Author Archives: sheg4184

Petaluma’s Bridgewater Mill Restaurant

Posted on 8 October 2013 by sheg4184

High in the Adelaide Hills on the edge of Bridgewater is the old Bridgewater flour mill. Built in the 1860s and lovingly converted over a century later into a cellar door and gourmet restaurant among the gum trees, with a … Continue reading →

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Cabbages and Condoms

Posted on 2 October 2013 by sheg4184

Almost twenty years since we left Bangkok, I was not expecting to find my favourite restaurant alive and thriving after so long. Our concierge assured me  that it was still in business… …So I gathered up my friends and caught … Continue reading →

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“Que Sera Sera”

Posted on 26 September 2013 by sheg4184

My sister told me a sweet story recently about her five year old daughter, who came to her parents one evening and asked what they wanted most in the world. My brother-in-law replied that he most wanted his family to … Continue reading →

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How’s the Weather with You?

Posted on 19 September 2013 by sheg4184

So here I am, settled back in the Philippines at last, after almost three months away. I left at the end of the Filipino summer, worn down to a cranky crisp by the heat and humidity, swearing never to return. … Continue reading →

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Corner Tree Café : vegetarian favourites

Posted on 14 September 2013 by sheg4184

Jupiter Street is thriving. It is the place to go in Manila to find quirky, one-off restaurants, and take a breather from those ubiquitous chains. Corner Tree Café is one such idiosyncratic eating place: a cheerful little nook between N. … Continue reading →

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Secret Balut Business

Posted on 7 September 2013 by sheg4184

Balut is a Filipino street food; a hard-boiled duck egg containing an almost fully developed embryo. Back in Australia for the holidays, I was sent on a mission to find balut. Filipino migrants must crave a taste of home from … Continue reading →

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A Taste of Abruzzo

Posted on 1 September 2013 by sheg4184

So let’s begin with a short geography lesson. Abruzzo is a wild and woolly region half way down Italy’s booted leg. It straddles the Apennine mountains east of Rome and west of the Adriatic. Largely industrial, it also has a … Continue reading →

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City of Angels

Posted on 26 August 2013 by sheg4184

The Royal Palace is one of the sights to see in Bangkok. Home to the Kings of Siam for almost two hundred and fifty years, this  sixty acre compound – one square mile – contains the Royal residence, throne rooms … Continue reading →

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Celebrating at the Kasbah

Posted on 20 August 2013 by sheg4184

The Kasbah is an attractive Moroccan restaurant at the Strip in Fort Bonifacio, and also in Borocay, apparently. I have dined there on several occasions, for lunch, dinner and even as a supper theatre venue, with mixed results. This weekend … Continue reading →

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Snippets from Siam

Posted on 14 August 2013 by sheg4184

Bangkok – or Krung Thep, its Thai name – began as a small trading post on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River in the fifteenth century. Today, the capital city of Siam – now Thailand – has grown … Continue reading →

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