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Holly Davis
Holly Herself

Peter Joseph Davis December 7th 1921- May 15th 1980

 Would that he had lived, I could have known him better. Last month I turned 60, which means I am now older than my father ever was. None the less, thirty eight years after his death I feel his influences still. We look alike, though fortunately I have all my hair, we...

Quick and slow ideas, for scorching summer eating

©BenDearnley Zebra stripe green tomatoes When it’s too hot to cope, and there have been several of those this Sydney summertime, preparing food can feel like an impossible chore. Fortunately though, in this season there is a bounty of divine produce to eat raw,...

Christmas catering in the southern hemisphere…

image of fennel and juniper cured bonito ©HollyDavis I love to feed people well and enjoy the entire process of creating menus: shopping for the best produce, preparing and serving the food, washing up- not so much and I got good at cooking with the idea that the cook...

Inspirations, community, life

Photo taken in class, at Vaucluse House Coachhouse 2014 ©RoslynBaker I adore to teach and at times during a class, it is clear to me that as teachers we have a responsibility to keep listening and that we have an incredible opportunity for learning from those who...