Restaurant critics Roslyn Grundy, Gemima Cody, Ardyn Bernoth, & Myffy Rigby at 2019 Good Food Guide Awards. Photo by Kristoffer Paulsen. Roslyn Grundy, Victorian editor of Fairfax Media’s Good Food Guide, used to laugh at the […]
Category: Lifestyle
Macedon Road Trip
A few months ago we spent some lovely time in beautiful Mount Macedon, just 50 minutes’ drive west of Melbourne. The story below was published in RACV’s RoyalAuto’s May issue. Beautiful accompanying images by my beautiful and […]
Gary Mehigan’s Mumbai
I chatted to MasterChef’s Gary Mehigan in this week’s Food traveller column in Epicure/Good Food. Read on below or see the article on goodfood.com.au. By Peter Barrett Best known as one of the judges of […]
RoyalAuto cover story
My story on people and their passion for particular objects made the cover of RACV’s RoyalAuto magazine this month (June, 2018). Have a read below or see the story on the RACV website here. There […]
Victoria’s scooter obsession
Beth Massey on her 1963 VBB. Photo: Emma Byrnes. I recently started writing stories for RACV’s RoyalAuto magazine. Here’s the first – a look at the passionate people who love their scooters, published in the […]
Finding the right position: how jobs affect dating success
I wrote a story about how the profession you have may influence how successful you are on dating apps for The Weekly Review this week. See how it appeared in print here or check out […]
My TWR cover story on ‘daggy’ Melbourne
Last week I had my first cover story in The Weekly Review. Exploring the idea of ‘daggy’ Melbourne, it’s a reflection on a few of the institutions and things that make this city different […]
The Weekly Review
I’m pleased to report that I’ve joined the regular contributing team at The Weekly Review, a lifestyle and property magazine published in print, online and mobile every Saturday. My first story is about a Melbourne couple […]
Curtis Stone’s guide to eating and drinking in Los Angeles
Curtis Stone at Maude in Los Angeles. Photo: Ray Kachatorian. Peter Barrett quizzes Curtis Stone on the best LA has to offer in food, wine and farmers markets. Melbourne-born chef Curtis Stone landed in Los Angeles […]
A potted history of Melbourne warehouse conversions
Fitzroy, Richmond and Collingwood have been hot spots for warehouse conversions since the 1990s. Photo: Jessica Shapiro JLS. By Peter Barrett Remember cringing at those real estate ads spruiking “New York-style” apartments in inner Melbourne? The […]
