ABOUT ME
I'm an award-winning freelance food, travel and lifestyle journalist.
I started writing professionally in 1990 and have written across a broad spectrum of subjects - food, travel, lifestyle, architecture and anything else that caught my interest, but food and travel have always been my great loves.
I've authored a non-fiction book, worked as a journalist in both news and features, had a round as a food and nutrition reporter at The Courier Mail newspaper in Brisbane, then food editor of the “Taste” lift-out.
Between 2012 and 2016, I was Queensland Food Editor with Fairfax Media, editing the Brisbane Times Good Food Guide; a newly established stablemate to The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide and The Melbourne Age Good Food Guide. I also wrote weekly restaurant reviews for goodfood.com.au and The Brisbane Times, in addition to food news stories.
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I’m a member of (and judge for) the International Association of Culinary Professsionals. I love travelling to off-piste locations, freestyle cooking and occasionally leading tours to introduce food lovers to artisan producers and farmers. I’m currently studying for my Master’s in Writing, Editing and Publishing at The University of Queensland.
My works has appeared in…
Escape Travel, Delicious, Traveller, The Guardian, Explore, Time Out (UK) TNT (UK) Footloose (UK) Traveller (UK) Ms London (UK) The Hampstead & Highgate Express (UK), Dateline (UK) Health, Body & Beauty, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, Brisbane News, The Herald Sun, Brisbane Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, Good Life, Home, Virgin in-flight Magazine, The Sun Herald, Qantas Magazine, Qantas Spirit Magazine, Singapore Airlines SilverKris Magazine, Malaysian Airlines Magazine, Korean Airlines Magazine, Audi Magazine, Vacations & Travel Magazine, Indulge Magazine, Jetstar in-flight Magazine, Selector Magazine, West End Magazine, goodfood.com.au, Travelinsider, taste.com.au, visitbrisbane.com.au, queensland.com and more.
As a restaurant reviewer, I've eaten and written for: The Brisbane News Magazine, The Courier Mail Food & Wine Guide, Australian Gourmet Traveller Food and Wine Guide, The Brisbane Times Good Food Guide, The SMH Good Food Guide, goodfood.com.au, and "Truth, Love & Clean Cutlery" guide, and was Australian/Pacific editor of Phaidon's Where Chefs Eat.
Five More Things About Me
A food I Ioathe is... green capsicum.
My most memorable trip.... Argentinian Patagonia, equal first with a South African and Zimbabwean safari trip
My death-row meal would be... linguine with white truffles and a bottle of Barolo (yes, the whole bottle). My mum's plum pudding and custard for dessert.
My worst habit is... procrastibaking
My bucket list destination is... Greenland.
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