Jamaica Blue Escape Winter 2015

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BLOGGING CHANGE THE WORLD FROM HOME

DANIKA HESLOP JAMAICA BLUE'S OWN MASTER CHEF

TRAVEL THE NEW WAYS WE MOVE

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08 JESSICA MARAIS Australia's golden girl 12 CELEBRITY CHEF Jamaica Blue's own Danika Heslop 15 IN THE KITCHEN We chat to MasterChef's Gary and George 18 PROPERTY Selling Houses Australia's Charlie Albone 22 TRAVEL Great Europe stopovers 26 TRAVEL From Airbnb to Uber, we take a look at the latest trends in travel

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LIFESTYLE SECTION 30 BLOGGING Meet three mums changing the world from home 34 FITNESS Pilates turns 100 36 NETBALL WORLD CUP Fitness tips from a champion 38 FASHION Inspiring winter looks and accessories 42 BOOKS Winter fiction 44 NUTRITION WITH SHARON NATOLI Diet fads. Follow or forget?

46 RECIPES Tastes of winter

JAMAICA BLUE 4 JAMAICA BLUE Spotlight stores 6 JAMAICA BLUE International stores 49 STORE LOCATIONS

p22 Welcome to the winter edition of Jamaica Blue Escape, featuring a great interview with our cover star Jessica Marais as well as a range of informative articles covering travel, lifestyle, entertainment, cooking and more.

Share your Jamaica Blue experience on Facebook and Instagram using #jbescape and you could find yourself in our upcoming spring edition. Start sharing!

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MELTING POT

The words ‘melting pot’ are bandied around all too frequently when describing places as culturally diverse as Malaysia, but few live up to the hype quite as impressively as Kuala Lumpur. With Jamaica Blue open in the city’s Mid Valley Megamall, we thought it was well worth taking a tourist’s look around this beautiful country.

Regardless of your budget and appetite for adventure, you’re sure to find some fun and unique ways to create new holiday memories in Malaysia.

By Sarah Megginson

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MID VALLEY MEGAMALL, KL With so much to see and do in Malaysia, you’ll need to take a break at some point for a good coffee reboot! Combine a visit to a Jamaica Blue café with a spot of shopping at the Mid Valley Megamall, where you can browse over 400 stores across five levels of retail heaven.

Visit Petronas Twin Towers, KL Travel from the ground floor to the 86th level in just 41 seconds, to score a view like no other at the world’s tallest twin towers (and the fifth highest building on the planet).

It also holds another record for hosting the highest two-story bridge, which goes between

the towers and doubles as a viewing platform. From 452 metres above street level, you’re not going to get a better view of KL than here.

Explore Kuala Lumpur’s Bird Park, KL More than 3000 birds call the KL Bird Park home so it’s no wonder that it features on many must-see lists for visitors to Malaysia. The park boasts the world’s largest free-flight, walkin aviary and is child-friendly with multiple bird feeding sessions, photo booths to have your pic taken with some of the friendly wildlife, and places to perch with the kids and take in

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Tropical Spice Garden, Penang Dubbed the ‘Hidden Eden of Southeast Asia’, this ecoattraction showcases over 500 different species of plant life that can be viewed either with a tour guide or on your own. If you have the time, you can even learn to cook with new spices, with the aid of their professional chefs!

Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang Constructed in 1893, Kek Lok Si is also known as the Temple of Supreme Bliss and is the largest Buddhist temple in South East Asia. If you plan a visit, it’s ideal to do so during the Chinese New Year celebrations as this is when the temple truly comes alive.

Kinabatangan River, Sabah On the island of Borneo in Eastern Malaysia is the Kinabatangan River. Stretching 560 kilometres (the second

Peacock in Bird Park

Mulu World Heritage Area, Sarawak For those with an adventurous spirit, the Mulu Caves involves a fair bit of hiking and stairclimbing, but you’re well rewarded for your efforts: your trek gives you the chance to

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Taman Negara, Pahang While you have a thirst for the wild, make sure you visit Taman Negara, Malaysia’s premier national park and home to one of the oldest rainforests on earth. Dating back an estimated 130 million years, here you can stroll through the world’s longest overhead canopy walkway or take in the beauty of Mount Tahan, the highest mountain in Peninsula Malaysia.

If you brave a night there, you might catch a view of some of the amazing nocturnal residents that live in Taman Negara.

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witness spectacular scenery and go deep underground in the world heritage listed area. Featuring razor-sharp pinnacles, lush forests and one of the largest limestone cave systems in the world, you can easily make a day or two of exploring this incredible natural destination.

Heritage on a Plate, Penang Designed for foodies, Heritage on a Plate takes you and your tastebuds on a guided tour of some of the finest street eateries in Penang. Whether you’re in a group or travelling solo, with a hankering for breakfast, lunch or dinner, there’s a tour to suit everyone’s taste and budget.

Sarawak Cultural Village, Sarawak The living cultural museum in Sarawak offers the ideal way for families to spend an afternoon getting to know Malaysia’s history in a fun and unique way. Here, you can learn about the local people and their heritage by observing real tribes people as they create handicrafts, perform traditional dance rituals and introduce you to their homes and lifestyles.

The Dubai Jazz Festival 2015 The 13th edition of The Dubai Jazz Festival kicked off in February 2015, and the Jamaica Blue UAE team were there serving up award-winning coffee, refreshing cold beverages and food to keep the crowds satisfied over the three-day festival. The line-up included Sting, John Legend, James Blunt and Christina Perri.

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the view along the way.

longest in Malaysia) and inviting you to spot fascinating wildlife during your river safari in the Lower Kinabatangar, the area is scattered with monkeys, elephants and rhinos amidst the rich ecosystem of this magnificent location.

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Boasting majestic scenery, diverse wildlife and a sensational coastline that stretches for thousands of kilometres, Western Australia is a beautiful part of the world. It’s little wonder that in 2014, over eight million people visited the state.

By Sarah Megginson

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he state’s capital, Perth, is the gateway to dozens of incredible attractions, while the region as a whole has developed a reputation for being a foodie destination.

Playing host to regular gourmet food and wine festivals, Western Australia’s chefs, wine producers and farmers cultivate some of the most interesting, flavourful and sought-after produce in the country.

Jamaica Blue takes advantage of the resources available right in its backyard by incorporating as much local, regional produce into the menus at the 22 Jamaica Blue cafés that span the state, from Joondalup in Perth to Karratha up in the Pilbara region.

What can you expect from

your taste of the state? David Thompson, owner of Jamaica Blue Joondalup, says you won’t be disappointed.

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ur Joondalup café which was the first to take on the vibrant new look and feel of Jamaica Blue, is proudly celebrating its first birthday!

Locals have taken a genuine shine to the café, according to franchisee, David Thompson, who says the modern, stylish new design, together with the upgrades made to the overall shopping centre, has “definitely helped draw the crowds in”.

“Coffee is the number one thing we do; we focus on getting that right, and everything else flows on from that,” he explains.

“There are many other cafés

in our shopping centre – they're constantly opening cafeé after café after café, so the competition is severe. But as long as we're keeping on top of serving quality coffee, great service and delicious food, we'll be able to keep on top of it."

David is no novice when it comes to running a food business in a busy shopping hub; he already owns a Muffin Break store in the same centre.

“When the opportunity came up to take on a second franchise with the same franchisor, I jumped at it,” he says. “Our main goal is to achieve strong growth year-on-year and to ensure the

satisfaction of genuinely happy customers.”

