24/7 Kitchen Still Going Strong

by | Jun 25, 2017 | Journal

24/7 Kitchen Still Going Strong The last thing I expected when I returned to the Martin Place homeless camp today was a free feed.  Despite the dismantling of the actual camp, the 24/7 Kitchen is still going strong and serving hot food, cups of tea, coffee and hearty...

Darkness in the City

by | Jun 18, 2017 | Journal

Darkness in the City Dark Mofo, a festival which celebrates the winter solstice in Australia’s most southern capital Hobart, wouldn’t be Dark Mofo without some controversy. Yesterday’s “bloody sacrificial ritual” by avant-garde Austrian artist Hermann Nitsch...

Hungry in the City

by | Jun 11, 2017 | Journal

Hungry in the City Bill Lemon is standing next to a bunsen burner at the top of Martin Place in Sydney’s CBD stirring a large pot of vegetable soup.It’s a healthy, colourful mix of carrots, celery, silver beet, broccoli, onions and sweet potatoes. “No salt,” says...

The Oldest Foods On Earth

by | May 19, 2017 | Journal

The Oldest Foods On Earth Imagine this: There’s a knock on your front door. You open it. There’s a stranger there, pleasant enough, say’s he’s looking around the neighbourhood for somewhere to live. You invite him in, give him a cup of tea. He goes on...

Chocolate: Food of the Gods

by | Apr 15, 2017 | Journal

Chocolate: Food of the Gods Potent, irresistible and ever so smooth.  You might think I’m talking about one of the world’s legendary womanisers, and why not?  Indeed, the 18th century Casanova had a penchant for chocolate.  Apparently he consumed...

On Becoming A Food Writer

by | Feb 26, 2017 | Journal

On Becoming A Food Writer “The words, Rogers! The words!” The news editor’s voice boomed across the wide open plan office. He stood up and ambled down the line of desks in the centre of the room, banging loudly on each desk with a rolled-up newspaper. A couple of the...