The June 10 Edition
Actor Rachel Ward’s new life as a “farmhand” | Getting naked with 1000 swimmers – mid-winter | Unmasking high fashion’s “superfake” accessories | Staying best friends with an ex | Performer Trevor Ashley on being offered a gastric bypass
‘Full-time farmhand in my mid-60s’: Rachel Ward’s new, earthly passion
From modelling and acting to screenwriting, directing and raising a family, now The Thorn Birds star is digging a new passion: regenerative farming.
- by Candida Baker
‘Nine stitches instead of eight’: Unmasking fashion’s ‘superfakes’
Sales of knock-off “luxury” handbags are booming – and these highly sophisticated duplicates can fool the most trained eye.
- by Amy Wang
Tassie’s midwinter nude swim exposes more than skin
How long can freezing water silence the inner, body-shaming voice?
- by Kris Kneen
‘He told me he was seeing a guy’: The ex-spouses who stayed best friends
Jane and Anthony married, travelled the world and had a child before separating. Anthony lives with his male partner, Chris.
- by Dani Valent
‘I’m gonna buy you a gastric bypass’: Trevor Ashley on his mum’s unsolicited offer
The performer discusses his relationship with his body and what makes him proud – and not – about Australia.
- by Benjamin Law
I’ve forgotten my neighbour’s name and now it’s too late to ask
Our Modern Guru suggests a journalistic solution.
- by Danny Katz
From pop to fizzle: How to get a corked champagne bottle replaced
Don’t tip it out – or drink it holding your nose. Saving the wine shows you didn’t just drink it regardless.
- by Huon Hooke
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s lighter, brighter spin on your Sunday roast lamb
Baharat – that heady mix of spices –complements the lamb’s sweetness wonderfully. A tabbouleh-inspired salad and tahini yoghurt are the perfect accompaniments.
- by Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Carpathian custard cake with choux pastry (aka eclair meets vanilla slice)
This Eastern European custard cake is made with choux pastry instead of puff.
- by Helen Goh
Review
Good Weekend
Melbourne: Cityfields
Given the immensity of the room and the vastness of the menu, the creativity and quality on display here are downright impressive.
- by Besha Rodell
Review
Good Weekend
Sydney: Takam
Tables for Takam’s Saturday-night-only tasting menu are booked out at least a month in advance, but you can pop in for a Pinoy-style brunch or lunch.
- by Callan Boys
When poetry is hard ...
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: Shove … glove … dove ...
- by Paul Connolly
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