Today I'm celebrating 'almost a month of being back in Australia Day'. I've stocked our temporary mini-kitchen with the basics although I am finding it tough to cook like I used to. I'm feeling...

Week two in Sydney. The verdict? Well, no more salty tears welling in my eyes. There were many shed in the first week. Now, the only saltiness is that of the cool, delicious waters of Bondi beach on my skin....

I was recently in Portland, Oregon on a girls' weekend where we spent several days exploring the city’s surprisingly empty streets and eating. I had several good meals but there was one that...

My first melting moment seems a long time ago. I was sitting in a cafe in Australia when I ordered this shortbread sandwich. It was lemon and passionfruit and I've never forgotten it. True to its...

The truffle, a highly prized subterranean fungi, may be the last thing on people's minds in these troubled economic times. With a one ounce truffle costing up to $165, you can imagine my shock to...

Week four into the pastry module and I am well and truly on a butter high. Not exactly great for the cholesterol but I’ve only got two weeks left until the end of term. One of our recent lessons included... Read on at Tastebuddies!

There’s something magical and fascinating about puff pastry and the way the buttery dough rises up to form crisp, golden layers of which there are anywhere between 513 up to 1459. This week I’ll be learning for a second time... Read on at...

I’ve never been a big carnivore, preferring to graze mostly on vegetables, legumes and seafood. Recently, however, I attended the Wagyu BBQ at the Chef’s Armoury in Sydney, where I ate about a month’s worth of the most succulent, tender... Read...

It’s been a long time since my last post. Thank you to those of you who have written to me to see if I’m still alive. I am. More than ever. But busy. So, so busy. I recently started studying... Read on at Tastebuddies!