At Home: Weekend Reads

Our favourite long reads from right across Broadsheet.

Catch up here. We’ve got stories about age-old crafts, the history of the humble chicken parmigiana and more.

Flex Mami Is One of the Most Charismatic Australians on the Internet

EntertainmentThe 26-year-old DJ, TV presenter, podcaster and entrepreneur uses social media to explore everything from orgasms to DIY home decorating to racism, and invites her followers to join in the conversation. Her latest invention: a zero-contact, non-traditional parlour game that’s tailor-made for 2020.

Local Knowledge: Continental Taralli Biscuits

Food & DrinkThis family business, built around an addictive southern-Italian snack, started out in the garage of an unassuming eastern-suburbs house. Almost 50 years (and three generations) later, it’s still there – and still going strong.

What Does the Future of Adelaide’s Live-Music Scene Look Like?

EntertainmentThe day the government banned mass gatherings was the day the live-music industry “fell off a cliff”. As gigs in Adelaide begin again, there are still plenty of challenges ahead. Here’s how local operators are handling the transition.

Gallery: Moments From Adelaide’s Black Lives Matter Rally

City FileGeorge Floyd’s death in Minneapolis shook the world and forced Australians to take a closer look at Indigenous Australian deaths in custody, police brutality and systemic inequality on home soil. On Saturday, protestors in Adelaide took to the streets to have their voices heard.

The Restaurant of the Future: Predictions for a Post-Pandemic World

Food & DrinkIs the restaurant as we know it extinct? How about open kitchens, no-bookings policies and communal dining? More than 60 industry leaders share their forecasts on the tiny, touchless venues, robot waiters, perspex barriers and digital menus that might await us on the other side.

Dating in the Time of Covid-19: I Gave It a Go – and Got Tips From Love Guru and Break-Up Boss Zoë Foster Blake While I Was at It

EntertainmentBecause being single in isolation sucks. Or does it?

Can Government Money Save Adelaide’s Restaurants?

Food & DrinkThe state and federal governments have committed relief money to propping up Australian businesses – including the embattled hospitality industry. But is it enough to ensure our restaurants, bars and cafes can reopen their doors in the months to come?

Photo Gallery: Adelaide Captured in the Time of Coronavirus

City FileSouth Australia might not have imposed lockdown like other Australian states, but the shutdown of our bar and restaurant scene, sporting grounds and meeting places has transformed Adelaide into a deserted urban landscape. Broadsheet photographer Daniel Purvis traipsed the city’s empty streets and found quiet, anxious and at times calming and hopeful scenes.

Ending on a High Note

Art & DesignHarry Vatiliotis has been crafting exquisite violins for 65 years, and has a reputation for speed and affordability. But with a big milestone looming, the Cypriot-Australian is preparing to carve what may be his final instrument ever.

A Brief History of the Chicken Parmigiana

Food & DrinkThe combo of flattened chicken breast, ham, napoli sauce and melted cheese is a total pub classic. But who invented it? And how did it become so popular in Australia?

Yarn for the Ages

FashionTasmania’s 145-year-old Waverley Mills – the last woollen mill of its kind in Australia – is fighting its way into the future with a beautiful new range of scarves and recycled blankets.

Folded Histories

FashionMelbourne’s last hand-pleating workshop – and one of just a few left in the world – is keeping a time-honoured art alive. But it looks certain to go under, unless a crowdfunding campaign can save it.