Street Bakery. We see the crowd long before we get close enough to peek inside. The queue keeps snaking around the corner as more people arrive riding bicycles, on foot and with very polite dogs trotting along on leashes. We’re all eager to […]
Vividly colourful layer cakes (“kek lapis” in Malay) are a specialty of Sarawak. During our three days in Kuching, we see bakeries and pop-up stalls selling layer cakes everywhere we go. They’re eye-catchingly bright, in technicolour and a mind-boggling array of flavours. On our third and final afternoon in Kuching we visit a laye…
We’ve been warned about the legendary dinner queue at Chat Thai. A couple of Sydney locals even suggest turning up for dinner well after 10pm. For me, two things come to mind. First, in Perth at 10pm, many kitchens are closed, if not the restaurants. I remember on my graduation night on a Wednesday, how […]
Mad Mex Fresh Mexican Grill is a popular franchise over east and as usual, Perth gets its invitation late into the party. I’ve come along to Mad Mex’s newest store at Hillarys Boat Harbour to meet founder and Head Honcho Clovis Young, learn about Baja (“Bah-ha”) Mexican cuisine and get my first taste of Mad […]