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Jane Rocca is a regular contributor to Sunday Life Magazine, Executive Style, The Age EG, columnist and features writer at Domain Review, Domain Living’s Personal Space page. She is a published author of four books.

‘I prefer pubs to bars’: The low-key dining and drink spots TV presenter Sarah Abo loves most

‘I prefer pubs to bars’: The low-key dining and drink spots TV presenter Sarah Abo loves most

For Today show co-host Sarah Abo, beer trumps wine, bread is best with butter, and chocolate desserts are almost impossible to resist.

  • by Jane Rocca

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She found fame looking for love, but at 55, Elizabeth Gilbert is happily single

She found fame looking for love, but at 55, Elizabeth Gilbert is happily single

“I want to pour into myself, my work and my friendships,” says the author of Eat, Pray, Love.

  • by Jane Rocca
The restaurants, bakeries and bars three-hatted chef Hugh Allen loves most (and what he’s having at each)

The restaurants, bakeries and bars three-hatted chef Hugh Allen loves most (and what he’s having at each)

As executive chef at Melbourne’s sky-high Vue de Monde, Allen, 29, knows a good dish when he eats one. Here are his favourites, at home and abroad.

  • by Jane Rocca
‘We changed the date’: Seven well-known Australians share their Christmas secrets

‘We changed the date’: Seven well-known Australians share their Christmas secrets

“It’s genius!” says Myf Warhurst, who along with six other identities reveals her yuletide tips.

  • by Jane Rocca
The Australian restaurants legendary chef Tetsuya can’t stop returning to (and what he loves to order)

The Australian restaurants legendary chef Tetsuya can’t stop returning to (and what he loves to order)

After 37 years as chef and restaurateur behind iconic Japanese-French restaurant Tetsuya’s, he says it’s simple classic pasta dishes that really hit the spot.

  • by Jane Rocca
‘At 30, I decided to marry myself’: Byron Bay singer Liana Cornell on finding love

‘At 30, I decided to marry myself’: Byron Bay singer Liana Cornell on finding love

“I had a lot of men asking me out, and I said no to all of them,” says the daughter of John Cornell and Delvene Delaney, and god-daughter of Paul Hogan.

  • by Jane Rocca
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‘A quick pash in the dark’: TV host opens up about the women in his life

‘A quick pash in the dark’: TV host opens up about the women in his life

Anthony Burke, the host of Grand Designs Australia, also recalls sneaking into bars with his fake ID when he was younger.

  • by Jane Rocca
When Collette Dinnigan did a tour in Italy, she didn’t expect to find a kindred spirit

When Collette Dinnigan did a tour in Italy, she didn’t expect to find a kindred spirit

Meeting French cook and author Mimi Thorisson was the beginning of a special friendship.

  • by Jane Rocca
‘I probably couldn’t trust anybody who doesn’t like Italian food’:  Chef Shannon Martinez’s hits – and misses

‘I probably couldn’t trust anybody who doesn’t like Italian food’: Chef Shannon Martinez’s hits – and misses

The vegan-chef-to-the-stars is all about punchy flavours, whether that’s in her kitchen, her cookbooks or when dining out.

  • by Jane Rocca
‘The reason I can be the greatest athlete I can be’: Jessica Fox’s secret to success

‘The reason I can be the greatest athlete I can be’: Jessica Fox’s secret to success

The three-time Olympic gold medallist was self-conscious about parts of her body, but she’s learnt to see them as her strength.

  • by Jane Rocca
‘Jimmy Barnes played cupid’: How Mark Lizotte fell in love with his wife

‘Jimmy Barnes played cupid’: How Mark Lizotte fell in love with his wife

He reveals the moment he realised they were “more than friends”.

  • by Jane Rocca

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