The September 24 Edition
Grace Tame exclusive: rage, love and wresting back control | The stylish Spender sisters | A hardcore fitness phenomenon with a Hollywood twist | British Vogue’s Edward Enninful on an ‘agonising’ health shock | The Tassie sparkling coming for champagne | Artist Lindy Lee rolls Ben Law’s dice
From a Guinness with Russell Crowe to a hardcore fitness biz
With his push-it-to-the-limits training regimen – and a few free kicks from the Hollywood star – Chris Feather has built an unlikely fitness cult.
- Luke Benedictus
‘Rage saved my life in the end’: Grace Tame on not backing down
Difficult or direct? Rude or just lacking pretence? Grace Tame talks about the events that shaped her, her upcoming memoir – and why she won’t smile on cue.
- Jacqueline Maley
‘What the ...?’: The Tassie sparkling coming at champagne
A warming planet is spurring Tasmania’s reputation for producing stellar sparkling wine, led by an unlikely rock star winemaker.
- Luke Slattery
How Rihanna helped UK Vogue’s Edward Enninful handle an ‘agonising’ health shock
Six years ago, Edward Enninful was incandescent with professional success. In private, he was terrified as a shock diagnosis threatened to shake up his world.
- Edward Enninful
‘Thank you, White Australia Policy’: Artist Lindy Lee on her Brisbane childhood
The visual artist talks about growing up in 1950s and ’60s Australia, her $14 million NGA commission – and why marriage isn’t for the faint-hearted.
- Benjamin Law
‘You need a haircut’: Bianca and Allegra Spender’s blunt love
Sisters Allegra and Bianca Spender are close, but working together in the family business founded by their mother, Carla Zampatti, tested their bond.
- Nicole Abadee
- Exclusive
- Good Weekend Talks
Good Weekend Talks: ‘Call me whatever you like’: Grace Tame on taking back control
The 2021 Australian of the Year talks frankly about personal struggles and new victories – and why changing just one word can be absolutely “huge”.
- Jacqueline Maley
I made my friend soup. Why did she share it with her dog?
First mistake: a gift of soup. The second: making it pea and ham, writes our Modern Guru.
- Danny Katz
- Opinion
- Opinion
Is it time to rethink workwear?
Clothing designers are as rusty as the rest of us on what constitutes work-appropriate ensembles.
- Amelia Lester
Why the Gilda is the snack to stick to
People love food on a stick and the Gilda is having a moment as restaurateurs realise these types of snacks make their customers thirsty for more.
- Terry Durack
Spring 2022: Bold prints and bright blooms are the picks of the season
Blossoming, bright and beautiful: fresh picks from spring’s fashion harvest.
A mystery collector bought Adolf Hitler’s watch. Who would do that?
What drives the obsession to own a well-known person’s watch?
- Luke Benedictus
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: Living it up.
- Paul Connolly
Helen Goh’s easy-peasy pea pastizzi
These beloved savoury Maltese pastries are traditionally made with a special flaky dough that requires rolling and resting over a couple of days.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Helen Goh
Karen Martini’s spiced pumpkin, date, almond and moghrabieh salad
It’s the dressing, featuring toasted, flaked almonds and chilli, that makes this salad really sing.
- < 30 mins
- Karen Martini
- Review
- Sydney
Sydney: Gildas
This smart-casual pintxos bar is a chance to experience the cooking of Firedoor chef Lennox Hastie in a more accessible format.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Melbourne
Melbourne: March
March borrows a huge amount of its DNA from the hushed, exacting standards of its fine dining sibling, Ides, but is far more accessible.
- Besha Rodell
Other editions
The March 21 edition
Stephanie Alexander and The Cook’s Companion at 30 | Free-diver Ant Williams | Debra Adelaide and Gabrielle Carey | How to deliver a baby on a plane
- 11 stories
The March 14 edition
The high-strung, low-key world champ who could become our most-capped swimmer | Ukraine’s world-leading robotics work | Filmmaking at -50C | Consoling a friend
- 13 stories