Tasting Ramsgate Organic Foodies Market

Belgian waffles by Marc Pierard, picture by Taste for Travel

Today I’m tasting Ramsgate Organic Foodies Market which is pure yum, from the new Belgian waffles to the smoked trout dip, cheeses, gluten-free banana cakes and good coffee. Not fattening. Much.

Ask Sally: Life has handed me lemons

Jars of preserved lemons, Taste for Travel (2)

How a preserved lemons recipe helps solve Gloria’s travel dilemma. More of the world’s worst travel advice from Sally, a woman in a fur coat and a hat. But the lemons are a winner.

The Botanist is bloomin’ delicious

share plate at The Botanist

The Botanist bar and restaurant in Sydney’s harborside Kirribilli pays homage to an old world travelling botanist, who eventually ran a small bookshop in the building. It’s friendly urban cool. With lots of plants.

Sweet Taste of Cape Town

Macarons at Taste of Cape Town

Taste of Cape Town is a foodie and wine fest where cupcakes and macarons are as tempting as the hearty meat dishes. South Africa is more than the Big Five.

Franco Lania: New York chef on the run

Franco Lania

New York celebrity chef Franco Lania believes “food is the passport that brings people together, especially those from different cultures”. I catch up to him, briefly, for an interview with this ultra-busy man.

Traditional Greek Easter sweets – yum!

Baklava

Come into the kitchen at a busy Greek bakery in Sydney and take a look at traditional Greek Easter sweets – a once-a-year mega sugar rush with flakey filo, nuts, cinnamon, custard, syrup and fragrant lemony bread. Totally irresistible.

Berry crostata recipe with a twist

Strawberry and fresh raspberry crostata, with ricotta and a sprig of choc mint leaves

I discovered crostata, an Umbrian classic, on Letizia Mattiacci’s website. Here’s a variation using fresh raspberries and strawberry conserve. Crostata rocks!

Happy as a cheese roll in Otago

Lake Wanaka

This blessed region of southern New Zealand has it all. In autumn it’s golden and crunchy with a soft heart. Love.

Greek cod fish recipe with eggplant salad

Greek cod fish recipe

Here is my beer battered Greek cod fish recipe with smoky eggplant salad. Delicious cod fish is used during Greek Lent and to celebrate Greek Independence Day which is March 25.

Tasting Belaroma Coffee Roasting Company

Belaroma Coffee Roasting Company

Zesty South American food and coffee is the flavour of the month in Sydney and Belaroma Coffee Roasting Company at Manly Vale on Sydney’s northern beaches is one of those go-to places.