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Most foodies have a pair of "eating pants" or an "eating dress". These pieces of clothing are tremendously forgiving around the waistline and are perfect for excessively indulgent periods of eating. Admittedly, a decent ratio of my... Continue reading 4Fourteen, Surry Hills - plus your chance to win the ultimate date valued at $1000 »

Appletiser is running a "get your sparkle on" campaign at the moment which is all about empowering women and celebrating the 'everyday rules' for the 'everyday heroine'. I've always loved the refreshing taste of Appletiser so when I was invited... Continue reading 5 Rules I Live By plus WIN a $200 PeepToe voucher! »

Growing up with a mish mash of cultures and cuisines was tremendously confusing as a kid. During my young school years, I was always trying to work out the correlation between certain words in the various languages that were spoken... Continue reading Mooncakes giveaway »

Remember my kitchen makeover from a few months ago? Well, here's a new product I've just discovered that has improved the organisation of my cabinets even more! Introducing... Cakesnake! Cakesnake is similar to the plate rack I had used in the... Continue reading Interview with the mumpreneur behind Cakesnake and a giveaway! »

I don't know about you, but the idea of having someone examine every cabinet, cupboard, drawer, bench space and shelf in my kitchen is almost as intimidating as having my body measurements taken on live TV. When the lovely people... Continue reading My kitchen makeover and how you can win gift vouchers for your own makeover! »

If wining and dining is one of life's greatest pleasures, then a degustation with matched wines must the ultimate way to enjoy life. Well, tonight, the Taste Of Sydney crew took this up a notch by taking me and a... Continue reading Progressive degustation around Sydney... Plus WIN free tixs to Taste Of Sydney 2012! »

Happy Friday my dear foodies! Thanks to Hopscotch Films, I'm running a competition for an upcoming French comedy-drama, Little White Lies. The film stars Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and is about a group of friends who take yearly holidays away... Continue reading WIN 1 of 5 preview double passes to Little White Lies »

In the lead up to Mother's Day this year, I thought I'd share a bit about how my mother inspires me. This blog post contains no recipe and no restaurant review - just a personal recollection of my relationship with... Continue reading My mother and I (plus your chance to WIN a $500 Lindt prize pack!) »

It's that time of year again where the Brazilian Fields at Centennial Parklands transforms into a foodie heaven, featuring Sydney's finest restaurants, wineries, producers, exhibitors and live entertainment. Taste Of Sydney 2011 will be running on March 10-13 and I... Continue reading The great Taste Of Sydney giveaway »

Guess what? The winners of my recent Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream giveaway have just been announced and I already have another fantastic competition lined up for you! The lovely people at Wasamedia and Alio Restaurant have invited me to... Continue reading WIN pasta making classes at Alio Restaurant! »

How creepy is it that we're in February already? I can account for January but I honestly have no idea where the first two weeks of this month has gone. One good thing about this though, is that it means... Continue reading WIN double passes to Taste Of Sydney 2010! »

Menu For Hope is an annual fundraising event established by Chez Pim five years ago. It involves food bloggers worldwide, donating or sourcing prizes which readers can win by simply buying a raffle ticket. In the last three years... Continue reading WIN a copy of my book via Menu For Hope VI »

Rice and pasta are kitchen staples I can't live without. And now, thanks to Blu and the team at Haystac, I can add Pearl Couscous (also known as Israeli couscous) to my list of must-have versatile ingredients. You can win... Continue reading Cooking with pearl couscous »

This post has nothing to do with food but plenty to do with me. You may have noticed from the updated ABOUT section of this blog, that I have recently made some big changes. So when AMEX (American Express) brought... Continue reading 5 Tips on How To Realise Your Potential plus win a $300 travel voucher »

The CHOICE Shonky Awards is like the film industry's Golden Raspberry Awards (frequently referred to as the Razzies) for consumer products and services. Best summed up by the CHOICE spokesman Christopher Zinn, "The Shonky Awards highlight what is frankly... Continue reading CHOICE Shonkys plus win a 3 month subscription »

In celebration of the upcoming release of Julie & Julia, and thanks to Sony Pictures, I have one very exciting competition for JENIUS readers. If you don't know anything about this movie, here's the synopsis: Meryl Streep is Julia... Continue reading Julie and Julia: Mastering the Art of French food blogging Competition »

Instead of just teasing you with a product review, I'm sharing the love with 10 lucky JENIUS readers! Courtesy of Carman's, each winner will receive 2 boxes of Carman's Muesli Bites (one of each variant: Fruit and Apricot). I'm not... Continue reading Win 1 of 10 sets of Carman's Muesli Bites! »

Because I know how good the Taste Festival will be (they have released the menu here and you can also preview some of the goodness from the launch party here), I am super thrilled to be partnering with The... Continue reading Taste Of Sydney Festival giveaway! »

Last Thursday, I was invited to attend the launch of Way2go, a bi-monthly user-generated magazine backed up by NRMA which offers inspiring and entertaining stories, personal tips and advice from passionate travellers. Call it Magazine 2.0 if you like.... Continue reading Way2go magazine launch party at Mezzaluna (and my first giveaway!) »