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My aunty says she can't even say the word coffee after 11 am. Lots of folk I know have strict limits about when they consume coffee, particularly once the sun goes down. At night, suddenly caffeine becomes the enemy. I've...

at maruyu the other weekend, i could not resist this package of choco pies. mochi choco pies! a whole box of ‘em for $2.50! maruyu sits on clarence street, a block west of the queen victoria building — possibly the best city block in all of sydney, with this two-level japanese minimart (that’s, maruyu), an [...]

SBS, Australia's Special Broadcasting Service, is a media organisation which "celebrates diversity and contributes to the social inclusion and cross-cultural understanding of all Australians - linguistically, sociologically and culturally." They do television, radio and online content. They have a terrific...

Food has been scarce in Vietnam at times. When rice was rationed, cassava, salt and peanuts were prominent in a diet far from nutritious. Meat would have existed more in people's dreams than on their plates. Crops were ordered destroyed...

reading of dawn’s art collection over at handmadelove reminded me that i’ve been meaning to photograph my cake painting for the longest time. this is what greets me each morning when i wake up, and what sends me off to dreamtime as i lean over to turn off my lamp each night. strangely enough, i [...]

My gastronomic mapping of Vietnam's capital is far from systematic. I've been led up, down and round and round by the city's pho threads and while it is my default breakfast and still a great comfort, I'd be surprised if...

more pink cake! we found ourselves in newtown on friday afternoon, quite famished, and stopped into black star on our way to an errand. being close to the end of trade, there wasn’t all that much left in the counter. on the counter, however, was a large jar of macarons. such pale, encrusted beauties. when [...]

The city I've been living in for the better part of a decade is turning 1000 years-old in October. Racing toward the millenium, Hanoi continues to be an exciting if chaotic experience that I actively participate in, though sometimes from...

Last week I discovered a vendor doing brisk trade in Haiphong's contribution to the spring roll collection. That if they can be called rolls! Known as nem cua be, they are more parcel than roll, held together with a strip...

we headed out of melbourne for a mini-roadtrip. it’s not my favourite thing, sitting in a car for hours at a stretch, watching the scenery whiz past, however the regional bakeries sort of make it worthwhile. it was just after 9 on day 2 when we entered the bakery on the main street of kyneton [...]