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A river of hope runs deep within the veins of the Australian dining public as we emerge from lockdowns some never saw coming. Pining for dining and all its accoutrement is a box we long to tick as we tip-toe away from the bittersweet salve of restaurant take-out and dare to dream of returning to restaurants of old or pursue the promise of a new nostalgia.   You see, nostalgia evokes in us a memory or feeling, and has the power to transport us like the way a child sees the world, … [Read more...] about Old world hospitality for a new world

In the era of the quick fix and outsourcing our dilemmas to experts, perhaps it is time to embrace a little on-site repair and rebuilding at head office. Truly, it is a labour of love that takes time and cannot be hurried, for it has taken a lifetime for the body to degenerate into that stressed and short-fused state that most of us know and neglect. Remember that there is a self-healing expert in all of us just waiting to get out and live! Clarity of brain function and unlimited energy … [Read more...] about The Cortisol Connection

As a former award-winning publican, I know a thing or two about hangovers, how to create them and better still, how to fix them. Some folk wrongly assume that because I retrained as a clinical nutritionist and Pilates teacher that liquor wouldn't pass my lips.  In fact, some are truly mortified when I reveal my past life in the Ladies Lounge. Yet there are those loyal followers who know that the life of a licensee is well marinated in authenticity, compassion and bloody hard work. Alcoholism … [Read more...] about Drink Smart. My Top Ten Hangover Hacks

The Survivor - Derek Aitken You might be sitting­­ there swilling a well-earned post COVID lockdown Corona, watching the footy, clicking Add to Cart, doing your knitting, sipping a Martini or maybe you're wondering if there really is a virus after all. Let me tell you the true tale of a dear friend in L.A. located at the other end of the giant lap pool that is the Pacific Ocean. Derek Aitken is an innocent sigh-stander if you will, a man who may well have breathed his last breath if it … [Read more...] about The Survivor – Derek Aitken

Acai  Colombia/Brazil Acai (ah-sigh-EE) is a high antioxidant energising berry that grows only in the Brazilian Amazon and on Colombia’s Pacific Coast. Serving: Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of Acai to your favourite juice, smoothie or cereal once or twice a day  Adzuki Bean Japan Adzuki beans are cooked in rice used for celebratory occasions or in a traditional confection called manjū. We prize them for their ‘drying’ properties - their ability to absorb mucous and phlegm. Agave South … [Read more...] about The Wellness Pantry

Of sand and sea My first resort relationship was in Bermuda, I was nine and it was the Christmas of 1975. A smashing year I might add, and my ears were full of 3XY hits, in particular Carlton by Skyhooks (still my fave and if you ever care to join me on the highway, I will blare it out for you). Another cracker, Bony Moronie, was also on high rotation. Now this was not the kind of relationship you might be thinking of - crikey I was only 9 - this love triangle consisted, obviously, of three … [Read more...] about Resort Report