Lakeside Joondalup 420 Joondalup Drive Joondalup, 6027 (08) 9300 0519

FOODIE ATTRACTIONS IN WA GO SPEED TASTING WITH TASTE BUD TOURS Taste Bud Tours Perth takes you on a gastronomic tour of the awarded Food & Wine Trail of the Swan Valley, also known as Perth’s Valley of Taste. Offering petite, personalised tours for

around 15 guests at a time, the speed grazing tours take you to 10 of the Swan Valley’s most delicious locations, delivering more than 25 tasting experiences in a fun-filled half day tour. www.tastebudtours.com.au

EXPLORE THE MARGARET RIVER GOURMET ESCAPE FESTIVAL

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GET THE INSIDE SCOOP ON CHINATOWN Explore all types of Asian food with the Chinatown Discovery Tour, which will introduce you to intriguing ingredients such as sea cucumbers, chicken feet, fish maw and pig intestines – along with Asian delicacies such as abalone and dried scallops! The tour takes guests on a walking tour through the ‘unofficial’ Chinatown section of Northbridge, Western Australia, where you’ll discover the huge range of Asian products available in Perth and Northbridge. You’ll enjoy food tastings along the way, along with a full lunch, and take home a gift bag full of Asian goodies at the end. www.wanderingwok.com.au

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Held in the state’s famed Margaret River wine region each November, the Gourmet Escape showcases a delicious array of premium food and wine producers. Throughout the festival you can enjoy long lunches at boutique wineries, rustic beach BBQs, fine dining dinners at high-end restaurants and romantic vineyard concerts.

In 2014, Neil Finn and Megan Washington delighted the crowds with a vineyard concert

at Sandalford Estate. www.gourmetescape.com.au

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She shines in everything she does. But, away from the camera is where the Love Child star truly sparkles.

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hen it comes to achieving big life goals, actress Jessica Marais could never be accused of being a slow starter.

If anything, the husky-voiced star with the stunning beauty who first burst onto the screen almost a decade ago as Rachel in TV favourite Packed to the Rafters, has already at age 30 established her place as one of the new breed of TV’s leading ladies. Her character of 1960s midwife Joan Millar is the centerpiece that TV’s latest hit drama, Love Child, is built around.

Love Child, now in its second season, is the latest feather in the cap for Jessica, who has not made one wrong move since making her TV debut on Rafters in 2008. It is little surprise that early on, she was dubbed, ‘the next Cate Blanchett’.

On four seasons of Rafters, she became an award-winning

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actress. In the US series Magic City, she established her credentials as an acclaimed international actress. In the telemovie Carlotta, she played title role of the legendary transgender showgirl of Les Girls fame. On stage, she scored a triumph with the Australian classic, Cosi.

An on the personal front, she is happily engaged to former Rafters co-star James Stewart, and the pair are parents to baby daughter Scout.

Not that everything has gone exactly to plan. Jessica says she wasn’t expecting to fall pregnant while filming season one of Love Child, or to work quite so hard at getting in shape so soon after the birth to film season two.

Passionate and determined, the South African-born perfectionist thrives on a challenge.

“To me, it was very liberating because I’ve always seen myself as a character actress,” she admits. “I think as an actress you have to be careful how often you attempt roles.

“You watch research material that informs what you’re doing.

So, in our house, (before filming Love Child) it was all about midwifery. Stuff like Call The Midwife and things like that.

Before that (with Carlotta), it was

only transgender documentaries.

Jimmy’s like, ‘Can we watch a real movie about something else in the world? Like, some classic action?’ I’m like, ‘Nope!’”

Audiences have been wrapped up in her portrayal of straightshooting and relatable midwife Joan Miller in Love Child.

She shines alongside a stellar cast including Jonathan LaPaglia, Mandy McElhinney and Miranda Tapsell. Season two offers intriguing twists with the introduction of Offspring’s Matt Le Nevez as Joan’s potential love interest and the addition of former Home and Away star, Lincoln Younes.

The 1960s and early 1970s period drama follows young expectant mothers exiled to Stanton House in Sydney’s Kings Cross as they wait to give birth.

“We’ve had some quite emotional scenes,” Jessica says.

“There’s something about new life being brought into the world.

It’s always really amazing when a new baby comes on set.”

Of course, becoming a mother in her own right has also been a huge advantage while filming Love Child. So much so, some of her co-stars turned to her for advice about how to play an expectant mum.

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say, ‘What’s it like to have a baby?’ and I’d say, ‘You guys have done it perfectly’.” “(These women) were shamed by society, yet not given the tools to even know how to protect themselves. Your heart really does go out to them and it wasn’t hard to feel for any of them.”

James Stewart – the man who captured Jessica’s heart in real-life after playing her love interest Jake in Rafters – stepped back from his own spotlight to instead play stay-at-home-dad, allowing Jess her turn to shine.

Jessica admits she is under no illusions that without his support, she may not have been able to juggle the stress of a career with a baby. But there is a payoff. When Love Child wrapped for season two, James filmed the lead role in ABC drama, Hiding.

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“Both of us just want the best for each other in terms of our careers,” Jessica says.

“For us, it’s a question of including each other in all the decisions we make, but not necessarily trying to waiver each other’s decisions too much. We just take it one day at a time.”

But, if one thing is for certain family will always come first for Jessica.

“I don’t believe that I want to end up chasing a career and losing everyone along the way because I am so determined to get there,” she smiles. “I really believe in a balance between life and work.

Having just celebrated Scout’s third birthday, Jessica says her daughter is just like any toddler.

She loves playing with toys and park visits, and has inherited a love of music.

“When watching children’s television, we sing, we dance,” Jessica smiles.

“She loves music. We play a lot of music in the house and the three of us boogie.”

But away from the success, it has not been a completely easy ride for Jessica. For a long time, her bright smile hid the fact Jessica was bravely coping with bipolar disorder.

When her talent gained so much attention in the early part of her career, the exposure left her a little intimidated in the process. It was her Packed to the Rafters on-screen mother, veteran star Rebecca Gibney, who quickly stepped in and also played the role of real-life mentor to Jessica, showing her how to cope with the fame that success brings.

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Rebecca, who endured her own ups and downs across a 30-year career, helped Jessica navigate her first years in showbiz. She observes of her protégé, “We had an instant rapport. She reminds me so much of what I was like at her age.

“We just clicked. We talked very easily and she is a very loveable girl. It was one of those magical things you can’t really put your finger on, it just worked quite easily.”

The pair has remained close

ever since. But at the end of the day, it is returning home to James and Scout that Jessica says is the best leveler of all. She now seems more than set to tackle whatever challenges the upcoming chapter of her 30s brings her way.

“This business feeds so much negative self-talk and internal dialogue with oneself all the time, and that switches off so much when you have someone else to worry about,” Jessica confesses. “You have a complete loss of self-obsession.”

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TheKitchen Connection Executive Chef Danika Heslop explains the ways customers are helping influence menus at Jamaica Blue cafés across the world. By John Burfitt

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the large team of chefs, making sure the food is fresh, on trend and most importantly, what the customers want.

“I get ideas all the time from customers – every time I am in a store, someone will come up and offer an idea or let me know what they think. That feedback is so valuable,” she says.

“It is the same when I am travelling between stores and seeing what our staff are offering.

I recently found one of our regional chefs in Wagga had a recipe for a great gluten-free brownie and it was so good, I launched that recipe to the network. I was thrilled it was an idea that came from one of our team members.”

Danika had previously worked in a range of grand fine dining restaurants, at such noted establishments as Level 41, Becasse and Wildfire in Sydney, and at Ekeberg and the Michelin star-winning Bagatelle, both in Oslo, Norway. She began her career cooking for the world’s best athletes in the kitchen at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000.

