So, it seems we’ve graduated to sprouts. In the scheme of ‘Forty weeks of feasting’ (and yes, for those who missed it, there’s an even hungrier one on the way), we’ve moved past the diminutive stages of seeds and pulses, grapes and dates. Now it appears that I’m harbouring a sprout and it’s now …
baby bucket list
This is something I’ve been itching to write for a while now. Well, actually, I have been writing it. But it’s only a few folks with sharp eyes who twigged that something was up. It started with poppy seeds, swaddled in a loaf. They were no bigger than a full stop; small and dark, but …
Faviken is not a restaurant that you casually decide to go to on a Tuesday night. The location may have something to do with it. More than 600 km north of Stockholm it nudges up towards the Arctic Circle. Visiting this 12-seater restaurant on a 24,000-acre hunting property in Jämtland requires some planning. First, there’s …
Peanuts and pink wine. That was my glamorous dinner following a surreal afternoon. A week and a bit back I did an interview at the Westminster Studios for Australia’s Today Show. It’s the breakfast show that I used to have on in the background while I ate bircher muesli. It’s where the sublime Mia Freedman …
It’s bucket list stuff. Definition of a bucket list: the stuff you want to do before the lights go out and the curtains close. For me, it’s the desire to spend some time with the creatures that flocked the blinds of my childhood bedroom. And not just in a zoo, a park, or a well-choreographed …
