TRAVEL WRITING
Jetlag, lost baggage and lost in translation moments aside,
travel writing has taken Olivia around the world and back, with fascinating results.
Nature and Nurture
Australian Financial Review – Vancouver's setting is hard to beat. Framed by majestic peaks, the "city of glass" is mirrored in the pristine waters of Vancouver Harbour.
Pull Up A Chair
Australian Financial Review – It's been two-and-a-half long years but one of New York's best-loved rooms finally reopened this month, restored to its former glory.
After the snow melts
Australian Financial Review – It may be the largest ski resort in North America, but after the snow melts in Whistler Blackcomb a fresh wave of visitors arrive to enjoy its summer aspects.
Star turns
Australian Financial Review – Chefs on the menu. One New York City restaurant is challenging the adage that too many cooks spoil the broth.
Monumental beyond Manhattan
Australian Financial Review – From street art to installation art, New York's dynamic art scene reaches far beyond Manhattan Island. Within 90 minutes of the city's most noted galleries are others just as notable, albeit for distinctly different reasons.
You want art with that?
Australian Financial Review – New York museums go big on dining. From palette to palate, art and food entice the senses, so it’s only natural that at some point they intersect.
East meets west LA
Australian Financial Review – Los Angeles is a city that seems to have it all, yet three Australians found one thing missing.
Trail of taste temptations
Australian Financial Review – The restaurants of Dale offer much more than Yorkshire puds to discerning palates, writes Olivia Riordan.
An Indian restaurant with only one curry
Australian Financial Review – Being in the right place at the right time has paid off for Indian chef Gaggan Anand who has brought Indian fine-dining into the culinary mainstream.
City of riches
Australian Financial Review – There is much more to Philadelphia's culinary scene than cheesesteaks – but, after a weekend spent devouring centuries of art and culture, the humble hoagie can be yours to savour.
Yonder stars
Australian Financial Review – The event it so good, one diner went to every one of last year's 12 dinners … at $670 a time, that's really getting into the spirit of Christmas.
Dining revolution in Washington DC
Australian Financial Review – Some time between election campaigns and political debates, Washington DC has become a magnet for millennials.
A sense of place at Adelaide’s food festival
Australian Financial Review – Adelaide is breathing a collective sigh of relief. It’s back. Tasting Australia has been a landmark event for the city of churches, since its inception in 1997.
Beechworth bursting with great Victorian cuisine
Australian Financial Review – Behind Beechworth’s rich, gold-rush era facade are all the ingredients for a gourmet getaway.
Bangkok, a city tasting tour with chef David Thompson
Fine Dining Lovers – Learn from Chef David Thompson how to go around Bangkok while tasting some of Asia's most delicious foods.
True grits
Good Food – Country boy Sean Brock delivers a modern take on all-American cuisine.
Melbourne, a city tasting tour
Fine Dining Lovers – They say Melbourne has four seasons in one day, but FDL finds the markets and bars are always hot: a look at Melbourne's best street food and culinary stops.
Best of Brooklyn
Feast – Across from the bright lights of Manhattan, Brooklyn has become an incubator for a culinary-minded generation.
A dish best served bold
Sydney Morning Herald – A star New York chef creates a feast on the page.
Sydney, a city tasting tour
Fine Dining Lovers – Discover the markets of Sydney, its sophisticated fusion food and wine bars.
Crackle and hiss of ancient art
Age Epicure – Etxebarri in Spain has a hazy take on food.
Cracco Ristorante Milan
Australian Gourmet Pages – On a recent overseas trip, AGP host Franz Scheurer asked me to review a restaurant where he claims to have had one of the best meals of his life. No pressure.