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Magazine subscriptions (from $25 on Magshop) The gift that keeps on giving, magazine subscriptions are a thoughtful way of extending the Mother's Day present to all year round. Depending on your choice of magazine, your Mum could be receiving her... Continue reading Mother's Day present ideas for food loving mums! »

Guess who I had breakfast with on Wednesday morning? Jeremy Stoppelman. No, not some random with the same name; it was the man himself, the co-founder and CEO of Yelp. Yelp.com.au launched at 6am Wednesday morning and so I was... Continue reading Yelp launches in Australia »

So it's been three weeks since my last blog post. What has happened, has been a series of unfortunate events. About six months ago, I decided that it was time to get a new computer. After all, to boost productivity,... Continue reading Why I haven't been blogging »

Well, doesn't time fly? The month of June coincides with when I first created this blog back in 2006, so that would make this month, my blog's 5th birthday! This blog has opened up so many doors for me in... Continue reading JENIUS turns five »

I've been procrastinating a fair bit today. And during that time, I designed a new home-screen wallpaper for my iPhone4. I love it so much I thought I'd share it with all you food lovers too! There's a garlic braid,... Continue reading iPhone4 home-screen wallpaper for food lovers »

If you are like me and haven't yet had the opportunity of eating your way around New Zealand, then you will be thrilled to hear about this upcoming food and wine promotion happening throughout September. I have partnered with New... Continue reading Introducing New Zealand's First XV of food and wine in Sydney »

The geek in me has been unleashed again! I've spent all day today compiling a new list which I've titled 'Top 100 Australian Food Twitterers'. This now has its own spot on the navigation bar above and will be updated... Continue reading Top 100 Aussie Food Twitterers to Follow »

While on my maid of honour duties (bridal dress shopping for my sister), the bridesmaids, my Mum and I had an hour to kill in between appointments so I decided to introduce everyone to the $2.50 shop on Clarence Street.... Continue reading My shopping frenzy at the $2.50 (100 yen) Shop »

In celebration of the new year, I thought it would be suitable to look back at all of my best eats in 2009. Here, I've included some of my most frequently visited restaurants as well as a few memorable favourites.... Continue reading Top 10 list of the best I've eaten in 2009 »

Back in August, I posted Part 1 of 'Must-Have iPhone Apps for Foodies'. Four months on and the app store is still buzzing with new developments that some of us foodies are hooked onto. Please join me in welcoming... Continue reading Must-have iPhone Apps for Foodies (Part 2) by Guest Blogger: Franz Scheurer »

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 »

Gazebo Wine Garden's girls' picnics are such a wonderful offering. They're exactly my type of thing -a picnic where all you have to do is round up the girls! The food and wine is catered for, there's no worrying about... Continue reading Girls' Picnic at Gazebo Wine Garden »

With all my server hosting issues last month, I didn't get a chance to update the Top 50 Australian Food Bloggers list... but I stayed up last night and here it is, at it's new home: www.jenius.com.au/top50australianfoodblogs. I have also... Continue reading Top50 Aussie Food Bloggers - updated for October 2009 »

1. Food Watch NSW (Free) Fresh from the developers hands, this app uses data from the NSW Food Authority list. Maybe raising more awareness of the name and shame list will help restaurant owners realise just how severe their... Continue reading 5 must-have iphone apps for Aussie foodies »

Sometimes, it's just really hard hiding my inner-geek. If you follow me on twitter, you'll notice that I've been celebrating my 25th birthday the last two weeks. What started with a surprise weekend getaway organised by the boyfriend turned into... Continue reading Data visualisation: How Gen Ys communicate birthday wishes »

The Aussie in me has never experienced a cold wintery Christmas. I'm used to the barbecues, the fresh seafood, chilled fruity drinks and spending the morning watching a repeat of Christmas cartoons followed by a balmy afternoon at the beach.... Continue reading Baking for Christmas In July afternoon tea »

