‘…and after dipping a paw into an open jar of marmalade by his bed in order to make sure everything really was all right, he closed his eyes again.’ Paddington Treasury, Michael Bond Marmalade. You either like it, or you don’t. I’m in the ‘don’t’ camp whilst both Anthony and Paddington Bear are in the… Read more

It must be said that it’s been a busy time of late for your intrepid correspondent. I have had quite a few invites to events and have been doing so much in the kitchen that I’ve had to take remedial action and start saying ‘no’ to a few invitations.  ‘Poor TIFFIN’, I hear you say… Read more

I’ve lived in Brisbane nearly all of my life and I love it. The subtropical climate suits me, as does the pace of life. People often refer to Brisbane as a big country town but I’d suggest that those people haven’t visited Brisbane in a very long time. With over 2 million residents, Brisbane is… Read more

It’s been a long time since I’ve been to Sea World. With the kids all grown up, there’s not much reason to visit that part of the Gold Coast nowadays. I’m so out of touch I thought the resort was called still Nara Resort but that was a lifetime and a lot of Japanese tourists… Read more

As part of the #Harvest Exhibition at QAGOMA, I finally got to see the movie The Big Night starring Tony Shaloub and Stanley Tucci. This movie regularly appears in top 10 food movie lists but I hadn’t even heard of it until I joined a hangout on Google+ with a ‘movie night’ theme. When I… Read more

Toowoomba is Australia’s largest inland city, 120 km west of Brisbane, perched atop the Great Dividing Range. It seems intrinsically linked to the comings and goings of my family. My parents lived there for a number of years, teaching at the TAFE. Both my brothers attended Southern Cross University though there was a 15 year gap… Read more