MailOnline, the last 8 or so months // 11 May 2012
It’s taken a while to get ’round to compiling the second of my inventories from my time at MailOnline in NYC. Here is my August to March stint, detailing hundreds and hundreds of features, all written by me (even where bylines may not hint at it)… Productivity levels were evidently teetering towards Mach Five status … Read more
The rise of local guiding, CNN // 3 May 2012
Read my latest for CNN here. Or, here… The rise of ‘local guiding’ How travelers are turning to real locals over tour agencies to get the most out of their trip By Daisy Dumas 23 April, 2012 At the risk of offending professional travel agents, I’m going to ask: has your time gone? From Tripbod.com … Read more
The Underwater Project – the book’s out // 10 April 2012
Mark Tipple’s name is no stranger to these pages. The Sydney-based photographer has mastered – if that term can be so brazenly applied to art – underwater pictures, and his beautiful images have deservedly graced far wider-reaching publications than these. Savvy to the end, the young Adelaide-born snapper is now selling collections of his Underwater … Read more
Gourmet Traveller – and the Lower East Side // 22 September 2011
My reviews for the Gourmet Traveller Guide are out now – Australians can pick up a September issue of the glossy mag and the indispensable little gastronomic guidebook, complete with my two cents’ worth, should be attached. Mine are a handful of Brisbane joints – some great, some not quite so. I would reveal to … Read more
MailOnline: the first three weeks // 31 July 2011
New York’s been a steep learning curve so far – in three weeks I’ve written and edited nearly 40 features. Here they are… 11 July – 29 July 2011, MailOnline, by Daisy Dumas: Kirsten Dunst tells Elle about her broken heart James Hotel has a tanning concierge Petra Ecclestone ‘is privileged, not spoilt’ Snail slime … Read more
Sydney’s best fish and chips, CNN // 7 July 2011
Read my piece over at CNN, or stay here and read on… Here’s a catch. Sydney and fish go together like piping hot chips and a piece of freshly fried fish. It’s worth leaving the beaten track of the Sydney Fish Markets to the tourists and trying some local favorites. From the get-go, the essential … Read more
Sydney’s top five Little Italy eateries, CNN // 27 June 2011
Read my piece over at CNNGo.com or read on here… In Sydney’s Little Italy, all things Italian permeate life like garlic in a ragu, and a journey reveals the real taste of Italian cooking. From pizzas to espressos, the delissimo grip on Sydney’s gastronomic landscape is as entrenched and authentic as ever. Long synonymous with … Read more
Sydney’s 5 most inventive coffees, CNN // 13 June 2011
Read my piece over at CNNGo.com here It’s coffee, just not as you know it, by Daisy Dumas There’s something unexpected brewing in Sydney’s café core – and it’ll change the way you look at coffee forever. Far away from the espresso-based Flat White debate, a group of dedicated baristas are doing their best to … Read more
Sydney’s best kangaroo, CNN // 1 June 2011
Such is the Australian cultural peculiarity that the kangaroo not only adorns the national emblem and TV shows, but also dinner plates across Sydney. Lean, healthy and apparently beneficial as the meat may be, it’s probably not surprising that it is tainted with “Skippy Syndrome” — a public sympathy for not wanting to devour Joey’s … Read more
