Home is where the art is
Weekend Australian – Home is where the art is Lifting our spirits in the Mansion section of the Weekend Australian 23/3/2024, Normie and I opened our home and hearts to Angela Saurine who writes: “After being separated on opposite sides of the NSW-Queensland border for much of the Covid-19 pandemic, Normie Rowe and Samantha Gowing are happy to […]
My Healing Feeling: The Road to Recovery
Recovery isn’t a destination—it’s a journey. Sometimes it follows illness or injury, sometimes grief, burnout or simply the relentless pace of life. Whatever brings us to that place, true recovery rarely happens overnight. It’s built one small choice at a time. Throughout my life, I’ve learned that healing isn’t found in miracle cures or the […]
The Age of Vulnerability
This blog post has been updated for International Women’s Day 2018. Previously, when I was 49, the prospect of turning 50 was simply another excuse for a good time. Now don’t get me wrong, it sure has been that. Opening with a visit the Great Southern region of Western Australia to cook a long table […]
Sam then and now
The Byron Bay Echo 2008 by Victoria Cosford Samantha Gowing was 20 years old when her father’s horse won the Melbourne Cup. His hand gripping hers, she watched as What A Nuisance came hurtling over the finish line – and even, later on, meeting the Prince and Princess of Wales could not compete with that […]
Connection between food and healing takes Sam on world journey
From Melbourne to Byron Bay. Samantha Gowing is rediscovering the path from paddock to plate. – Byron Shire News, NSW. – By Jann Burmester Growing up around a restaurant table for all of her childhood years, it was only natural that Samantha Gowing would follow in her father’s footsteps and become involved in the food business. For more […]
Eastern Grill Meets Western Girl
Travels through Asia and the USA have played an important part in my culinary inspiration. Of greatest significance has been the age-old Eastern schools of thought, including the traditional and macrobiotic cuisine of Japan, the ceremonial banquets of the Balinese and regional Indonesian food, the Chinese dietetics of the Yin and Yang, and the Ayurvedic wisdom […]
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