Since joining Jamaica Blue three years ago, Danika oversees the launch of 20 new recipes with every menu, which happens twice a year. When it comes to creating new menus, she explains there is little difference between preparing a line-up for Jamaica Blue cafés to when she was

working in five-star fine dining restaurants.

“Cooking good food and creating food that people want to eat is no different if you are in a café or the best restaurant in the world. You still need to work to make that food the best it can be,” she says.

“One of the biggest things I wanted to achieve was to push our quality higher to achieve the best we could and challenge our teams to bring their best game to the job. And as a result, they have thrived and what you find in our cafés is very good food.”

As for the future, Danika says the focus is on using fresh and locally-sourced ingredients to create classic dishes with a twist.

“When I came out of cooking school, I was intrigued to see how far I could go with cooking and what could be achieved,” she says.

“I work the same way today, and that is what always ignites my love of cooking.

“The best advice I was ever given about food is to find the people who are the best at their job, and follow what they do.

So if you want to know what to do with fish, then go to the fish markets and learn from the people who catch them. It’s the same with cheese – get to know the cheesemaker and ask them all you can do with the cheese. That is the way you make food that excites people, and that’s my aim every day.”

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question often asked of any café chef is, ‘what is your signature dish?’

It is a question, admits Jamaica Blue’s Executive Chef Danika Heslop, that baffles her as she says it is never her decision.

“It is the customers who are in charge of that – they tell us what it is they love most and it is up to us to keep developing recipes to suit their tastes,” Danika says.

“That is why we try lots of different things until we find all the dishes the customers really connect with. It’s so important for us to listen to our customers and work out what it is they want, and be sure to have that on the menu when they come in.”

Among the favourites Jamaica Blue customers ask for are such staples as Steak Sandwich, Big Breakfast, Avocado Smash and Lemon Sugar Muffin.

“And that muffin is so delicious, they can’t keep it in the stores too long,” Danika adds with a laugh. “It doesn’t mater if it 's Port Pirie in South Australia or Coffs Harbour in New South Wales, it runs out the door and sells out.”

Danika has been in charge of Jamaica Blue kitchens and menus since 2012. In the role, she is in charge of developing menus, food styling and creating dishes served up at Jamaica Blue cafés throughout Australia and across all international cafés as well.

She also supervises the work of

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INGREDIENTS  400g Lindt Dark Chocolate  500g butter  8 eggs  2 cups caster sugar  1 cup almond meal  2tbsp. vanilla essence  1 cup walnuts  Strawberries & icing sugar to garnish

METHOD 1 Heat the oven to 120 degrees.

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“I am so proud of this as it came from one of the team and has been a hit ever since,” Danika says of Jamaica Blue’s famous gluten-free brownie.

She shares its recipe.

2 In a microwave safe bowl, place the chocolate and butter. Melt for 30 seconds at a time, until the butter and chocolate is liquid (Be sure not to overheat the chocolate). Set aside.

3 Whisk the eggs together in a separate bowl, then add the sugar and almond meal.

4 Add the melted chocolate and butter to the egg mix and then the vanilla essence.

5 Add the walnuts to the mix.

6 Line a deep baking tray with baking paper and pour in the mix.

7 Cook at 120 degrees for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

8 Whilst the brownie is lovely to eat hot, it will cut better when it is cold. Cut into squares and garnish with icing sugar and strawberries.

9 Serve warm or cold.

Makes 15 brownies.

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f there is one thing that MasterChef Australia host Gary Mehigan has learned from working on seven seasons of the TV cooking phenomenon, it is the power of fear.

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Gary has sinister intentions, he doesn’t. As Gary explains, it has been by watching the dozens of MasterChef contestants being put through their paces, encounter endless criticism and then turn around and do it all over again that has taught him one of life’s

greatest lessons.

“I have made excuses my whole life of what I can and can’t achieve and once you remove that fear, it is amazing what you can do - and I am reminded of that every time I look at our contestants,” he explains during a

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It’s the best efforts and toughest failures of the contestants that has both Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris returning – and learning – in the new season of MasterChef Australia. By John Burfitt

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“These people are working against their fear all the time and just going for it, and achieving great things as a result. We all get too locked into the way we do things, but for me watching these guys, they are getting criticism every step of the way but have found a way to work with it to produce much, much better work.

“Feedback can be confronting, but it is also so valuable. And what these guys achieve is nothing short of amazing.”

It is a skill UK-born Gary, 48, who worked as a head chef in London at places like The Connaught and Le Soufflé and now runs his own restaurant The Boathouse

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GREEK It has taken two years to complete and involved six visits back to Greece, but finally George’s new cookbook Greek is about to land on shelves in the coming months.

The new cookbook – his sixth – takes a look back on the traditional Greek food that inspired him as a boy, to the food that inspires him today.

“Foods without a reference or an idea is like, ‘why bother?’” he says. “I like food that tells a story and has a real soul to it.

“I went through the dishes we have worked with in the past that continue to influence the future, and have put them together in this.

“And someone asked the other day why is there pasta in a Greek cookbook! I replied Greeks have been easting pasta for a long, long time!”

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in Melbourne, says he wished he had MasterChef when starting out on his own career in the UK 30 years ago.

“I think if I had learned to work with my own fear, I would have learned so much more along the way,” he admits.

“I would have learned three times as much, and faster. That is the great thing about this show – 30 years into my career, I am taking on new lessons every step of the way.”

This latest season of MasterChef, which Gary again co-hosts with fellow chef George Calombaris and esteemed food critic Matt Preston, takes a new group of keen food lovers and pushes their

skills in the kitchen and passion for food to the very limits.

Some of the previous champions to have emerged from the MasterChef stable include such now-established food names in their own right as Julie Goodwin, Poh Ling Yeow and Adam Liaw.

Their continued success, Gary says, put to rest any questions about the sincerity of the contestants the MasterChef judges had to contend with from within the food game early on.

“For the first year or two, we were always having to justify to others in the industry that the contestants we were working with did indeed have genuine talent,” he says. “Now, we don’t have to do any convincing as the talents of the good people who have come through speak for themselves.”

Adds fellow host George Calombaris, “I am amazed at their hit rate when they get out of here, and so many do so well. That is a thrill to see them keep growing their love for cooking.

“But sometimes I just look at them and want to say, ‘why are you trying to get into my industry as it is just pure hard work’! What makes them stand out is they love it with such a passion, and that is a very different reward.”

George, 36, was born in Melbourne to immigrant parents of Greek-Cypriot heritage. He is today one of that city’s leading chefs with a range of restaurants, including his signature business, The Press Club.

He says one of the best things about the success of MasterChef is it's created a new fascination with food – it’s origins, how to grow it, what it tastes like and the many and varied ways it can be

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Gary's Bucket List

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“It was a very different generation and mindset, and I am so glad that has all changed,” Gary says.

“It was not cool to cook when I was a kid and not many boys ever wanted to be a chef. I certainly didn’t do home economics - I had to do woodwork instead. Cooking was never encouraged.

“I would never have told my mates I had been cooking when I was 15. It was not the done thing.

But there have been a few of us working our hearts out across the years to get to this point today – and it’s been well worth it.”

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cooked.

“I want people to look at all foods and get curious,” he says.

“I hope MasterChef has taught that whole food and real food is best and cooking at home with passion and interest is a great way to live.

“I love it when parents show me a picture of their kids in the kitchen and I get excited by that.

It means we as a population are getting it right.”

While cooking in the kitchen with his own parents was a way of life for George as he was growing up, Gary admits that was a far cry from his own upbringing.

Having spent recent years working his way through the cuisines of Asia on his trips through India, Laos, Vietnam and Hong Kong, Gary now has a new part of the world on his Bucket List – South America.

