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Event

Bulla cream masterclass with George Calombaris

by jeroxie April 15, 2011

How does it feel being picked up by a chauffeur? I was pleasantly surprised as I expected a mini van type bus and not a nice black limousine as a form of transportation to the meet up venue, The Langham. It’s a real chauffeur with a uniform, hat and one that opened the door. And where was I taken to? It was an invitation to attend a Bulla Cream Masters Masterclass with George Calombaris. Many Australians will know him as one of the three Masterchef judges and many Melbournians will be familiar with his restaurants like Press Club, Hellenic Republic, Maha and also the up and coming, St Katherine’s, which is scheduled to open in Kew very soon.

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Decadence 19th Century Dinner at the Werribee Mansion

by jeroxie April 10, 2011

We were blessed with a beautiful Friday and I actually took a day off to enjoy a long 4 day weekend. I had a lovely breakfast at Garden Tuscany, dropped the dog off at a doggy care and then drove down to Werribee Mansion. It took us a mere 30 minutes. Werribee always seem like a faraway place from where we live but in fact, it is really close to the CBD. But I have to admit that the drive was quite uninspiring. There was no green grass or moo moo cows along the way but instead industrial type infrastructure lined the highway. And to be honest, we were slightly… worried.

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Twestival – Thank you

by jeroxie March 25, 2011

I can’t say enough of Thank You to everyone that has been part of Twestival and support STREAT. It had been such a roller coaster ride and despite it’s up and downs, it was worth it at the end. It was for a cause that I am very happy to stick my two hands in.

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Twestival Melbourne

by jeroxie March 21, 2011

“Twestival was born out of the idea that if cities were able to collaborate on an international scale, but work from a local level, it could have a spectacular impact. Over 200 international cities from Buenos Aires to Bangalore, Seattle to Seoul and Hong Kong to Honolulu have participated in Twestival.
The good news is that this year we will host the Twestival Local! This is a great opportunity to bring the community together. The day is about more than fundraising, but all money raised will go directly to a local charity, that means 100% of the funds will be spent in Melbourne!”

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Celebrating 25 years of Cloudy Bay

by jeroxie March 17, 2011

Lately, I have been spoilt. So spoilt. I am having such a good run of good food and wine. Food coma? Bring it on!

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SBS Food Journey 2011

by jeroxie March 9, 2011

SBS Food Journey Festival 2011 is about multi-cultural food journey and is held at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton. I was very fortunate to be part of the contingent of food bloggers that were invited to document parts of the event on behalf of SBS. From our knowledge, we had Adrian, Cherrie, Thanh, Shellie and myself on duty that day.

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Hide and Seek and guess what I found!

by jeroxie February 23, 2011

Melbournians. If you think you know Melbourne, then think again.

Many thanks to Media Moguls and Hardie Grant, a few bloggers and myself were invited for an exclusive discovery walk around Melbourne City to launch Hide and Seekfood Melbourne guidebook series. This series showcases (‘Feeling Peckish?’), shopping (‘Treasure Trove’), bars and clubs (‘Night Owl’) and quirky experiences (‘Hit the Streets’).

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Queensland flood – Please help in any way you can

by jeroxie January 14, 2011

Everywhere we turn, we hear the tragic news of Queensland. It has affected more people in more ways that you can imagine. Many families and friends have been eerily touched by this disaster in some ways. As we care about the people, there are many pets and animals that have been lost.

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Round up – CSR Bake a Difference & Have a Merry Christmas!

by jeroxie December 23, 2010

First of all, I will like to thank everyone that participated and everyone that helped spread the world one way or another. Secondly, I will like to thank CSR for giving me this opportunity to host this charity event.

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Please help Bake A Difference this Christmas

by jeroxie November 17, 2010

“CSR Bake a Difference” is a fantastic event that encourages everyone to bake their Christmas presents this year instead of buying them and donate the money they save to Mission Australia through www.csrbakeadifference.com.au. CSR Sugar will match each donation dollar for dollar up to $100,000 so there’s the potential to raise $200,000 that will go directly towards helping disadvantaged Australians. If you’d like to make a donation, all donations need to be made via the CSR Bake a Difference website . I am very honoured to be hosting a special Bake a Difference online blogging event and I urge all my fellow bloggers to join me and help make a difference to someone this festive season.

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Behind the Scene – Melbourne Food Bloggers Dinner

by jeroxie November 14, 2010

This is a night that I remember for the rest of my life. It will be one of the proudest moments and also one to cherish for a very long time.

In my previous posts, I had mentioned that it took us about 3 months from planning to execution. The dish that I first made looked and tasted so different from the one on the night. Creating a dish is not an easy task. The braised ox tongue was revamped many times over. Poor Mister had to put up with tongue every weekend. “Hunnie, try this? Nice?” “Errm, hunnie, how about this?” We had tongue salad, tacos, pasta and even with rice. There is only so much tongue that one can consume over a short period of time. Billy and myself even came to a point that we exchanged our dishes. So yes, I will be giving tongue a break.

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Melbourne Food Bloggers Dinner – A sneak peak

by jeroxie November 8, 2010

This dinner took about 3 months from the beginning of discussion till today. It was 3 months of back and forth. First, asking the guys from Miss Jackson if they wanted to run this idea with me. And then getting fellow food bloggers on board. We had friends that helped us with the poster design and also a couple of very willing taste testers.

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StreetSmart Australia – How are you supporting it?

by jeroxie November 5, 2010

I first heard of StreetSmart, Australia from Ed (Tomatom) last year. StreetSmart was formed in 2003 to support and empower smaller, grassroots community organisations that help the homelessness. It grants support a diverse range of projects including food, shelter, and funding for the ‘hard to reach’ projects that have limited resources to fundraise themselves. It [...]

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Melbourne Food Bloggers’ Dinner – Are you coming?

by jeroxie October 18, 2010

Am I crazy? After reading about the food bloggers dinner in Sydney, I wanted to do this as well. Freaking scary? Hell yes but what the hell right? If we dine out and act as if we know about food, then I thought why not try cooking for the public and allow them to tear us to pieces. Taking in good criticism is the best way to learn. It has been a huge learning curve so far. Sometimes fun and sometimes, a little frustrating.

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Thank everyone for coming to Melbourne Mad Hatter Spring Party 2010

by jeroxie October 10, 2010

This is just a quick post to THANK everyone for coming to our first ever Sydney & Melbourne food bloggers Mad Hatter Spring Party 2010. It was great to see old faces and more new faces. The Melbourne food blogging community is growing strong! I like to thank my 2 partners in crime, Thanh & Shellie. And also Happy Birthday to both Billy (overall Mastermind) & Karen!

The weather was great and we all had fun chatting with each other. A pity that I could not stay longer but I am sure I will get to hear many stories all everyone’s blog. Please let me know once you have posted. I shall link up.