making jam, jelly and chutney, thanks to an unexpectedly bountiful crop of everything from the garden. Fig jam is easy, but requires watchfulness. My recipe come originally from a book by Anne Penton called Customs and Cookery in the Perigord and... Read More

It was a sad week for Melbourne last week, when Sisto Malaspina, co-owner of Pellegrini’s Cafe in Bourke Street, was buried at a grand state funeral. He had been stabbed 10 days earlier when he went to see a burning... Read More

but a week or two ago I was in Uzbekistan, travelling with a group of friends and led by art historian Susan Scollay. This is the text of a broadcast that was heard on TravelWritersRadio – the link will follow. Samarkand,... Read More