Stories

Stumbling upon treasure: meet Diamond, a passionate cook.

If you met on the street, you'd think she was an athlete. An energy hard to contain, with a physique to match, Diamond is, in fact a...

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Eating with Artists: Abdul-Rahman Abdullah

The talented Abdullah family has Australia fairly well anchored from coast to coast: with youngest brother Abdul on the East coast,...

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Eating with Artists: Kentaro Yoshida

Artist and illustrator Kentaro Yoshida has a background in advertising. Taking the leap from a leading international agency, he's...

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Cecilia Chiang: America's authentic Chinese food pioneer dies.

I had news today from a beloved friend that her ex mother-in-law had passed away. Annie had presented me with Cecilia's book The Seventh...

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Masking made meaningful

I made Lyn Streader stop long enough to talk to me about her mask making project. She's a busy woman, having leapt into this project in...

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Working my way through mum's cookbook

When I was about to leave home to finish high school overseas, mum dusted off a vinyl covered diary to write down some of her recipes for...

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Stories: Kiddie capers

This photo makes me laugh. Yup, caught standing on the chairs, getting into the prawn crackers on the party table and looking like butter...

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Reservoir Road

I love this photo. It's all about good memories. The clothes I'm wearing (me, the squirt in the red tartan catsuit, no less) the people...

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Tina Brand

Every table tells a story

I was at school overseas when my mother packed up our family home in a hurry with none of us there to help her or advise. Dad had just...

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