Dad Takes The Cake

by | Sep 2, 2018 | Journal

Dad Takes The Cake What Dad doesn’t dote on cake? And what Dad doesn’t dote on a cake made specially for him by one of his children, even if it is a little lumpy? Some dads, needless to say, can get too much of a good thing.  When we were young, my...

Wild about Schnapps

by | Jul 22, 2018 | Journal

Wild about Schnapps It’s 2pm on an overcast Thursday and the Wild Brumby is packed. Rain and wind on the alpine peaks mean poor ski conditions and many skiers  have fled the slopes to stay inside. What better way to warm up than in this cosy, funky Schnapps...

Surprising Tashkent: the old and the new

by | Jul 8, 2018 | Journal

Surprising Tashkent: the old and the new It’s a warm sunny Spring morning in the thriving metropolis of Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, Central Asia.  As we drive along one of  the many busy multi-lane boulevards in the city, I can’t help but notice the...

Osteria Francescana: Everything Old is New Again

by | Jun 22, 2018 | Journal

Osteria Francescana: Everything Old is New Again I’m re-publishing this article after Osteria Francescana won world’s best restaurant in the San Pellegrino awards again this year: Congratulations to Massimo Bottura and his team! It would be easy...

Ningaloo Reef: Swimming with the Whale Sharks

by | Jun 11, 2018 | Journal

Ningaloo Reef: Swimming with the Whale Sharks It’s 8am and I’m sitting at an outdoor table in front of the Short Order Local food truck on Town Beach, Exmouth, near the tip of the North West Cape in Western Australia. The sun is shining and a warm breeze is...

On the Silk Road: Divine Bukhara

by | May 27, 2018 | Journal

On the Silk Road: Divine Bukhara It’s raining mulberries on our dinner table at the Nadir Divan-Beghi Madrasa in Bukhara, an ancient city on the Silk Road in Uzbekistan, Central Asia. They’re white mulberries, also known as silkworm mulberries (Morus alba), not the...