A visit to RŌNIN is one where both the journey and the destination are almost equally weighted. We were on our way there, yet ended up bidding farewell to our taxi driver somewhere in the middle of Sheung Wan. It was like dropping a pin …
November 2017
Whitsundays is the place, tell me the address
Bright Red, Phthalo Blue and Phthalo Green. An artist dutifully pulled bold strokes with these colours, completing the painting before throwing soap water onto his canvas. Johnson’s No More Tears tells mothers that the product is gentle, safe and mild for their babies’ developing skin …
Juan Bowl & Tea, Redfern
There’s something about don. Don being donburi, the Japanese word for rice bowl dishes. It conjures images of comfort food, of dinners in front of the TV with a stolen airplane blanket and someone you love. A bowl is an object capable of being cupped, …
What I Exhale, When I Talk About Running
I ran this morning but I didn’t hit a personal best. I don’t really know what that means for a form of exercise I rarely do. The bay I tend to run at is minutes from home. Minutes from the city. The juxtaposition of …
Bennelong, Redux
Bread is the introduction. The 初めまして。Simultaneously the most important piece of contact but also of least consequence. Bennelong has crafted their own brand of bread, with services outsourced to Sonoma Baking Co. to create fresh loaves for hollowed patrons. The word ‘outsourced’ isn’t very sexy …