“Everyone I know who has been there loves it, but for me, South America has been the road less travelled,” Gary says.

In the coming year, Gary hopes to travel through Cuba, Argentina and Brazil.

“And with the Olympic Games only one year away, surely the world is going to turn their eyes to what is going on with food in Rio de Janeiro,” he says. “It is the place to keep an eye on.”

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A garden that tells a story is the best kind, says Charlie Albone of Selling Houses Australia.

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in horticulture, have a job on TV, have a wife and two children.

The garden was where I would like to meet with him to catch up.”

The story of Charlie’s journey to Chelsea is told in the TV special, Charlie’s Chelsea Flower Show to screen on The LifeStyle Channel in August.

In it, Charlie reveals how he interpreted his life into elements of his Chelsea garden. For example, the giant sandstone path slabs were cut from a quarry close to his present home north of Sydney. Featured plants like gardenia, buxus and foxgloves are grown in his home garden that his sons Leo and Hartford play in. The warmth of the fire-pit represented his wife Juliet.

“If he was here, I just hope my dad would follow the story with me through this garden,” Charlie says. “I love what I do, and I hope he would be proud of it if he could see me doing it today.”

But the Chelsea garden is far more than Charlie attempting to make his past and present meet. He says it was also a

demonstration that garden spaces that tell a personal story are often the best.

“I want to inspire people to think about their garden as more than just a practical area but consider it a space that you have an emotional connection with and becomes a place where you get solace from everyday life,” he says.

“Whenever I need time out, my garden is my place to chill out. I would like people to think about that when designing their own gardens.

“I watched my son Leo the other day crushing mint leaves and smelling them as he was running around the garden. I was so thrilled to see him just enjoying the space. It is that thing of being in touch with the garden spaces around us.”

Charlie was born in Hong Kong, but grew up in England. He moved to Australia over a decade ago, studied horticulture at TAFE and started his own landscape business Inspired Exteriors.

It was in 2007 that his life changed when he received an email about an audition for a

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s one of the hosts of the TV favourite Selling Houses Australia, landscape designer Charlie Albone knows a thing or two about telling a story. Across 86 episodes, Charlie and the SHA team have delved into people's lives, discovering why they are selling their homes and doing their best to help get them sold.

But in May, Charlie explored the most revealing tale he has ever told – his own. And he did so in May on the world stage at the Chelsea Flower Show in London.

Charlie was one of the Australian garden entrants at Chelsea, and for inspiration, he looked to his past. His garden was a tribute to his father Mike, who died of cancer 17 years ago.

“I wanted to do something that was personal and would tell a story,” Charlie, now 34, explains.

“The garden was a space for me to meet my dad now and tell him about the life I have lived in the years since we lost him, as I have lived half my life without him. He never had any idea that I would live in Australia, work

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new TV show, called Selling Houses Australia.

Charlie laughs as he confesses it was the challenge to prove a point more than actual ambition that made him audition for the job that changed his life.

“I fell into TV to spite an exgirlfriend, actually,” he laughs.

“We had recently split up and I told her one day about being asked to audition for this new TV show. Her response was, ‘you will never go for that – you will just talk about it’.

“Her response gave me the motivation to get off my backside and well, eight years later, I am still doing it. I guess that proves I do like a challenge!”

Which is one of the reasons he is obviously still in love with his role on Selling Houses Australia, which will screen its eighth season this year. The 2014 season set ratings records, becoming the highest rating series in Australian subscription television history.

This year, Charlie and co-hosts Andrew Winter and Shayna Blaze will again set out to help people with unsellable

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homes, and through a range of renovation work, do their best to get them sold on the open market.

“You do have to make each one different, and I would hate for anyone to say I always do the same thing and the same garden,” Charlie says. “That is the thought that always pushes me on to try different things and to push myself a little harder on the show.”

But it is the same mistakes made by many owners of the houses they work on that Charlie says never fails to astound him.

“I am amazed that people have a home for sale, and yet have not cleaned up the garden,” he says.

“The paths have not been swept, the garden is full of clippings and there are weeds sticking out everywhere. You wouldn’t let people into your house without tidying up, but they are prepared to do so with the garden a mess.

“When you do tidy up, the garden looks low maintenance and that is what people want.

And again, if you can make that garden tell part of the story of the house, then all the better.”

While many people wait for spring to head back into their gardens, Charlie says the winter months are the ideal time to get the garden ready for the months ahead.

“Winter is when you should be getting the soil ready by putting in compost, manure and other nutrients,” he says. “Then at the very end of winter and the beginning of spring, the soil is in perfect shape to put in a range of new plants.

“Think of it as putting the soil on a diet – a really healthy one. The plants will love it when you finally put them into soil that rich. But wait until it gets warmer to plant – if you do so in the middle of winter when it is cold, they will just sit there.”

Above all, he insists, winter is the time to prepare, and then the months ahead are a time to be patient. “You have to have the patience to nurture things and there is no such thing as an instant garden,” he says. “These plants need time to grow, and you need to allow time to just enjoy the process. That is the fun of having a garden.”

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year when visitors make the most of seeing the British capital in all its summer glory.

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“It is no longer just a place to break up the long journey, but a place people want to include as part of the adventure,” he says.

“With all the great cities between Australia and the UK, we are spoilt for choice.”

BANGKOK Some call it ‘the Venice of the East’ for its many canals, while others love it as the capital of the Land of Smiles. Whatever way you look at it, Bangkok offers a very good time.

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Getting around: Suvarnabhumi Airport is a fast train trip into downtown.

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temples and palaces that Bangkok shows a colourful and dignified insight into true beauty of the city at the Grand Palace, Wat Arun and the Reclining Buddha.

Bangkok is also world-famous as a shopping capital, with its floating markets, range of Bangkok

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It’s colourful, cultured, crowded and best of all, so compact that it is easy to get around to see the many attractions of this unique city, which is also an independent country. Once a British trading colony, Singapore is now one of the world's most prosperous countries, populated by Chinese, Malays, Indians and a large group of expatriates from across the globe. Singapore offers a rich array of history, but the city is also world-famous for shopping, particularly in the Orchard Road district, and among the many shopping malls between the towering high-rise skyline.

Getting Around: Direct trains leave from Changi Airport to the city every few minutes.

Not to miss: The iconic Raffles Hotel is as grand as ever, and is the home of the delicious Singapore Sling cocktail.

Airlines: Singapore, British, Qantas, Jetstar

KUALA LUMPUR Travelers affectionately know the gleaming capital of Malaysia these days as ‘KL’. While the city's rich heritage can be seen in the grand colonial buildings and Middle Eastern-styled structures, the modern architecture demonstrates this city of five million has its eye firmly on the future.

What dominates the KL city skyline are the amazing Petronas Twin Towers, which at 452 metres are the tallest twin towers in the world and stamped the city’s place on the world map.

Shopping is part of the KL culture, with a range of malls and department stores as well as markets and street vendors.

For dining, head to Central and Chinatown for some of Asia’s best.

Getting around: A direct rail link travels between the airport and downtown.

Not to miss: Petronas Towers are breathtaking, but do not miss Batu Caves with its hillside complex of caverns and temples.

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Great history? Check. Amazing food? Yes. Vibrant shopping? That too. Attractions like Disneyland are there, not to mention its beautiful location perched around the world-famous harbour and overlooked by the mist-coated mountains.

Hong Kong is split into the areas of Kowloon, Hong Kong Island and the New Territories with the beautiful and busy harbour running right through it.

Shopping offers the gamut from bargain markets to topend designers. With over 10,000 restaurants, Hong Kong also boasts a variety of cuisine, with all the tastes of the provinces of China.

