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Tag Archives: Adelaide
Scoffed Goes Wild
Scoffed culinary school partners, Nadine Silverberg and Mark Busse, believe in getting people into the kitchen and having fun with food. To this end, they regularly stage kids parties and adult cooking classes in French, Spanish, Italian cuisine, and now, … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine
Tagged Adelaide, Adelaide Market, native ingredients, Scoffed, Something Wild, Tasting Australia
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The Honesty of Gin
David Danby, cocktail barman turned gin distiller, loves gin for its honesty. Director of Imperial Measures, David can be found at the hub of Tasting Australia, where he is introducing a raft of local gins, from Adelaide’s Prohibition to Kangaroo … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine
Tagged Adelaide, Budburst, David Danby, Gin, Ounce Gin, Prohibition, Tasting Australia, Wild Fig
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A journey around my birthplace
“…the pleasure we derive from journeys is perhaps more dependent on the mindset with which we travel than on the destination we travel to…” Alain de Botton I am currently reading a book by Xavier de Maistre called ‘A Journey … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Lifestyle
Tagged Adelaide, beaches, Brighton, David Malouf, Kerryn Goldsworthy, South Australia, Xavier de Maistre
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Safari Supper
After two entertaining, fun-filled evenings with Foodi tours in Adelaide, in parts of town I barely knew, I was inspired to create one of my own, and take the kids on a progressive dinner before I left town. Given that … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine
Tagged Adelaide, La Rambla, Maybe Mae, Peel Street, The Cumberland Arms, Waymouth Street
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Sampling Adelaide
It is twenty-five years since I last lived in Adelaide for any length of time. So this summer, it was fun to head back for a couple of months and set up house near the city. From there, I set … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine
Tagged Adelaide, Delicatessen, food tour, foodi.com.au, La Rambla, Mamak Corner, Naya, Sit Lo, Steven ter Horst
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A Long and Winding Road to Foodie Heaven
Adelaide, South Australia, where the Adelaide plains stretch like starched sheets north and south along the eastern edge of the Gulf of St Vincent. Fifteen kilometers inland they start to wrinkle into the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, which … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine
Tagged Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, Garry Sweeney, Lenswood, Lobethal, Matt Fitton, Mount Lofty Ranges Vineyard, Sharon Pearson
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Of Beerenberg Jam & Bavarian Mustard
I had not even thought to bring my tiara to Adelaide (my ‘must-have’ accessory for afternoon tea ever since a trip to the Shangri-La with nine Travelling Tiaras), so I felt a bit wrong-footed when a young friend suggested an … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine
Tagged Adelaide, Beerenberg jam, cucumber sandwiches, high tea, Intercontinental Hotel, Riverside Restaurant
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Tasting Tinola Soup in South Australia
I have spent the past three years in the Philippines exploring the history and flavours of Filipino cuisine, so I was delighted to discover a Filipino restaurant in my own home town of Adelaide, in South Australia. Map book in … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine, Travel
Tagged Adelaide, Bamboo House, caldereta, Filipino cuisine, kare kare, laing, tinola soup
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Not-So-Jolly Boathouse
Jolley’s Boathouse has been part of the scenery on the River Torrens in Adelaide since I was a child. I had not been there for years, but thought it would be fun to revisit it with my daughter, for a … Continue reading
Sunday Markets: a new religion
Weekend markets have long been popular sources of quality produce and family entertainment. In South Australia, the Sunday Farmer’s Market has become an almost religious experience, as pilgrims flock to meet the farmers, orchardists, fishermen, cheese-makers, bakers, and cooks who … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine, Lifestyle
Tagged Adelaide, Adelaide Showgrounds Farmers Market, Amanda Daniel, Kids Club, South Australia, Willunga Farmers Market, Zannie Flanagan
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