International Women’s Day
Interview with Rita Joyan
Read MoreYear: 2011
Canberra’s future designers take to the runway
Such is the reputation of young Canberran design talent, the annual CIT graduate fashion parade has become the biggest event on the capital’s fashion calendar.
Read MoreRain On My Parade: Foreshore 2011
Woodstock ’69, Homebake 96, Glastonbury almost every year: all festivals that have become legend, in part, because of the wet. Foreshore may not be quite on the same stage as those epic festivals but the flooded chaos of the crowds during Boy and Bear’s set on Saturday wasn’t far off.
Unlike the sweltering oven-baked heat of Big Day Out, there was no fear of suffering heatstroke or having my face melt off in the burning sun at Foreshore this year. Despite a sunny start, it wasn’t long before the skies darkened and mosh pits became the ideal location for making mudpies.
Read MoreExcited chatter and sizzling hot pots
When it comes to Kingston venues, Portia’s Place is renowned for its fast and cheerful service and outstanding cuisine. In particular, the award-winning Chinese restaurant is popular throughout Parliament House, with politicians forming a large portion of the venue’s customer base.
Portia’s Place is the perfect blend of excited chatter and sizzling hot pots, as delicious aromas waft from the kitchen. In July, new management took over the restaurant, but the chefs, the high standard or cuisine and the general ambience have remained the same.
Read MoreModern Australian cuisine amongst the vines
Canberra has been receiving more than its fair share of heavy rain fall of late, and the day we made our way out to lunch at Lambert Vineyard was no different. As the downpour lashed at the windscreen, we almost missed the Vineyard’s turn off, and the quick dash between the car and the restaurant promptly turned us into drowned rats.
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