Getting around: The train from Hong Kong International Airport is a direct link to the city.

Not to miss: The tram ride to The Peak is one of Asia’s greatest sights, while the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery features 12,000 statues.

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with a variety of galleries and museums, and also a range of shows in its many theatres. For an art experience of a different kind, Olympic Park, where Seoul hosted the 1988 Games, features a giant outdoor sculptures space.

Getting around: The Airport Express links Incheon International Airport to the city.

Not to miss: The Cheonggyecheon stream is the ‘soul of Seoul’, a waterway flowing past parks, performance spaces and artworks.

Airlines: Asiana, Korean

DUBAI The city that has risen out of the sands to become one of the new world capitals, Dubai is a meeting ground between Europe and Asia. Dubai is a former fishing village, but the new city is a compelling mixture of styles, as an ancient world collides with modern times.

With the majesty of the sea on one side and the desert on the other, it is the mega-shopping malls that have visitors making the most of this retail oasis.

Temperatures here can soar to 50C, so don’t be surprised if much of a stopover is spent indoors.

But with its expanding range of hotels, resorts and attractions,

it is unlikely to ever run out of things to do.

Getting around: Dubai has a rail link direct from the airport to downtown.

Not to miss: Head skywards at the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building at 124 floors.

From the top, you can see the desert sands.

Airlines: Emirates

JAMAICA BLUE ON THE JOURNEY When in London, all the rich history of Cambridge is only just over an hour away by train. As of December, the first Jamaica Blue café opened at the Lion Yard Shopping Centre in Cambridge, and it has been busy times behind the counter ever since.

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here was a time, not that long ago, that before anyone embarked on an overseas holiday, a fixed itinerary listing every flight, hotel and side trip was firmly locked in place.

The ever-changing advances in modern technology, however, has meant anything you need while travelling is now just a few clicks away on the smartphone in the palm of your hand.

The proliferation of new phone and data roaming rates and the easy access to Wifi across the world means the modern traveller has never been in more control of their next step when on the road.

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TripAdvisor has changed all the rules, offering services ranked by previous users, not to mention at very different costs.

Travel editor Andrea Black of New Idea magazine is currently on extended assignment in New York, but this time rather than being based in a Manhattan hotel, she is having a different adventure.

“I am staying in an apartment in Brooklyn that I found through Airbnb,” she says. “I use the subway apps to help with train timetables for when I go into the city, and when I return at night, I use an Uber car.

“And I keep in contact through my phone with an Optus $10 a day deal for data and unlimited calls, as well as using the free wifi that is everywhere. This

might well be the easiest time I have ever had in New York.”

TripAdvisor was one of the first in the travel revolution, with its user reviews offering an insight into the best and worst hotel stays. TripAdvisor is now the world’s largest travel website, with more than 2.5 billion unique users in 2014, accessing over 200 million traveller reviews and opinions.

“The past 15 years has seen more transparency in the travel industry, to the benefit of consumers,” TripAdvisor’s Sophie Matovina says.

“The growth of TripAdvisor is a key example of how the Internet can bring together a global community. We’ve helped democratise the industry and made it more transparent. We’ve

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Airbnb listings are outside traditional hotel districts, so our guests explore towns and cities like a local, shopping and dining in restaurants and businesses that wouldn't traditionally benefit from the tourism dollar,” he says.

“At Airbnb, we're about creating a world where people feel they can belong anywhere.

Our guests tell us some of the most incredible friendships and beautiful travel stories come from staying with a local.”

When it comes to getting around at a new destination, it is Uber’s fleet of owner-operated vehicles that is the new player on the market. Uber how has over a million trips a day worldwide, and in some cases, an Uber car can be 50 per cent

cheaper than a taxi.

Uber’s Katie Curran says the service is now available in 300 cities around the world.

“For both leisure and business travel, people like to know they are going to get safe, reliable rides with great customer service no matter what city or country they are in,” Katie says.

“The ease of the app, and the fact it is linked to the same account no matter where you are, means people can feel comfortable that they're going to get to their destination safely and in comfort.

“One of the main reasons Uber has succeeded is people feeling safe as they know who the driver is before they get in the car and can watch the car arrive at their pick up location.”

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helped drive increasing service standards, and given every hotel, no matter how small, the right to shine.”

Airbnb began in 2008, and has taken the concept of homestay travel to new heights. People open their homes, either the entire place or just one room, and their standard, location, value for money and hospitality to travellers is then judged by user’s reviews.

In Australia, the number of people using Airbnb doubled in 2014, with now as many as 20,000 local and international bookings a week.

And it is not, Airbnb’s Dylan Smith explains, all about landing a better deal than a fivestar hotel.

“Eighty five percent of all

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implify Create Inspire is largely focused on simplifying life through home organisation, thrifty tips, DIY and family-focused topics.

I started blogging many years ago as a way of sharing my scrapbooking creations but I’ve learned everything along the way. A passion for writing has always been there, although my background professionally is in psychology.

The idea was born when I felt my own need for a long overdue life overhaul to tackle the things I've been procrastinating on for years - like getting more organised, ridding life of clutter, and embracing what is most important.

It was a challenge to find my voice in a crowded blogosphere and build an audience. It takes

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a lot of work to build up traffic initially, and despite your best efforts it can be slow going which can be frustrating.

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a creative outlet for personal expression.

As a mum of a toddler, I have no set routine but try and spend a couple of hours every couple of days putting together drafts and images. I keep a list of post ideas to keep me inspired and am always learning.

Finding time to get on the PC can be tough some days, so my iPad is a huge help as I can write while she plays beside me.

Blogging offers opportunities to have a voice that others respond to, engage with likeminded people and feel a sense of community. www.simplifycreateinspire.com

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the job process and requires commitment, time, research and constantly keeping abreast of the new social media developments.

Being a blogger is the perfect job for a parent. I fit my work around my kids and their needs. My son is eight and my daughter is five. They don’t fully understand what I do and don’t like it when I’m working in front of them – they see it as me

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But that’s fine, because you can work to your own time frame. I usually do an hour or so when I wake up in the morning, an hour or so in the middle of the day, and the bulk at night after my kids go to bed.

The wonderful world of

blogging provides a great lifestyle support – it allows us an extra holiday each year, or to upgrade our accommodation or flights to something a little more special; allows us to dine out whenever we want and generally supplements the family income.

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hen I had my first child I was living in a small rural town and most of the people I knew with kids were people I knew on a professional level as a teacher.

It was hard for me to make other mum friends. So I turned to blogging to connect with like-minded people and keep my mind sharp in the field of education.

I found that writing again brought the 'spark' back that I needed when dealing with the sleep deprivation that comes with a newborn, and making connections online helped my overall wellbeing, which made me a happier person and a happier mum.

I didn't know much about blogging at all! I just thought it would be fun to combine my two passions – education and writing – so I wrote about parenting, children's learning and family living.

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Community and link-up parties, where bloggers share posts and everyone takes the time to read and comment on each other's blogs.

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ith so much focus in recent times on marking the 100 year anniversary of events of World War I, one of the lesser known tales from that war is it also gave birth to a fitness revolution that is still in action at your local fitness club.

During World War I, German gymnast Joseph Pilates was interned in a camp in England.

While imprisoned, and only with the most basic equipment available, fitness-enthusiast Pilates developed a program of exercise routines for himself and other inmates to occupy their time.

At the time, Pilates called his routines ‘Contrology’. One hundred years on, millions around the world know his exercises better by his surname - Pilates.

“The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning develops the body uniformly, corrects posture, restores vitality, invigorates the mind and elevates the spirit,” is how Joseph Pilates once described his method. Another of his most famous comments was, “A man is as young as his spinal column.”

