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Meet a Canberra Foodie – Natalie (@CapFoodJournal)

Posted on July 18, 2014 Updated on July 21, 2014

Natalie is an accomplished food blogger who recently moved to Canberra from Perth. Although I’ve been following her on Twitter, Facebook and reading her blog for months, I recently got to know her a little bit better through the Canberra foodie scene, in which she is an active contributor. With a Middle Eastern background, Natalie grew up immersed in the cultural love of food and socialising. Having travelled around the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, she says she is grateful to have enjoyed a range of traditional cuisines in their cultural settings.

Who are you Natalie? I grew up on the south coast of NSW and moved to Perth in my teens. While in Perth, I developed an interest in food and wine, mainly those which were local to the area. I started a blog, Perth Food Journal, to document my foodie experiences but recently converted that content to Capital Food Journal, seeing as though I relocated to Canberra in August 2013. I’m now endeavouring to learn all about Canberra produce and the producers.

Age? 27

Where do you live? Downer

How long have you been blogging? 3 years

Other hobbies? Reading and cooking

Apple or Android? Apple

Car/bus/bike? Car

Favourite TV show? At the moment it’s Suburgatory but just found out it’s been axed

Favourite devices? I am in love with my ipad mini. It’s the perfect little device.

Can we take a peek at your home screen?

Most-used app? My gmail app.

Favourite social media? I’m newly addicted to Instagram. I’ve only just started and love how easy it is to create content.

What’s the first thing online you check each morning? My emails.

What do you worry about at night? Nothing. I’m able to easily ‘switch off’.

Most exciting recent news? Hmm… I have a few exciting things currently underway …including being a delegate to the 2014 Eat Drink Blog Conference!

Ideal career? Book editor or publisher.

Recent book you recommend? Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Recent online video you laughed at? It’s not a video but these pics had me giggling like crazy – http://aplus.com/a/dog-texting-messages

Favourite food? Ice cream. Nothing compares…

Natalie’s blog is Capital Food Journey

You can also follow her on Twitter and Facebook and she also has a varied collection of food articles in the various media links on her blog.

Here’s a link to one of her recent blog posts which I particularly enjoyed! Natalie and another Canberra Foodie Rachi enjoyed an amazing mushroom burger at the Cupping Room in Civic.