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Cafe Sydney

What better way is there to spend a sunny winter’s afternoon than lunching on the terrace at Cafe Sydney with sumptuous food and equally sumptuous views? Mum and I went for a long overdue lunch on Sunday and it was worth the wait. We started with cocktails. All of the […]

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The Good Food & Wine Show

This is my facebook status update – “Catherine has returned home from the horror of the “Good Food & Wine Show”. The day was only made worthwhile when she won a bottle of wine from Alastair McLeod, who as handing it to her said, “There you go madam, even though […]

Recipes, Sauces, Dips, Jams

Toe Jam

Toe Jam? Are you feeling slightly repulsed by the thought? What on earth am I talking about? Well, yesterday, my friend Melissa and I, embarked upon an industrious afternoon of goody making. Mel had promised to bring the fun of jam making to my house that afternoon, and I was […]

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Little Willy’s

So it’s day two of my Perth trip, and I am walking through Northbridge, when I hear, “Catherine?”. I turn around. Here, 3000km from home, is my old drama school flat mate, Katie, who last week I was meant to catch up with whilst I was in Melbourne but she […]

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The Old Haunts

I took a trip down memory lane this week. I returned to Perth where I had spent three years at drama school. This was the first time I’d been back since leaving in 2005. It was weird to be back. It seemed so small, like I could take it in […]

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Must Wine Bar

I lived in Perth for three years several years ago. Having not been back since leaving in 2005, it was a delight this week to return to my former stomping ground. Must Wine Bar of Highgate is an elegant, urbane establishment that has received much acclaim for its dedication to […]