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years ago that the rest of the world followed.

Tom Roman “A large part of the reason why Pilates has continued to grow is because there is such a need for it – there has been a lack of ability in the fitness industry for a long time to train people in motion training,” Tom Roman of Sydney Pilates studio Roman Pilates says.

“So much in fitness is about power, strength and explosive energy, and so there was this big gap for work on fine motor control and stability, and that

involves balance. One of the best ways to do that is to do it slowly and with great control. That is where Pilates fits in.”

US-born Tom first ventured into a gym during the exercise craze of the 1980s. For the past two decades he has taught fitness in Sydney, but it was the first time he did a Pilates class that revealed he was in for a shock awakening.

“Even though I considered myself pretty fit, I could not do most of the Pilates movements,” he says. “That started me on a journey of understanding the importance of slow motion training.”

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in 2003, driven by a desire to integrate Pilates-based exercises into regular fitness training.

“The method of Pilates is about control and about using your core to keep everything very smooth,” he explains. “In doing it slowly, you add strength to the movement.

“Pilates is about making sure the spine is well supported throughout the exercise, and working in a smoother, slower way.”

There are six principles that a Pilates routine should be based upon – Centreing (bringing the focus to the centre of the body); Concentration (focusing attention on each exercise); Control (performing each movement with fluidity); Precision (Developing awareness of your body's movements) Breathing (utilising full breath to power each movement);

PILATES IS A GOOD WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT Studies have revealed body weight and body fat is not significantly affected using a Pilates routine, but it will achieve an improvement in flexibility.

“While it is not the most effective way of losing weight, it is one of the more effective tools you can use to help get you there,” Tom says. “Your cardio fitness might become more effective through learning basic Pilates methods.”

PILATES IS A FULL BODY WORKOUT Pilates will significantly improve abdominal muscular endurance, but needs to be a part of an overall fitness routine including resistance training and cardio exercise.

“Pilates is about teaching the right muscles to switch on at the right time, for whatever you are doing,” Tom adds. “If you understand the method, you can apply Pilates principles to all of that.”

PILATES IS ONLY FOR THE YOUNG AND VERY FIT “Let me make this clear - I am 53 years old, my oldest client is 96 and I work with people from every age range,” Tom laughs.

“The one thing I know as I get older is that I want to become more efficient in all I do - and that applies to people of any age.”

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t’s played by an estimated 20 million people in more than 80 countries and in Australia it’s the number one women’s sport with an estimated one million players.

The name of this game is netball.

And from August 7, all eyes will turn to Sydney when the world’s top 16 netball nations gather for the 14th Netball World Cup. The Australian Diamonds will go into the event as reigning champions, but will face fierce competition from arch-rivals New Zealand’s Silver Ferns, as well as rising powers England, Jamaica, South Africa and Malawi.

Kim Ravaillion plays centre for the Australian Diamonds, and says the World Cup will be one of the best sporting events of the year.

“It feels great the best netball players are dropping by,” Kim says. “And I am thrilled it is in Sydney as this is my home town.

“It will be amazing, but a real challenge for everyone. England is always a tough team and they have really improved in the past few years.

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“And any game against New Zealand is always great as there is such good rivalry against the Silver Ferns.”

Kim has been following a training regime in recent months as she prepares to take on the rest of the world.

Like anybody, she admits the colder months make it tougher to keep working at fitness, but it having a goal like the World Cup help keeps her motivated and on track.

Kim shared her top five tips for staying in shape through the winter months. And the key, she insists, is variety. “Just keep mixing it up, working towards a goal, and you’ll never get bored.”

salads with chicken or fish and thick soups are all decisions that pay off. “And be careful of portion size – it brings many people undone,” she adds.

MOTIVATING FACTORS “Be sure you have something to look forward to and work towards, it,” Kim says. “Be it a holiday or a big event like a wedding or a birthday, and you will remember you have something ahead that will be a very good reason to get fit so you look your best.”

Writing down goals, putting up pictures of the holiday destination or what you plan to wear at the big event can also help. “A visual reminder can be very powerful.”

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“It is easy through winter to indulge in all those warming foods, like hot chocolates and puddings, but doing it too often is not doing you any favours,” Kim says.

Making sure to drink eight glasses of water a day, avoiding sugary soft drinks, focusing on

“Set up an exercise circuit by choosing six exercises, make a space to do them, set your phone to beep every minute and then get to work,” she says.

The circuit can include pushups, skipping, step-ups, dips, squats and jumps, with each exercise done for 60 seconds.

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You then repeat the circuit for 20 minutes or more.

“This is quick, and will get the heart rate up and you will definitely lose weight. After a few weeks, try each exercise for 90 seconds.”

A CORE FOCUS “I love circuits for this reason – they work,” Kim adds. “So create a special circuit to get your abs in order. Try 20 repetitions each of sit-ups, crunches, bicycle leg spins, leg raises and then one minute of planking.”

Core work is not just good for the abs, but also to create a strong back.

“Do this three times a week and that will get the core in check and keep you strong and stable.”

WALKING “This is just a good way to get moving and enjoy a change of scenery,” she says. “Put on a warm jacket, plug in your earphones and go for a power walk for half an hour - it is good for just about everything.”

No matter what fitness level you are, walking can work to help every body type as it’s low impact, gets the heart pumping and moves the joints.

“Walking is just a good way to get yourself up off the sofa. Try 30 minutes three times a week and build from there.”

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JB BOOKS

WINTER READS

The Path of the Empress

By Amy Hatvany

By Christine Li and Ulja Krautwald

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Publisher: Rockpool Publishing

At 10, Eden West’s father is just ‘dad’ – chaotic, fun, unpredictable dad. She’s too young to understand that he is seriously, mentally ill, until she discovers him bleeding on the floor following a suicide attempt. Her parents divorce and her beloved dad, David, exits her life, until two decades later when her failing love life and her mum’s health scare prompts Eden to try and find her father. Told by alternating between the points of view of both Eden and David, the story of father and daughter unfolds in this powerful, poignant story.

Over one thousand years ago, Wu Zhao used her intelligence and sexuality to become China’s most powerful woman; as Empress, she was the only woman who ever officially ruled ancient China.

Inspired by Wu Zhao and other ancient Chinese texts, The Path of the Empress draws on her success to help women understand the 10 important stages of a woman’s life, while focusing on exercises and herbal elixirs that open up the mind to new insights and solutions. The book, which explores the feminine power of transformation, has already sold over 130,000 copies in Europe, but this is the first time it’s available in English.

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Goodbye, Sweetheart

By Marion Halligan Publisher: Allen & Unwin

With more than 20 fiction books under her belt, Canberra author Marion Halligan knows a little about penning a best-seller. She also knows about pain, having lost both her husband and her daughter, Lucy. “I think we've been inclined not to think about death, whereas

By Sarah Megginson

Sepia: The Cuisine of Martin Benn

By Martin Benn and Anthony Huckstep Publisher: Murdoch Books

It’s unusual for a cookbook to be released with absolutely no food-related imagery on the cover, but when you’re a chef as accomplished as Martin Benn, I guess you can get away with it! In this beautiful recipe tome, the internationally renowned chef – the powerhouse behind Sepia, the famed, hatted Sydney dining destination – takes the reader on a culinary journey through 66 dishes. Learn how you, too, can bring to life dishes like buckwheat risotto, goats cheese and sake dumplings, glazed smoked eel and poached banana prawns.

I think you should – I think it's a hugely important factor” she says.

It is death – and the mess it leaves behind – that forms the basis of this enthralling read, that follows the unravelling of William Cecil’s life after his death at a public swimming pool. Leaving behind more than one wife and a mistress, we discover which mysteries he has attempted to take to the grave.