My dream of gallivanting around Europe is over. London, Barcelona, Paris, Nice, Cannes, Monaco, Bologna, Venice and Santorini seems so far away now that I'm back into routine in Sydney. I will also be receiving the advance copy of... Continue reading In search of the ultimate eating holiday destination »

Blogging has taken me to new heights. Guess who was rubbing shoulders with the A-listers at last night's VitaminWater Hearts Russell James party? Amongst the crowd was Russell James himself (launching his photography book), Erin McNaught, Leona Edmiston, Michelle Bridges,... Continue reading Vitamin Water Hearts Russell James »

They say jet-lag depends on the number of time zones crossed and not length of flight. Well, after 26 hours, the whole flight from Sydney to Thailand to Dubai to London was a blur... I watched all the latest movies... Continue reading 26 hours of plane food »

Look what I picked up today! My very own personalised lap-rap (laptop sticker). Now I won't have to worry about scratches or dents and my blog URL and tagline is in your face ;) The lap-rap is totally customisable (I... Continue reading Lap-rap »

If you follow me on twitter, you will know that I was out with some food bloggers tonight. While I'd love to share with you the smell of the all-you-can-eat mussels at Bungalow 8 (which I will eventually blog about),... Continue reading If only I could share this smell with you »

Yes, that was the miniature me on Yahoo!7's homepage a few weeks back. Here are some behind the scenes shots of a few Soapies filming at the green screen studio. We were throwing invisible air-cons and fans for the Lipton... Continue reading Behind the scenes of an over-the-page ad on Yahoo!7 homepage »

If you've ever been stuck on a gift idea, fear no more. I came across the coolest online store of oddities today. Here are some of my favourites: You can now put your dough in bread with this buttered toast... Continue reading Gift ideas and cool shit »

My family isn't big on tradition and without any relatives in Australia, Chinese New Year celebrations usually consist of a home-made banquet with plenty of leftovers. This year, my Mum thoughtfully cooked up this modern Chinese dinner, some inspired by... Continue reading Chinese New Year 2009, Year of the Ox »

I received a few bottles of POM Wonderful from the lovely Darcie at Zing last week... just in time to combat this hot sticky weather! There's nothing more convenient than having some bottles chilled and ready for use. When some... Continue reading How to make pomegranate fruit punch in 5 minutes »

Welcome back! I hope ya'll had many delicious moments during the break. To kick off a new year of blogging, I thought it would only make sense to firstly conclude 2008 with my family Christmas dinner. It was a little... Continue reading Christmas at home »

The work Christmas party was last night. Casino tables, finger food, 2 agency bands (our very own Bath Scum plus Foxtel's) rocked it out. It would have been a fantastic end to a year of hard work but I've got... Continue reading Soap's Christmas party 2008 »

Soap Creative was in the running to be B&T's Interactive Agency Of The Year, so on Friday night, a few of us frocked up and headed to Luna Park (Big Top) for the formal dinner / winners announcement. Luna Park... Continue reading B&T Awards 2008 »

Everything looks cute as a miniature model and food is no exception. I've been playing with a Photoshop cheat which achieves the same effect as the tilt shift lens, turning everyday things into miniature scale models! Check this out -... Continue reading miniature models of food »

$1 CHICKEN SCHNITZEL AND CHIPS on Wednesday 1st October and Thursday 2nd October (for lunch and dinner)!!!! Go get 'em!... Continue reading $1 schnitzels at Bavarian Bier Cafe, Parramatta »

I accepted a very last minute invitation last week, to Zen's sister-in-law's 27th birthday party. It was going to be a small one with just her husband & kids, housemates, Zen, my baby brother and me. It started off well... Continue reading Birthday party with a surprise »

I was really excited this weekend because of former uni classmate, Noods and fellow-foodie, ChocolateSuze's engagement party. And thankfully, my sinuses had given me a morning free of headaches to enjoy this lovely warm day. There was a feast of... Continue reading ChocolateSuze & Nood's engagement party »

