Margaret River Gourmet Escape is like no other food festival I’ve been to. To start with, the main Gourmet Village is set on the beautiful grounds of Leeuwin Estate. A line of tall timber karri and marri trees on either…
Margaret River Gourmet Escape
Taste of Melbourne
My stomach began to grumble when I realised a work trip to Melbourne, a city renowned for its great restaurants, coincided with foodie event Taste of Melbourne, touted as the world’s greatest restaurant festival. In a contained pretty-presented space in…
What does adventure mean to me?
What does adventure mean to me? It means discovering something new, challenging myself out of my comfort zone, taking calculated risks, trying new foods, and learning about a new place and its culture. In Bolivia, I rode a mountain bike down…
Summer Snow – a hail damage success story
I recently enjoyed sampling dishes, wine, produce and liqueur at Taste of Melbourne. As they say themselves, it’s the world’s greatest restaurant festival. I had to stop at the Summer Snow Juice stand after the bottles of single variety apple…
Cupping and tasting coffee like a pro – igniting the senses
Perth coffee importers and roasters, 5 Senses, are passionate about their product and about how it is used. I was invited to a 5 Senses coffee cupping, which is how professionals in the global coffee industry taste coffee. We tasted…




