Terra Firma at The Food Farm | A Culinary Experience Like No Other
I finally got to eat the spoils from the Terra Firma Meat Wizards And not in QLD, in my hometown on the NSW Central Coast Last year, I was slated to photograph Terra Firma on the Sunshine Coast - an assignment I had been quietly anticipating for weeks. Three days before departure, COVID intervened, abruptly cancelling both the trip and the opportunity. It was, to put it plainly, a bitter disappointment: [...]
Continental Deli | One of the Best Restaurants of 2025
Continental Deli | One of Sydney's Best Restaurants Make sure you have a Mar-Tinny or a Cosmopoli-Tin haha *** Spooning Australia Paid for this Meal and Visit *** I’ve known about the Continental Deli for years, since it opened in 2015, in Sydney terms, that practically makes it an institution. Back when I had a client nearby, I would often park on the street outside and leave the car there for [...]
My Top 10 Seafood Restaurants for National Seafood Day
My Top 10 Seafood Restaurants for National Seafood Day Happy National Seafood Day! And yes, it just so happens to fall right in the middle of Seafood Month. Serendipity? I think so. This list has been a true labour of love, borderline obsession, really. I spent nearly four hours pulling it together, rewriting, reshuffling, questioning whether I should lead with the restaurant, the dish, or the experience. At one point, I [...]
Mapleton Public House | What All Other Pub Grub Will Now Be Judged Against
Mapleton Public House | Sunshine Coast What all other pub kitchens will now be judged against. *** Spooning Australia paid for this meal and visit *** Last week I headed north for my quarterly Queensland shoot; part work with clients, part excuse to catch up with my Sunny Coast fam. As tradition goes, Azza and I needed somewhere worthy to fill our refined bellies. Spirit House was booked solid, so Chef [...]
Cecilia | An Italian Love Letter to North Sydney
Cecilia | An Italian Love Letter to North Sydney Needs to be tasted to be believed It has been some time between reviews - and in part, that's by design. The industry has shifted toward fleeting reels and bite-sized TikToks, but I remain steadfast in my approach. I’m a photographer first. For me, dining is a visual and sensory ritual - one that unfolds slowly, frame by frame. Great photography demands [...]
The Nag’s Head Hotel Glebe | Chef Nelly Robinson Transforms the Food
The Nag's Head Hotel Glebe | The Best Pub Grub in Sydney Chef Nelly Robinson's food is just OMG, WOW. What happens when you put one of Sydney's best Chefs in a pub? The best pub grub in Sydney. Last Sunday I took Granny Lynda to try Nelly's pub food at the Nag's Head Hotel in Glebe. She had just finished a theatre run as on of the ladies in Crones [...]