Melanie Tait; The Brains Behind Now Hear This
For anyone who eats vegemite, listens to ABC radio, and likes a good yarn, then Melanie Tait is the best friend you wish you had. Amelia Drew chats to the ABC presenter and brains behind Now Hear This.
Finding Cassiopeia
Rosanna Beatrice Stevens used to think coffee tasted awful - then she found Cassiopeia, in the sweet surrounds of Katoomba in the NSW Blue Mountains, where the coffee tastes heavenly and is coloured gold.
Go With Your Gut
When it comes to last-minute Christmas gifts this year – actually, when it comes to the year ahead – one of the best resolutions I can offer is to go with your gut feeling, says Rosanna Beatrice Stevens.
Essentially Incredible
Rosanna Beatrice Stevens is mad for one particularly delicious-smelling, impeccably presented range named Essense; a wholly Australian made, beautifully hand wrapped and packaged collection of moisturisers, soaps and candles.
Philip Shaw Wines
Rosanna Beatrice Stevens enjoys a glass of Philip Shaw Wines; de-stemmed, not crushed, and fermented for 12 months in French oak, it’s all too easy to go through a glass - or seven.
Foodstuffs: Marvellous Macarons
Macarons are arguably the lightest, creamiest mouthfuls of meringue-like goodness your tongue is likely to lay buds on. Rosanna Beatrice Stevens chats to Patisserie Chef Jean-Michel Raynaud from Sydney’s Baroque about his new range.
Helm Bar, Sydney
If you’re looking for a weekend lunch on the wharf, it’s worth heading to the quiet stairway to Helm sitting close by the Aquarium, ordering one of their Australian wines, and chowing down on some serious bistro food, writes Rosanna Stevens.
She’ll b.right with Benefit
Available in May, Benefit's new skincare range, b.right, has a focus on luminous, radiant skin and will fit perfectly into the skincare rituals of those in love with Australian beach culture. Rosanna Beatrice Stevens reports from the Benefit launch.
Funk It Up About Nothing
Rosanna Beatrice Stevens reviews Funk It Up About Nothin' - an hilarious contemporary adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, that takes the rhythm of Shakespeare’s words and cleverly appropriates his lines, so it's 'yo' instead of 'thou'.
Grace, An Exhibition, by Tina Fiveash
Rosanna Beatrice Stevens reviews Tina Fiveash's new exhibition 'Grace', exhibiting in Paddington, Sydney now.
Sydney Good Pub Food Guide 2011
Rosanna Beatrice Stevens reviews the Sydney Morning Herald's newest eating bible - The Good Pub Food Guide, 2011. And it contains much more than salty, crunchy, meaty, deep fried and grilled pub menus that we laud so fondly with beer in-hand.
How To Celebrate Christmas
Rosanna Beatrice Steven's advice for Christmas sounds a little like the quaint morals echoed at the end of any lazy Christmas comedy film, where people discover ‘true meanings’ - but it is also sound, quality advice. Trust Us.
