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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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