Chris Gordon

I’ve been considering the collective noun for Melburnians of late, and have come up with ‘despondency’ as a term that seems to capture how we are all feeling: a little lost, a little sad and a little worried. Some days…

This month, our food and gardening columnist is recommending two delicious new cookbooks, and one impressive ‘beverage bible’ Ottolenghi FLAVOUR by Yotam Ottolenghi & Ixta Belfrage Yotam Ottolenghi has become associated with certain flavours. We might say at a meal,…

Our head of events and programming, Chris Gordon, shares her top picks for the second weekend of this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival. The 2020 festival runs from 7-16 August, and will be entirely online. As we all settle into our…

Our food and gardening columnist recommends four delicious new cookbooks to enjoy this month 7 Ways by Jamie Oliver I love Jamie Oliver. I reckon he has done more for the way we eat than any other cook in modern…

Our head of events and programming, Chris Gordon, shares her top picks for the first weekend of this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival. The 2020 festival runs from 7-16 August, and will be entirely online. Lockdown in Melbourne is tough the…

It feels like it has been quite some time since I poured you a glass of wine, ducked behind a bookcase to talk shop, or checked that the shop’s microphone was working and that you could hear me loud and…

Today is World Environment Day and it’s always an excellent opportunity to reflect on ways we can take better care for the world around us. Here, our food and gardening columnist Chris Gordon explains why a garden can be the…

In this final instalment of Chris Gordon’s self-isolation cooking diary, she looks to planning a future feast in gratitude of others. Likely, you are reading this column because you are part of the Readings family. You believe that independent bookshops…

Chris Gordon is our events and programming manager extraordinaire, as well as our monthly food and gardening columnist. Here is the latest instalment of her self-isolation cooking diary. What have I learned this week Making sourdough bread is not for…

Chris Gordon is our events and programming manager extraordinaire, as well as our monthly food and gardening columnist. Here is the latest instalment of her self-isolation cooking diary. I’ve learned a little more about myself over the last few weeks…

Chris Gordon is our events and programming manager extraordinaire, as well as our monthly food and gardening columnist. Here is the latest instalment of her self-isolation cooking diary. As part of the great experiment of having our adult kids cook…

Chris Gordon is our events and programming manager extraordinaire, as well as our monthly food and gardening columnist. Here is the latest instalment of her self-isolation cooking diary. I want to begin this record by describing my recent odyssey to…