Roast Vegetable Salad w. Smoked Feta.

  These rainy winter weekends have seen us huddled indoors with friends. Spending Sundays cooking the morning away and then sitting down for a much deserved long lunch with good…

An Epic Thai Banquet.

We had a wonderful group of university intellectuals mark the celebration of their graduation at Bligh St. Bistro earlier this year. With a musical playlist featuring some graduation classics: “Mrs.…

Cheesecake w. Strawberry & Basil Jam.

Unbelievably crazy rain and winds this weekend saw us cooped up indoors and in need of an occupation. Alfie went into hibernation mode and slept for three days and I…

Shakshuka for breakfast.

  Shakshuka will always be the dish that reminds me of the beginning of my relationship with Signor Pot. It reminds me of a time when weekends were really precious…

Scandinavian Dinner Party & Paper Crown Printable Template

Here’s a little peek at an intimate gathering we hosted at Bligh St. Bistro earlier this year, a very special Birthday dinner.   We decided to go with a Scandinavian…

Persimmon Cake & A Natural Dyeing Workshop

I collected a few incredible experiences on a recent trip to Berkeley, San Francisco and suddenly life in Sydney seems to be reflecting those memories in a rather serendipitous way.…

Kyoto Dreaming Japanese Dinner: Seaweed Salad, Chopstick Holders, Miso Eggplant & Fabric Clouds

Last week I shared some of the table styling from our Kyoto Dreaming Japanese Dinner at Bligh St. Bistro in the form of Shibori dyed table runners. Even though I’m…

Mushroom Foraging in the Pine Forest

      There is something magical about a walk in the pine forest. Giant trees casting beautiful shadows over the forest floor with rays of sunshine breaking through and…

Passover Baking Recipes and a Festive Freekeh Salad

There are ridiculous amounts of Passover dessert ideas online, some wonderful, some quite unfortunate. So you don’t make a matzah pudding of choosing which to make, here are some wonderful…

Rainbow Chard Tart

  Last week I was doing some grocery shopping and spotted the most beautiful rainbow chard I’d ever seen. Big stripes of colour jumped out at me and said “buy…