Date night at our house lately has taken on a whole new meaning.

Gone are the candle-lit dinners, boxes of chocolates and flowers, and in are… just dates. Literally. 

This year I decided to enter the Ekka Fine Arts Cookery competition in the highly coveted Date Loaf category. Ok I have no idea if it’s highly coveted or not, but it looked easy enough to have a crack at and was open to novices only.

​Enter me.

So how did I go? Read on to find out.

Coffee is like a liquid hug for your brain.

So my brain was feeling very loved indeed when it (and the rest of me) was invited to be Campos Coffee's guest taster this month, for some single origin beans from Papua New Guinea's Barioda Estate.

I was lucky enough to try these special beans before they hit the shelves, and I also got schooled on what it takes to make a macchiato more moreish. 

Does this grind really deserve its own 30 days of fame? Let's find out. 

Australian Foodie hits the airwaves with creator Tanya Hall talking about local Brisbane markets and events on 612 ABC radio. This week find out where you can put wheels on a bath tub to race down the street!

Australian Foodie hits the airwaves with creator Tanya Hall talking about local Brisbane markets and events on 612 ABC radio.

If you missed this week's segment, tune in below!

Australian Foodie hits the airwaves with creator Tanya Hall talking about local Brisbane markets and events on 612 ABC radio.

If you missed this week's chatter about noodling it up at the Good Food Week Night Noodle Markets tune in below!

Australian Foodie hits the airwaves with creator Tanya Hall talking about local Brisbane markets and events on 612 ABC radio.

If you missed this week's chatter about food and her irrational fear of birds tune in below!