Christine Salins, Author at Food Wine Travel

Australia, Destinations, Food FeaturesDecember 27, 2005

Chocoholics Anonymous

By Christine Salins

Published in Australian Traveller, Issue #002, July 2005. “Hi! I can’t come to the phone because I’m eating chocolate,” says the chirpy voice on…

Australia, Canberra, Destinations, TravelDecember 27, 2004

Canberra

By Christine Salins

Published in Out There magazine, Summer 2004. Whether it’s soaring over the city in a hot-air balloon, zooming around town on the back of a Harley…

Destinations, Indonesia, Japan, Spas & Wellness, Thailand, Travel, VietnamNovember 27, 2004

Decadence With A Twist

By Christine Salins

Published in Reader’s Digest, Asian edition, November 2004. Delicious foods are not just good enough to eat – many of Asia’s most hedonistic spas will…

Cal Ganxo restaurant, calcotada, Great Calcotada Fiesta, Valls, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, calcots, romesco sauce, what are calcots

Destinations, Food, Food Features, Spain, TravelNovember 13, 2004

Celebrating The Harvest Of Calcots In Catalonia

By Christine Salins

La calcotada originated in Tarragona, Spain, in the late 1800s and the celebration of calcots can still be enjoyed in farmhouse restaurants there.

Australia, Canberra, DestinationsOctober 27, 2004

Canberra

By Christine Salins

Published in The Adelaide Review, October 2004. Perhaps it’s because I’m being driven around the National Capital in a hearse, but suddenly I’m seeing…

Australia, Destinations, Travel, Wine, Wine FeaturesMay 5, 2004

Going for Broke

By Christine Salins

Published in Australian Wine Selectors, 2004. When influential American wine critic Robert Parker awarded 91 points to the 2002 Margan Family Verdelho late last year,…

Australia, Destinations, Travel, Wine, Wine FeaturesNovember 27, 2003

Clare Valley

By Christine Salins

Published in Vacations & Travel Autumn 2003 edition. “A lot of people wanting to go to the Clare Valley end up at the Riverland,” lamented a tourist…

Australia, Destinations, Travel, Wine, Wine FeaturesMay 14, 2003

Barossa Vintage Festival

By Christine Salins

Published in The Canberra Times Food & Wine section, 14 May, 2003. The National Riesling Challenge, held earlier this year, put Barossa producer, St Hallett, on…

Australia, Destinations, TravelApril 19, 2003

Charleville

By Christine Salins

Published in The Canberra Times Panorama section, April 19, 2003. There’s great excitement out Charleville way this Easter. The south-west Queensland town, about 800km from Brisbane,…

Chefs, Destinations, Food, Food Features, Malaysia, Recipes, Something Savoury, TravelJanuary 7, 2002

Malaysia: Club Med Cherating

By Christine Salins

Timber buildings on stilts nestle against a rainforest backdrop at Club Med Cherating, metres away from waves lapping at a picturesque sandy beach. It…

Chefs, Dining Out, Food Features, SpainNovember 10, 2001

Ferran Adrià at Tasting Australia 2001

By Christine Salins

Imagine a dish made from nothing but water and a little gelatine. Impossible? Not when you see Spanish chef Ferran Adrià work his magic.