Japan Festival in MelbourneSunday 18th May 2008 - Box Hill Town Hall & Tafehttp://www.jcv.org.au/japanfestival/
I’ll take a little break from my Japan posts to report on…er…the Melbourne Japan Festival. Held last Sunday at the Box Hill Town Hall and TAFE, it is an annual celebration of all things Japanese. Amidst displays of bonsai, ikebana, taiko drumming, [...]
When we were in Japan last year, we were lucky enough to coincide our visits with a number of matsuri (festivals). Our first such experience was in the township of Takayama, a quaint little village in the mountainous Hida region of the Gifu prefecture - five hours from Tokyo by train.
The Autumn Hachiman Matusri is [...]
Umeda Sky Building
1-1 Chome, Oyodanaka, Kitaku, Osaka, Japan
http://www.skybldg.co.jp/ (Japanese only)
During our Japan trip in October 2007, we wanted to see both the old and the new, the traditional and the modern in Japanese architecture and culture. So, rather than check out just temples and traditional festivals, we also visited interesting skyscrapers and experienced contemporary festivals. [...]
The food at the Melbourne Italian Festival at Federation Square last weekend was a lil’ unimpressive. There were only a handful stalls - one selling gnocchi napoli for $10 a plate (expensive?!). Another stall sold rolls with salami and cheese or porchetta, and one was roasting fresh chestnuts.
I was perplexed. Where were all the [...]
Buddha’s Day and Multicultural Festival was once again held at Federation Square (you can read about last years visit here). This time I paid less attention to the cultural activities and more to the the food activies. Well it was noon and we were hungry
The first stall down by the yarra was [...]
I just love a good music bash, and the inagural labour day weekend, outdoor, camping Golden Plains Festival at Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre didn’t disappoint. Now whilst I won’t divulge tales of drunkeness and debauchery (this is after all a food blog), I will ponder the sustenance consumed care of our fine friends, the Hare Krishnas.
I [...]
Melbourne is absolutely going off with a supurb range of events such as the Grand Prix, FINA World Swimming Championships, Avalon International Airshow and the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival (all in the same week!). You would think these would be enough to satiate our craving for things to do - but with a heap [...]
A little lunchtime decadence in celebration of Valentines Day, especially as EG and I work so close together. And the rain held off just long enough for our tryst…phew!
So I packed a little picnic - an assortment of sour dough rolls, olives, pickles, rolled prosciutto piccante, hot sopressa, home grown tomatoes, lettuce, tzatziki / [...]
Ahh…don’t you just love Sunday mornings?
I am so very much a morning person. I always have been and I always will be. Mind you, come 4am starts at work next week and that might very well change!
My usual routine on a Sunday is to get up early and find a place for breakfast. I must [...]
