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LOCAL DREAMERS - damian griffithsAn old run-down shack of a house sat meekly on a Fortitude Valley backstreet, rarely given a second thought by the multitude of cars that passed it by each day. To most, it was an eyesore belonging to a cranky old man who would never relinquish ownership. But to one dreamer, it was the site that would one day be home to a glorious feat of design – a 21-room boutique hotel where the beauty was in the details, with a rooftop bar that would glitter under the night stars, alive with laught... NATIONAL DREAMER - maeve o’mearaAustralians – being adventurous, wide-eyed types – sometimes wish they were European simply for the chance to hop, skip or Eurotrain their way in and out of different cultures. Thanks to keen foodie, journalist and entrepreneur Maeve O’Meara, a rich world of cultures has been revealed to us within easy reach and without a bout of jet lag. Maeve’s Gourmet Safaris and Gorgeous Safaris, along with her television series Food Safari, discover the unsung heroes and heroines o... INTERNATIONAL DREAMER - ferran adriaSome people are sure of their destined career from the moment they can talk; others simply fall into it, discovering their passion out of necessity rather than pursuit. For the man now known by many as the world’s greatest living chef, Spaniard Ferran Adriá, it was the latter. At the age of 18, after studying economics, he took a job as a dishwasher in order to earn some quick cash to pay for a party-fuelled holiday in Ibiza. But soon he had graduated from sinks to salads, and whe... |
