Confessions of a chef…

Drum roll please…introducing the head chef for Cirque Du Soleil’s touring show Kooza and the love of my life, Shane Schipper! In my last instalment for Fork and Fiction I thought I would delve into the underworld of cooking and share with you some insight...

Desperately Seeking Tapas…

Have you ever seen a child stare into a candy shop? Their sweaty foreheads pressed to glass with superglue force and sticky hands braced wide like Spider-Man, ready to web swing to another building. Their breath fogs the glass as their mouths salivate at the thought...

Inside the Cirque kitchen…

Audiences worldwide revel in the onstage magic that talented Cirque performers create. The unseen magic is found in the Cirque kitchen, where culinary wizards skillfully piece ingredients together twelve times a week over six days. So what do the artists and site crew...

Vienna – the side dishes!

There are endless reasons to adore Europe – aromatic espressos, architecture at sunrise, people watching, (especially if said people are wearing socks and sandals simultaneously with two braids tied on top of their head and pushing a pram with a dog in it) but...

Goodbye Cruel World…

Working and wrapping up a full time job with 30 staff, moving a three-bedroom home into storage and having eye surgery are individually pretty stressful life events. As a highly organized and efficient woman I decided to throw caution to the wind and undertake all of...