Category Archives: Australia

twilight by the creek

Posted on 3 May 2018 by sheg4184

a naked hillside burns to rusty red in the last rays of the autumn sun that is melting like apricot sorbet behind the hills in a blanket-soft, blue sky smudged with candyfloss cloud the raucous shrieks of stocky cockatoos tear … Continue reading →

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Lacking Spice

Posted on 27 April 2018 by sheg4184

The stage was set for Tasting Australia’s first Glasshouse Kitchen dinner: Town Square in the centre of Adelaide’s Victoria Square; half a dozen double gabled glasshouses had been beautifully decorated with fairy lights and flowers, intimate as a private dining … Continue reading →

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Scoffed Goes Wild

Posted on 23 April 2018 by sheg4184

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 →

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The Honesty of Gin

Posted on 15 April 2018 by sheg4184

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 →

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Tasting the Adelaide Hills

Posted on 6 February 2018 by sheg4184

It was a long summer in South Autralia, during which there have been so many wonderful meals with family and friends , and so many fabulous winery visits, that I would undoubtedly sound like a glutton and an alcoholic were … Continue reading →

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A journey around my birthplace

Posted on 8 January 2018 by sheg4184

“…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 →

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Vines with a View

Posted on 12 December 2017 by sheg4184

Don’t you love those rare days that drift on and on, and seem to stretch like elastic? No rush, no master plan, just endless time. This close to Christmas, such a possibility seems highly unlikely, but three wonderful days in … Continue reading →

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The Caledonian Inn

Posted on 30 November 2017 by sheg4184

A wood panelled dining room. A quiet corner table by an open window. A cool evening breeze drifting in, after a molten afternoon. A glass of chilled, Limestone Coast Chardonnay. A book. A sumptuous salmon fillet with a crusty, crunchy … Continue reading →

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Matt & Matilda

Posted on 23 November 2017 by sheg4184

“Aussie food truly reflects the multi-cultured nature of our society and we’re all the better for it.”       ~  Matt Moran Up in the lovely, leafy Adelaide Hills is the town of Stirling, with its plethora of deciduous trees and, this … Continue reading →

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A World of Fruit

Posted on 8 March 2016 by sheg4184

‘It is not only the taste, or the freshness, but especially the memories, the beliefs, the associations – the whole cultural package – that makes the fruit more than food.”   So says the late, great Doreen Fernandez,  food writer and … Continue reading →

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