hanukkah – the jewish festival of lights

This eight day Festival celebrates the Festival of Judah Maccabbee over the Greeks. He and his troops recaptured the holy Temple in Jerusalem which the Greeks had defiled in one of its attempts to ‘Hellanise’ the Jews. In order to  

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days like this festival 2017

Days Like This is a one-day boutique electronic music festival set to vivify Sydney. Immersive, yet subtle, loose, yet sophisticated, Days Like This has a sharp taste for discerning electronic music, and a penchant for glorious food and arts. With …

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all on board the elvis express to parkes

The Parkes Elvis Festival is held in the 2nd week of January to coincide with Elvis’ January 8th birthday. It was started 25 years ago by some Elvis fans who ran the Graceland Restaurant when at that time of year,

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a million happy nows

It’s often said that the opening credits of a film tell the story.  A MILLION HAPPY NOWS begins with a short journey through a glare filled  garden of jagged branches into an indistinct  washed out, white walled home through a

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hakawati @ el phonecian restaurant parramatta

 

HAKAWATI is an Arabic word which translates to “teller of tales”. Stay with me now as, oddly, I quote Dolly Parton from Facebook in 2010 “My weaknesses have always been food and men – in that order”. Go Dolly!…

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