My MOO Cards arrived yesterday, neatly in a little white collectible box only 7 days after the order was processed. I am so impressed. These mini cards (there are 100 of them with only one of its kind) will be... Continue reading MOO »

JENIUS.COM.AU is now on Facebook! Check out the ‘Best of JENIUS | food & photography’ compilation and become a fan. Don’t forget to visit back here regularly for the latest drool-worthy eye candy as the Facebook page will only feature... Continue reading Now on Facebook! »

Last night, I was at the Sydney premiere of Street Kings... here are some of my paparazzi shot... Continue reading On the red carpet with Keanu Reeves! »

Check out some foodie things you could be doing next month at the Sydney Writers' Festival. Continue reading 40 days until Sydney Writers' Festival »

Check out http://blog.extensis.com/typecaster. Continue reading I'm Helvetica... what are you? »

Its hard turning down a free ticket to watch Australia vs India in the One Day International Final Game 1... so I didn't. I couldn't resist the stadium food of chips, hot dogs and meat pies. MmMm... Continue reading almost a cricket fan... »

Some of you will probably know that I've been working on a memoir of my trip to Singapore and Vietnam since my return. Well, I am proud to say that my first Blurb book was published a few weeks ago... Continue reading my Blurb book has arrived »

... while I eat my way through Singapore & Vietnam, the next 3.5 weeks :-) Continue reading Please wait... »

Eugenia is the first of B.DesComp's 2004 grads to get married... woohoo! So here we were on Saturday night, to congratulate the bride-to-be. Continue reading Eugenia's Hens Night »

Earth Day was Lidcombe Public School's theme for the 2007 fair. The weeks leading up to this, Bryan (my baby bro) was singing "3 is a magic number, yes it is, it's a magic number... reduce, reuse, recycle...". To continue his excitement, I agreed to bake a batch of cupcakes and brownies for the food stall. Continue reading i like to bake »

I took a trip to David Jones' Food Hall this weekend... and to my surprise, there was 20% off all Tetsuya's packaged products! Hooray! Continue reading black truffle salsa butter at home »

So, still feeling the after-effects of my recent birthday, I thought I'd post up a few more pics... Continue reading Roses Only »

ChocolateSuze has tagged me... so here are my seven random food facts: Continue reading 7 random food facts »

At her new unfurnished place, there were blueberry and choc-chip cupcakes, cheese, crackers and dips, lingerie and more. So while i'm recovering from this loss of appetite, my persistence to photograph everything I eat has died. Here's the only photo I ended up taking - Continue reading Sarah's bridal shower »

Photos of a girls night out. Continue reading clubbing @ UN »

Hoorah! A mini weekend getaway to celebrate the office's second birthday. Friday 11.30am, last week, we all hopped on a coach to Hunter Valley. Two and a bit hours later, we wined and dined at Pepper Tree Vineyards, Tamburlaine, Petersonhouse, Hunter Valley Chocolate Company, Harrigan's Irish Pub and Oishii Restaurant! Talk about an action-packed weekend. Continue reading Turning two at Hunter Valley »

Pic of Dianne and Winnie with me at Cellini Restaurant, QVB Continue reading Going, going and gone! »

April is awesome! How often do you get a 4 day weekend? I've always wanted to see a waterfall... so here was my chance. The Minnamurra Rainforest is a 2 hour drive south of Sydney. There are 2 fabulous walks which take you through elevated timber boardwalks and swinging bridges. Part of it was so steep... but the workout was definately worthwhile. The waterfall was amazing! And it was lovely to take in deep breaths of nature... ah.... Continue reading Easter long weekend »

Winnie was back in Sydney. Here we are at Ichi ban boshi. Nothing much has changed since my last visits. Continue reading everybody loves ramen »

I can no longer call him my baby brother. He started kindergarten this year... and today, he turns five! We celebrated an early birthday on Good Friday with a BBQ at Sydney Olympic Park's Bicentennial Park. Continue reading Bryan turns five! »

