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Eating with Artists: Illustrator Kia Hing Fay
From home base in Brisbane riverside Teneriffe, Kia Hing Fay is busy making intricate collages. PaperHang came to be as something Kia...
Tina Brand
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Three questions: Momofuku Seibo's Chef Samantha Alice Levett
When Oz Harvest's wonderful charity drive Oz Harvest Bites announced they had Momofuku Seibo's Sami Levett cooking, my heart healed just...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: Tasmanian based chef Analiese Gregory
Born in New Zealand, and with cooking stints on the European continent, Morocco and Sydney, this adventuring chef now finds herself in...
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Three questions: Personal chef to the stars and Los Angeles caterer Kate Paul.
I met Kate Paul when we lived in Los Angeles. With her confident Sydney style and cheeky grin, Kate, you knew immediately, was the...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: Award winning British food writer Diana Henry
I was first introduced to Diana Henry's recipes when a good friend who lives by the sea in Clovelly plucked her copy of Crazy Water...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: The culinary career of Los Angeles private chef and restaurateur David Chaparro
David Chaparro is a sensitive and deeply thoughtful man with whom one can be in engaging discussions about culinary history, music or the...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: the creative duo of Sydney's Soul Dining, Illa Kim and Daero Lee
Soul Dining on Devonshire is a sleek and almost secret spot tucked in from the trams running to and fro on that busy street. But step...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: Camilo Reyes of Bondi Beach areperia, El Indio
Meet Colombian native, Camilo Reyes. co-owner with brother Peter of the beloved beach areperia, El Indio, Camilo might appear to be the...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: Virginia Chef J Frank
J Frank is a gentle and thoughtful culinary maestro who seemed to have all the patience in the world as I picked his brains about a...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: Gunjan Aylawadi chef/owner of Flyover Fritterie
Born in India, Gunjan Aylawadi trained as a computer science engineer. After getting hitched in 2010, she moved with her husband to the...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions:The Casing Boutique director, Nicholas van der Wel
The Casing Boutique is the Australian outpost of a family owned animal intestines company established in New Zealand in 1999. From here,...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: Los Angeles community culinary educator, Chris Mason
Chris Mason is an Aussie, settled for many years in Los Angeles. She forged a career in television production, working for David...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: Jimmy Liks and Mrs. Liks co-owner Kirsty Maloney
I know people who cannot survive a weekend without a fix of Jimmy Liks from the markets (Don't worry, you know who you are, but I'm not...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: California chef and baker Jennifer Garcia Barrs
Jennifer and I bonded over food in Toronto more than ten years ago. This warm and bright woman could cook like a fiend: always fresh and...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: morning chat with chef Matt Moran
Matt Moran is amongst Australia's most recognizable chefs, but his media savvy is only outdone by a string of top notch eating...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: acclaimed Sydney chef and food crusader Kylie Kwong
After she closed her restaurant Billy Kwong last year, chef/owner Kylie Kwong leapt into community leadership and support roles. Already...
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Three Questions: Aussie expat chef Shane Osborn
Frequently described as one of Australia's best cooking exports is the thoroughly likeable Shane Osborn. Following Michelin star success...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: Sydney Four Seasons chef April Shen
The chic Mode Bar and Kitchen at the Four Seasons Hotel right on Circular Quay's doorstep doesn't mess with mediocre. Chef April Shen's...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: The Hopper Pan's Sri Lankan market-stall chefs, Gail and Tasha
Before the time of Covid19 when we walked freely on this earth, shopping at the farmer's markets was a highlight of my week. I consider...
Tina Brand
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Three Questions: Cho Cho San, Apollo and Longrain restaurateur, Sam Christie
For a restaurateur with a string of popular restaurants in Melbourne, Sydney and Tokyo, you'd think Sam Christie would be a) older and b)...
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