Category Archives: Australia

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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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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Tasting Tinola Soup in South Australia

Posted on 31 July 2013 by sheg4184

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 →

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Heavenly Peace

Posted on 25 July 2013 by sheg4184

I first met Kelly in Kuala Lumpur over fifteen years ago. Today, we are a far cry from that modern, bustling Asian city with its Twin Towers, multi-cultural population, concrete overpasses, lush tropical gardens and heavy, humid climate. Kelly and … Continue reading →

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Fine Dining at Fino

Posted on 12 July 2013 by sheg4184

A long, dark  drive through Friday night traffic on a mid-winter evening found us forty minutes from the Adelaide CBD in the small Fleurieu Peninsula town of Willunga, renowned for its weekend farmer’s market, and home to a diminutive, unassuming, … Continue reading →

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Woodside Wine & Food

Posted on 7 July 2013 by sheg4184

I have always loved the melodic sound of the Onkaparinga Valley Road and its string of small country towns with their syllabic names: Verdun and Balhannah; Oakbank and Woodside. These pearls shimmer amongst the hills and huge gum trees, especially … Continue reading →

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Not-So-Jolly Boathouse

Posted on 28 June 2013 by sheg4184

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 →

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FermentAsian: the latest trend in Tanunda

Posted on 24 June 2013 by sheg4184

FermentAsian has rapidly become the hot spot to dine in the Barossa Valley for Modern Southeast Asian Cuisine. Open for lunch from Thursday to Sunday and for dinner, Wednesday to Saturday, this unique dining destination is set back from the … Continue reading →

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Mooching with Mum in the Barossa Valley

Posted on 17 June 2013 by sheg4184

Despite my family’s tendency to avoid centre stage and keep every celebration low-key, my mother’s seventieth birthday earlier this year seems to have been  worthy of an unusual degree of fanfare. As I was up in Manila and missed the … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Tea on the Quay

Posted on 10 June 2013 by sheg4184

Anyone for scones? Yes, I do realize it is starting to look as my life is nothing but clotted cream and champagne, but there you are, that’s just the way it goes… for some! This tea was for a very … Continue reading →

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