I arrived in the Shoalhaven from Melbourne four years ago and having been spoilt for a vast choice of amazing restaurants and produce markets, I was delighted to find an abundance of wonderful locally grown food here.
My background is East European and I had a mother who excelled in the kitchen - so no doubt some influences there! I developed a love of good food in my twenties through some gourmet friends who led me astray every Friday night, after late night shopping. We tried out a different restaurant each week and I was thus exposed to a wondrous variety of cuisines and wine. I don’t know how I managed to stay thin (then) !
Over the years, my own inclinations in the kitchen tended towards baking and hors’d’oeuvres as I just love doing all the fiddly decorative bits. I’m hoping when it’s my turn to prepare ‘The Lunch”, my main course will be up to scratch
