Justine Lindsay, Chef De Partie, Rocket Food Design, London
Who do you work for and what does your job involve? I am a Chef De Partie at Rocket Food Design that caters for exclusive functions in and around London. I work with a team of chefs specialising in design and execution of Canapes, French Cuisine. A Chef de Partie is a chef commissioned to […]
A calculated confrontation
Don’t cause a scene. These were the unspoken words I grew up with. Cultured women don’t lose their decorum and tell shop keepers what they think of them. They maintain their dignity and they leave. They remain in control. Not this time. There was absolutely no forewarning. Nothing spectacular that led to the demise of […]
Marvels of Moreton Island
Tall sand dunes, miles of sandy beaches, crystal clear creeks and lagoons, coastal heath, rocky headlands and abundant wildflowers make Moreton Island a jewel in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Photos © JournoNews.
Art on Cairncross
Jane Caraffi grew up surrounded by books on art history and recalls being “dragged” around London galleries while her school friends were off on exciting holidays. It was only much later, on the other side of the world, that she came to fully share her father’s passion for art and to open her own gallery, […]
World Press Photo 09
Not-to-be-missed exhibition of the world’s top photojournalists’s photographs representing 124 different nations and capturing captivating scenes from around the globe. The exhibition is the showcase of the best press photos for 2008 and is the leading international competition in press photography. On display are the cream of the crop – haunting images of war, violence and […]
Shopping with a Tween
Shopping with a tween has me befuddled. Perhaps what has me so confused and dazed is the fact that not so very long ago, I could go shopping for my little princess and she loved everything I produced. She actually wore it – even wore it out. My two sons were the same. No […]
Breath
Australian author, Tim Winton’s gift of writing with clarity and simplicity immediately sweeps his reader into the story.
In Breath, even the brooding dark cover of boy in dusk surf aptly dictates the darkness that seems to permeate through the entire novel. Narrated by ‘Pikelet’ – a young surfer, it tells the story of his sometimes tortured life story – of the peaks and troughs that come with adolescence.
The Red Tent
An imaginative, compelling story set in ancient Mesopotamia, Canaan and Egypt, offers readers a rare insight into life as a biblical woman—in particular, Dinah, only daughter of Jacob. While the author, Anita Diamant maintains her interpretation is purely fictional (food sounded delectable), she has clearly researched her topic with great detail and there are fascinating and […]
Alive in South Africa
Alive! The word pops into my head as we enter Johannesburg’s Oliver Tambo Airport. Ironic really, isn’t it, for a country with one of the highest crime rates in the world. Yet I feel it. Sense it. Am reminded of a friend who says he comes alive every time he returns – feels boring, bland and disconnected for weeks in his new country, Australia every time he goes back.
Leading a Blonde Astray
I took my dog for a walk this morning. I snuck out the back way, through the bush and along the fire track. I was rather hoping to avoid Slater. Slater is the neighbourhood vagabond. We live in a picturesque little enclave where most properties ramble into each other without the concern of fences. This is not sensible suburbia, neatly fenced and gated where the neighbourhood dogs are restricted to their allotted area. In spite of the general lack of confines, however, most local dogs stay on their own turf and have no interest in roaming further than the postbox at the end of a rather long driveway. Slater has changed all that.
