Zipping across the island in a hunt for fresh tomatoes was not something William Gumport envisioned lying ahead when he jetted into Bali last July to head Ayana Resort’s upmarket Dava restaurant. But he has found himself making a mad moped-dash for them, along with a sprinkling of other items, as he settles in to…
Read moreSimon Blaby at Karma Resorts (profile)
It began with two weeks of peeling prawns at a restaurant for no pay a quarter of a century ago, give or take: Now the sparkling culinary career of Australian Simon Blaby has brought him to Karma resorts in Bali, where he’s shaking up menus and adroitly steering esteemed Di Mare, Nammos and the Steakhouse…
Read moreVictor Mason Bird Walk
Victor Mason, clad in an open floral shirt, hands me a list of the names of 53 birds that I might spot on our ramble through Ubud’s patchwork of paddies this morning. “Yes, you can tick them off, if you like! Twitchers, we call them, the ones who like to tick.” Victor speaks in the…
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