EATINGS

Genuine hospitality has the power to lift you up from the everyday and create a spark of magic. The food, drinks, atmosphere, people – even if it’s temporary, the memory of a feeling you get can last a lifetime. Eevery time I step out the front door, I'm thinking of where to eat next (if I haven’t already planned ahead!).

These are some of my stories (or love letters as I like to call them) from finding those enchanting little moments of warm comfort and delicious inspiration.

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Holywell’s

In an old townhouse that was painted in white, stood a bright yellow door in one street light.

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Bar Leone

You only need to say two words to conjure up the image of neighbourhood locale, Bar Leone: Mortadella Sandwich.

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Terracotta

There are only three things that could get me out to Lamma Island on a Monday night after the work day – the promise of warm pita generously sprinkled with spoonfuls of za’atar…

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Kinsman

My first taste of Wong Kar-wai was in the lecture halls of university. In some whirlwind concoction of homesickness, Asian pride, and artistic curiosity, I found myself with a newfound enthusiasm for Chinese pop culture.

Natalie Fong 11/7/24 Natalie Fong 11/7/24

Artifact

“Bittersweet.” The word I had almost chosen from the time-loved novel Stuart Palm handed me in the middle of his act. Perhaps it would have been more fitting.