ABOUT ME
I'm an award-winning freelance food, travel and lifestyle journalist.
I started writing professionally in 1990 and have written across a broad spectrum of subjects - food, travel, lifestyle, architecture and anything else that caught my interest, but food and travel have always been my great loves.
I've authored a non-fiction book, worked as a journalist in both news and features, had a round as a food and nutrition reporter at The Courier Mail newspaper in Brisbane, then food editor of the “Taste” lift-out.
Between 2012 and 2016, I was Queensland Food Editor with Fairfax Media, editing the Brisbane Times Good Food Guide; a newly established stablemate to The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide and The Melbourne Age Good Food Guide. I also wrote weekly restaurant reviews for goodfood.com.au and The Brisbane Times, in addition to food news stories.
Publications I've contributed to over my 20-something year career include; Escape Travel, Delicious, Traveller, The Guardian, Explore, Time Out (UK) TNT (UK) Footloose (UK) Traveller (UK) Ms London (UK) The Hampstead & Highgate Express (UK), Dateline (UK) Health, Body & Beauty, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, Brisbane News, The Herald Sun, Brisbane Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, Virgin in-flight Magazine, The Sun Herald, Qantas Magazine, Qantas Spirit Magazine, Singapore Airlines Magazine, Malaysian Airlines Magazine, Korean Airlines Magazine, Audi Magazine, Vacations & Travel Magazine, Indulge Magazine, Jetstar in-flight Magazine, Selector Magazine, West End Magazine, goodfood.com.au, Travelinsider, taste.com.au, visitbrisbane.com.au, queensland.com and lots more.
As a restaurant reviewer, I've eaten and written for: The Brisbane News Magazine, The Courier Mail Food & Wine Guide, Australian Gourmet Traveller Food and Wine Guide, The Brisbane Times Good Food Guide, The SMH Good Food Guide, goodfood.com.au, and "Truth, Love & Clean Cutlery" guide, and was Australian/Pacific editor of Phaidon's Where Chefs Eat.
I am currently studying for my Master’s in Writing, Editing and Publishing at The University of Queensland.
In my spare time, when I'm not half-heartedly attending the gym, I've produce a food and travel podcast, ExtraVirgin. I love travelling to off-piste locations, freestyle cooking and occasionally leading tours to introduce food lovers to artisan producers and farmers.
Five More Things About Me
A food I Ioathe is... green capsicum.
My most memorable trip.... Argentinian Patagonia, equal first with a South African and Zimbabwean safari trip
My death-row meal would be... linguine with white truffles and a bottle of Barolo (yes, the whole bottle). My mum's plum pudding and custard for dessert.
My worst habit is... procrastibaking
My bucket list destination is... Greenland.