Vegemite on Toast with the Queen
Zoë Winograd has been living in London for a while now. And during that time, she's come to realise certain truths - about Australians, the English, ugg boots, supermarkets and so much more. Here's 40 things she's learnt as an Australian living in London...
Venturing back to Australia from London for a holiday, Zoë Winograd reminisces on her time on this great island - immersing herself in sunsets, cool waters, green gardens and fresh, tasty food.
It has been the festive season in London. A few birthday celebrations and weekends out with best friends have warranted Zoë Winograd with some serious indulgent days of buttery couscous, sweet prossecco, stinging cocktails, boutique interiors and clementine cake in glasshouses.
Despite Zoë Winograd's love of English author Zadie Smith, her new book 'NW' especially grabbed Zoë's interest as its characters move about NW - north-west London - which is exactly where Zoë lives. So venture in and discover Zoë's neighbourhood...
Zoë Winograd has many tales from the London Tube and she shares them in this column. But what she really wants to know is the maths. What are the chances that she will be on the same carriage as a stranger four times a year? How many people have accidentally kissed?
Last week, Zoë Winograd went glamping in the South East England countryside. It was a great weekend of fields, games, fires, marshmallows and wine. And it begged her to ask, why don't more people spend weekends in barns?
Zoë Winograd, Vegemite on Toast with the Queen columnist, has her heart torn between her two favourite cities; Melbourne and London. What is it about London that she loves so much? Here are a few of her favourite London things...
Over the last few days, London has been covered in rain. Non-stop, relentless, exhausting rain. Zoë Winograd imagines that soon the water will rise and collect on the streets of the city. That the rain will be continuous and this will be all we know.
Columbia Road in London hosts a weekly flower market and delights many with romantic connotations of tulips and daisies. Bracing the wind, bends, concrete and bricks, there is a full-blooded man that sweats and hollers - this is his story, by Zoë Winograd.
As a Melbourne child you are taught a few absolutes. AFL is better than rugby. A picnic is better than surfing. And good coffee is the liquid gold that runs through the perfectly gridded streets of our city. Zoë Winograd tries to find some of that gold liquid in London...
Welcome Onya Magazine's latest columnist, Zoë Winograd, and her column, Vegemite on Toast with the Queen. It's a tale of two cities. And her heart belongs to both of them.