July 14, 2015 Peter Barrett All oils aren’t equal. With so many on the shelves to choose from, which should you use for which kind of cooking? With Australian olive oil growers all but squeezing […]
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Mind the lines and draw on art therapy in The Mindfulness Colouring Book
July 11, 2015 Peter Barrett Meet Emma Farrarons, 32, the best-selling author who hasn’t written a word. (Well, almost.) The French illustrator’s first “literary” effort, The Mindfulness Colouring Book: Anti-stress art therapy for busy people, sits on top of […]
Melbourne’s bluestone laneways get sleek makeover
May 15, 2015 Peter Barrett Melbourne’s maze of grungy-but-chic lanes and alleys has been attracting tourists for years. But new works being carried out by the City of Melbourne in Literature Lane, near RMIT, raise […]
Debate brews over liquor licence to drink late in Melbourne
Maz Salt is worried about a lack of diversity in late-night drinking venues. Photo: Eddie Jim Melbourne, Australia, May 2, 2015, The Age By Peter Barrett It’s not quite dark yet but punters are already […]
The great global bake off
Plant geneticist John Letts (left) and the ‘godfather’ of Australian sourdough John Downes. Photo: Jessica Dale My Epicure cover story on baking appears today in The Age. I spoke to some fascinating people, many of whom […]
Chris Ying zeroes in on sustainable restaurants
Chris Ying says sometimes it just takes a few tweaks to be greener. Photo: Supplied Californian chef Alice Waters guest-edited this week’s Epicure Good Food section, comissioning a range of interesting stories close to her heart. And mine as […]
Gay sex nothing to be ashamed of
Melbourne, 1979. Protesters kiss outside the Australia Hotel after two men were convicted of the charge of offensive behaviour for kissing on the same spot. Image: The Age library It was an honour to be in […]