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Black Rock White City

By A.S. Patric Publisher: Transit Lounge

Some people suffer from such unimaginable horrors, it’s hard to comprehend how they wake up and face each day. Such is the case with Jovan and Suzana, the fictional refugee couple at the centre of this story, who have fled Sarajevo and resettled in suburban Melbourne.

Here, he cleans hospitals and she cleans houses as they try to escape the tragedies of their past. But their new life is far from idyllic, especially when sinister, anonymous acts of graffiti begin appearing on hospital walls. Christos Tsiolkas, author of The Slap, describes this compelling fiction as bold, mature and compassionate, saying, “I couldn't put it down.” We tend to agree.

By John A. Yates Publisher: Balboa Press

Inspired by the author’s own family (Yates is the son of a World War I veteran and nurse), this book follows Wilf Yates, who joined the army to make a difference – only to realise that nothing prepared him for the reality of war. “It can be extremely emotional to delve

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into the heartbreak and horror soldiers faced,” Yates says of his research. “But at the same time, war gave soldiers the opportunity to travel, see the world for the first time, and sometimes even fall in love.” Such is that case here, when Wilf falls for Ann during his tour of duty in Europe. It’s a compelling narrative that explores the adventure, heroism, hardship and heartbreak of war from a fresh, fascinating perspective.

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s d a F t e i D W JB NUTRITION

FOLLOW OR FORGET?

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ith the growth of social media and the opportunity to voice opinions easier than ever, it seems these days everyone is a nutrition guru!

As a result, there is more confusion than ever around nutrition and what to eat with many people ending up following poor dietary advice that is more detrimental than helpful. To clarify some of the confusion around healthy eating, this article reviews a few of the common diet trends we hear about today and provides the bottom line on the pros and cons of each.

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ANALYSIS: One of the positives about this diet is that it cuts out processed foods, sugars, alcohol and added salt. However, as it cuts out whole food groups, this dietary pattern results in lower than optimal intakes of some B vitamins along with calcium, which can reach only a third of the daily intake recommended. It is also more expensive due to its heavy reliance on meat and fish.

PRECAUTIONS: Research shows that higher intakes of meat are linked with bowel cancer and that low calcium intakes increase the risk of osteoporosis. Use in children is not recommended due to the nutritional inadequacies of this diet which may compromise growth and development.

BOTTOM LINE: You’re better off adopting the activity patterns of our Paleolithic ancestors rather than their diet.

FOODS EATEN: Butter, coconut oil, oily fish, eggs, meat, poultry, cheeses, most vegetables (not starchy), nuts and seeds. Fruits are limited while a moderate amount of protein at each meal is recommended and fat intake is unlimited.

FOODS AVOIDED: All grains, processed foods, cured meats, starchy vegetables, fruit juices, beer, soft drinks, soy and almond milk, reduced fat cow’s milk, chocolate, seed oils, sugar, dried fruit.

ANALYSIS: The only positive for this diet is that it reduces intake of processed foods. This style of eating leads to a high intake of 1. PALEO DIET saturated fat (bad fat), particularly The Paleo diet is based on the if coconut oil and butter are used idea that humans are genetically frequently. It also comes with adapted to eat the foods that side effects such as dizziness, were readily available in their light headedness, inability to local environments during the concentrate and focus. Nausea Paleolithic Era (up to around 12,000 and bad breath may result during 2. LOW CARB/HIGH FAT DIET ketosis and it is harder to meet years ago). This diet asserts that Arising out of sports nutrition since the agricultural revolution daily fibre needs, challenging research, the rationale for this occurred only 200 years ago, this to eat out and harder to meet is insufficient time for humans to diet is that the body loses weight daily requirements for thiamine faster if carbohydrate intake is adapt to the change in diets that (vitamin B1). significantly reduced to the extent PRECAUTIONS: Ketosis may be an has occurred rapidly since this that the body goes into ketosis, a time. issue for people taking certain medications and high fat diets FOODS EATEN: Meat, fish, seafood, metabolic state where more fat are not recommended for those is burnt as a fuel source. The diet eggs, nuts, fruit, most vegetables, who have had their gallbladder has been promoted as a way for herbs, spices and seeds. endurance athletes to exercise for removed or those with issues FOODS AVOIDED: Dairy, grains, digesting fat. longer as they train their body to legumes, white potatoes, BOTTOM LINE: Stay away from adapt to burn fat as a fuel source, processed oils, processed foods, this diet unless you specifically therefore sparing carbohydrate refined sugar, salt, alcohol, coffee have medical or professional and being able to exercise for and no domesticated animal supervision. longer. products.

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3. 5:2 DIET

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suit some people’s lifestyle and has some research to support potential health benefits. However, it is always wise to seek medical advice before changing your diet and undertaking fasting.

OVERALL: It pays to be cautious before changing your diet and in particular, before adopting eating patterns that may be detrimental in the long run due to inadequate nutritional intake or to patterns that interfere with aspects of wellbeing such as concentration, energy and focus. The bottom line is that care and thoughtful consideration is required before changing your eating habits, in particular if you are on medication

or have certain medical conditions.

Ultimately, the best type of diet is one that fits in with your lifestyle and includes a variety of foods from the basic five food groups in the right amounts to suit your kilojoule needs. If you’re unsure about what to eat for your health, the best person to speak to for accurate and practical advice is an Accredited Practising Dietitian.

Sharon Natoli Accredited Practising Dietitian Food & Nutrition Australia

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This diet recommends eating normally for 5 days a week and fasting for 2 days a week – referred to as intermittent fasting. Men consume 600 calories a day on fasting days and women consume 500. This diet is based on research showing that intermittent fasting may provide particular health benefits including greater longevity, better learning and memory, better mood and a lower risk of heart disease and Type 2 Diabetes.

FOODS EATEN: Any foods can be eaten, however on fasting days intake is restricted to 500-600 calories.

FOODS AVOIDED: No foods need to be avoided but rather restriction is around the amount eaten on fasting days.

ANALYSIS: There is some scientific research to support health benefits from this style of eating such as gradual weight loss and improvement in how sensitive the body is to the hormone insulin (which helps regulate blood sugar levels). This style of eating can also fit into some people’s lifestyle more easily than restricting kilojoule intake daily if they are aiming to lose weight and it may help to break unhelpful habits. On the other hand, people may find their concentration and energy levels on fasting days are negatively affected and it may be difficult to stick to in the long run resulting in weight regain down the track.

PRECAUTIONS: People on medication that needs to be taken in conjunction with food or that requires a consistent intake of food or food types need to be wary of this diet. Those working in jobs that require the operation of machinery also need to be wary.

BOTTOM LINE: This diet may

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JB RECIPES

WINTER RECIPES

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How do you start your day? Jamaica Blue's new seasonal menu features the launch of a fresh range of delicious On Toast recipes, giving you a selection of great new breakfast options to choose from. Here are some of these great recipes to try at home.

1. CREAMY MUSHROOMS ON TOAST

2. LAMB HUMMUS AND DUKKAH

3. LEMON COTTAGE CHEESE, AVOCADO AND DUKKAH

INGREDIENTS  1 kg button mushrooms  ¼ cup parsley  2 tbsp. thyme  2 tbsp. butter  2 tbsp. olive oil  2 tsp. crushed garlic  200 g sour cream  1 tsp. salt  ½ tsp. pepper  2 tbsp. lemon juice  4 large slices sourdough bread (or 8 small slices)

INGREDIENTS  1 slice sourdough  ½ cup roast lamb (good use for leftover roast)  1 tbsp. beef stock  ¼ cup baby spinach  2 tbsp. hummus  2 tsp. dukkah

INGREDIENTS  400g cottage cheese  2 Lemons – zest only  2 tbsp. chives – chopped  4 large slice sourdough (or eight small slices)  2 avocadoes  2 tsp. dukkah  4 lemon wedges

METHOD 1 Wash and slice the mushrooms. Set aside.