Last year, a spontaneous decision to go to the Grand Prix meant a lot of discomfort. Five of us were squashed in a car with barely any sleep for 3 days... and Zen's bro drove practically 12 hours straight! So having grown one year wiser... we planned it well this year. Plane tickets. Booked. Accomodation. Booked. Camping chairs. Tick. Sunnies. Tick. Sun hat. Tick. Ear plugs. Tick. 4 Day pass. Tick. DSLR with new lens. Tick. We were ready!! Continue reading Formula1 ING Australian Grand Prix »

Check me out in the Daily Slurp, 21 July 2006. Continue reading I am beautiful »

Sigma 24-70mm f2.8... welcome to the family! Continue reading I'm in love »

Although we are now officially in Autumn, beautiful exotic summer fruits are still available. Hooray! Check out the pretty colours of this dragonfruit. Continue reading miscellaneous bits »

After a long break from doing a lot of nothing, I've decided to get my act together. And on the top of my 'to-do' list, is to update this site. Continue reading I'm back! »

Just an update to let you all know that I've finally made the move. I'm on Flickr!! Check me out @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/foodiejenius Continue reading Quickie »

This has been making its round in email forwards... so here are the new foodie words for this year - SALAD DODGER An excellent phrase for an overweight person. SALMON DAY The experience of spending an entire day swimming upstream... Continue reading The new foodie words for 2007 »

Merry Christmas! Last night, I was put in charge of our family's Christmas dinner. So instead of last year's roast, fresh prawns and lobster mornay, I decided to stock up on some oysters, scallops and green king prawns. I also did the gingerbread baking a day in advance! Continue reading Christmas dinner @ home »

On Friday night, Dianne, Florence and I celebrated an early Christmas at the Corn Exchange Restaurant for a $70 seafood and dessert extravaganza. As you can see, the variety was endless! *drools* Continue reading Corn Exchange Restaurant @ Four Points by Sheraton »

With special thanks to Sony Pictures, I was lucky enough to be a part of the Australian Premiere of Casino Royale. This being my first 007 flick and premiere, I didn't know what to expect! Continue reading Australian Premiere of Casino Royale »

Iron Chef Chinese Seafood Restaurant is meant to be a part of the new breed. Along side it's sister restaurant, Zilver, they clearly stand out from the traditional Chinese restaurants, in terms of menu range, ambience and furnishing. The restaurant is classically decorated in royal red hues, live bamboo shoots and fancy spotlights. It is probably one of the best looking Chinese restaurants I've ever been to. Continue reading Iron Chef Chinese Seafood Restaurant »

I was so caught up in the long weekend, I totally forgot it was October... Good Food Month, which means a bigger and better excuse to eat! Continue reading Good Food Month »

Red Zero http://www.redzero.com.au/magazine/1/virtual-magazine/ Continue reading Red Zero - Online Mag! »

On the 31st July 2006, I turned 22. All week, my 4 year-old brother Bryan, has been asking me to draw a picture of a cake I'd like for my birthday. Christina helped him buy this Green Tea Mousse Cake from Breadtop. Continue reading Breadtop birthday »

On the night of 14th July, 9 of us B. Des Comp girls headed up to the Central Coast for a little getaway. We stayed at The Lighthouse, Copacabana (special thanks to Jodie for organising this). The house caters for 8 adults, and was so big and scary that we all snuggled on the top floor in two bedrooms. There was lots of food, laughter and confessions. Can't wait for the next girls getaway! Thanks for such a fun time :-D Continue reading Copacabana »

Shamini, Jordan and me - before The White Agency's 3rd Birthday Party at Shangri-La Hotel, The Rocks (taken on 30th May 2006). Continue reading Shangri-La Ballroom »

TwentyOneSunday - photos and poster from the gig at The Cat and Fiddle, Balmain (Jan 06) Continue reading TwentyOneSunday »