Detail of view of Elizabeth Farm by A G Foster. State Library of NSW

Its that time of the year again, when the Bunya cones are falling – or at Elizabeth Farm at least the husks! Continue reading →

Of Bocuse and butter

Paul Bocuse. Photograph (c) by 'Jarvin'. Source Wiklipedia, used under Creative Commons licence.

Last week saw the passing of one of the giants of gastronomy – Paul Bocuse, who died aged 91. Continue reading →

Let’s talk turkey – brush style

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectra lathami) Photo Graham Winterhood 2017 via wiki commons.

While the now ubiquitous native ibis – affectionately (??) known as ‘the bin chicken’ – has made its mark as a Sydney icon in the delightful Alphabetical Sydney Creative Lab at the Museum of Sydney, the ‘brush’ turkey is enjoying its own share of media coverage, as it encroaches upon inner Sydney’s suburbs… Continue reading →