Monday, November 15, 2010

A Touch of Persia @ Universal

    
            I had the pleasure last week of attending the launch of celebrated chef Greg Malouf's new book at the beautiful Universal in Sydney's Darlinghurst. Having visited Greg's amazing restaurant Momo's in Melbourne I've definitely been a fan and loved his books on middle eastern food and was very excited about the book.
The menu for the night was taken from recipes in the book which is called SARABAN and was delicious, and  made you feel like you were on the journey with them.



     Here are some pictures of the beautiful food on the night courtesy of the lovely Mel Port from http://www.miacucina.com.au from entrĂ©e through to desert.


The book is absolutely beautiful with some amazing pictures of ancient Persia and modern day Iran, intermingled with recipes. A great Christmas gift or even if its for yourself its definitely worth getting check it out on http://gregmalouf.com.au/cms/ or at any good bookstore.





Sunday, November 7, 2010

Jewellery with a difference - Icarus and Co

 
     I love finding interesting pieces of jewellery that are innovative but also practical, and sometimes it means looking abroad. With Icarus and Co you get the amazing with the practical but also a piece of jewellery that you wont find on everyone else.






"The Origin of Icarus - from Ancient Greece unfolds the story of the cunningly creative inventor Daedalus and his son Icarus, who were banished to the island of Crete. In attempting to escape, Daedalus constructed wings out of feathers and wax. He cautioned his son to take heed of the sun's overwhelming heat, but the destructively adventurous Icarus flew too close, melting his fashioned wings. Reckless exploration lead to his eventual demise, as Icarus plummeted towards the sea. His spirit rests forever at the bottom of the ocean.

Inspired by the ill-fated adventurer, Icarus & Co. creates jewelry using the earth's and the sea's natural materials and designs.

Krys DeMauro and Caroline Mullen are the founders and creators of Icarus & Co"

Here a few pictures of some of the pieces from their collection.


Check out their blog on http://icarusandco.blogspot.com/ or website http://www.icarusandco.com and the best time to shop is now with the amazing exchange rate between the US and Australian dollar woo hoo.