2 Roughly chop the parsley and remove the thyme leaves from the woody stems. Set aside.

3 Heat a frying pan and add the butter and oil. Add the garlic and lightly fry for 1 minute.

4 Add the sliced mushrooms.

Cook for approximately 3 minutes stirring often.

5 Add sour cream, parsley and thyme. Cook until the cream starts to bubble.

6 Add the salt, pepper and lemon juice. Stir then remove from heat.

7 Toast all of the sourdough and divide between 4 plates.

8 Divide the cooked mushrooms between the plates.

9 Garnish with parsley and serve.

METHOD 1 Toast the sourdough.

2 In a heated fry pan add the roast lamb and the beef stock so as to keep the meat moist while cooking. When the lamb is hot remove from the frying pan.

3 Wilt the spinach in the fry pan.

4 Spread with the hummus on the toasted sourdough. Place the wilted spinach on top of the hummus and then add the lamb.

5 Place on a plate and sprinkle with dukkah.

6 Garnish with parsley.

NOTE  Hummus – is available in the dip section in the dairy aisle at all good supermarkets.  Dukkah – is an Egyptian dry mix of roasted nuts, seeds and spices finely blended together. It is available at all high-end grocery stores.

METHOD 1 Combine the cottage cheese, lemon zest and chopped chives together in a bowl.

This can be made in advance and kept in an airtight container in the fridge until use.

TO SERVE  Toast the sourdough bread.  Place two heaped spoons of cottage cheese on each slice of toast.  Slice half each of the avocadoes and place across the toast.  Sprinkle the dukkah on top of the avocado.  Serve each with a lemon wedge.

NOTE  Dukkah – is an Egyptian dry mix of roasted nuts, seeds and spices finely blended together. It is available at all highend grocery stores.

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4. SPICED FIGS, RICOTTA AND TOASTED MUESLI INGREDIENTS Spiced figs  1 cup apple juice  4 whole black peppercorns  2 whole cloves  1 star anise  1 strip orange zest  ¼ tsp. cinnamon  2 tbsp. sugar  375g dried figs TO SERVE  8 large slices  Sourdough  4 cup ricotta  24 spiced figs  16 tbsp. toasted muesli  8 tbsp. honey

METHOD Spiced figs 1 In a microwave bowl, add all of the ingredients except the figs and microwave for one minute.

2 Stir mixture and remove the orange zest.

3 Add the 375g of whole dried figs to the mixture and leave to soak in the fridge for 4 hours before using.

4 Keep stored in an airtight container until required.

Makes: 4 serves

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TO SERVE  Toast the sourdough.  Divide the ricotta between the toast, and place on top.  Slice 3 spiced figs per piece of toast in half and place on top of the ricotta.  Garnish with the toasted muesli and serve with honey on the side.

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Manukau Westfield Manukau Great South Road Manukau NZ +64 (9) 978 9939

BM Tower Store Lobby, 218 Wusong Road Hongkou District, Shanghai +86 21 6357 6066

North City, Porirua North City Shopping Mall Titahi Bay Road Porirua NZ +64 (4) 237 0345

Chevalier Shop 82 Urumuqi Road Shanghai, 200052 +86 21 5404 7610

Riccarton Westfield Riccarton 129 Riccarton Road Riccarton NZ + 64 (3) 348 2642

Ambassy Club B Floor, 1500 Huai Hai Road (Central), Shanghai +86 21 3401 0814

Corporate Avenue 222 Hubin Road Shanghai, 200052 +86 21 6340 6877

The Exchange Donghai Plaza 299 Tongren Road Silverdale Shanghai, 200040 Silverdale Centre 40 Hibiscus Coast Highway +86 21 6288 7308 Silverdale 0932 Shanghai, Pudong Auckland NZ China Art Museum +64 (9) 426 5689 World Expo Park 161 Shangnan Lu, near Guozhan Lu

CHINA BEIJING

Beijing Central Park Shop 107, Building No.16, Phase 2, Central Park Apartment, No.6, Chaoyang Menwai Dajie, Chaoyang District Beijing, 100020 +86 10 6533 6556 Jiaming Centre Shop 103 , B Tower, Jiaming Center, No.27 Dongsanhuan Beilu Beijing, 00020 +86 010 6503 5239

Riviera Villa Club Villa Club lobby 1# Xiang Jiang Bei Lu Chaoyang District, Beijing +86 1 8450 6596

Shanghai KIC 102A Shop,NO,33 Songhu Road, Shanghai L’Avenue Kiosk on 2nd floor Office Entrance LÁvenue Shopping Centre +86 21 60671788 LiXing International Plaza Shop Shop 101,1319 West Yan’an Road, Shanghai Nanjing Road 719 Nanjing Road (East) Shangahi, 200052 +86 21 6351 3303 NANTONG Nantong Shop Building No.3, 101 Plaza Xinhu (Star Lake) Avenue Nantong Technology Industrial Park, Nantong, 226001

1911 Plaza No.5, Ground Floor, Building B, 959 Xinhua Road , Wuhan +86 27 6583 7119 Wuhan Tiandi 1618 Zhongshan Avenue Wuhan +86 27 8270 8301 Wuhan Citizens Home Ground Floor (Lobby) Wuhan Citizens Home 117 Jinqiao Avenue, Wuhan +86 27 6583 7119 XI'AN Hang Tang House No.7 Nanchangxiang Nanxin Street, Xián +8629 8738 9765

SINGAPORE Raffles Place 1 Raffles Place #01-62 Singapore 048616 Suntec City Mall 3 Temasek Boulevard #01-606/607 (at the entrance of Tower 3) Singapore The Star Vista 1, Vista Exchange Green #01-31 The Star Vista Singapore 138617

MALAYSIA Mid Valley Megamall Level 1, South Court Lingkaran Syed Putra Kuala Lumpur, 59200

Yas Mall Lower Ground 002 Yas Island DUBAI Al Ghurair Unit# FB21, 1st Floor Al Ghurair Centre Al Rigga Street, Deira Battuta Mall Tunesian Court Sheikh Zayed Road +971 43685615 Medcare Hospital Garden Medcare Outlet Medcare Hospital Jumeirah +9714 407 9153 The Boulevard Unit SH, Ground Floor, Bldg#9, Building Residences II, The Boulevard, Downtown +9714 3608536 Medcare Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital (MOSH) Matloob Building #3 Ground Floor, Street 9-B, Sheikh Zayed Road, after 2nd interchange, Exit 47 Society Of Engineers Al Wuheida Road, Street No 46, Al Mumzar

UNITED KINGDOM Cambridge Lion Yard Shopping Centre Unit 38 St. Tibbs Row Cambridge CB2 3ET

UAE ABU DHABI Aldar Headquarters Building Unit K2 - CL, HQ Al Raha, Abu Dhabi, UAE Wahat Hili - Al Ain Unit No. RB078, First Floor (Opp Geant Hyper Market) Wahat Hili Mall Baniyas Street Hili District, Al Ain World Trade Centre Unit# LG-28C World Trade Centre Mall

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Park Avenue Shop Shop 115, Park Avenue 6 Chaoyang Park South Road Beijing, 100026 +86 10 8587 4568

Shanghai, Pudong Jinqiao Area 576 Biyun Lu

WUHAN

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