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Sydney Morning Herald
5 days ago
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
The best ice-cream you've never had is at a pop-up in northern NSW
In the world of ice-cream vendors, there are a few main camps. Creamy, aerated cups and cones from your local parlour. Dense, intensely flavoured scoops from neighbourhood gelaterias. Then there's restaurant ice-cream, an entirely alt genre where chefs make the bases in wild proportions, dial down the sugar, freeze hard, then spin to order. For whatever reason – scale, convenience – these restaurant techniques have rarely crossed over into shopfronts. But in sleepy Brunswick Heads, Bush Ice-Creamery, a two-day-a-week pop-up run out of local cafe Daily Counter, is bridging the divide. The result might just be the state's best ice-cream. Previous SlideNext Slide Roll up on Fridays or Saturdays and Wal Foster is in residence. He'll scoop Ooray plum pie ice-cream onto a miso cookie, top it with pepperberry meringue, blowtorch it, then finish it with an Atherton raspberry. He'll spoon orange jelly into a cup with Jersey-milk ice-cream and cap it with whipped cultured cream. He'll drizzle hot rice pudding with spiced brown butter and serve it with an orb of warming galangal ice-cream. A Pillar Valley boy, Foster apprenticed at Aria before embarking on a cooking career that took him to Melbourne and through Europe, where he opened Drangen restaurant in Sweden. The dessert work there shifted Foster's palate from savoury to sweet but he missed home, so after 6½ years away he moved back.
The Age
5 days ago
- Business
- The Age
The best ice-cream you've never had is at a pop-up in northern NSW
In the world of ice-cream vendors, there are a few main camps. Creamy, aerated cups and cones from your local parlour. Dense, intensely flavoured scoops from neighbourhood gelaterias. Then there's restaurant ice-cream, an entirely alt genre where chefs make the bases in wild proportions, dial down the sugar, freeze hard, then spin to order. For whatever reason – scale, convenience – these restaurant techniques have rarely crossed over into shopfronts. But in sleepy Brunswick Heads, Bush Ice-Creamery, a two-day-a-week pop-up run out of local cafe Daily Counter, is bridging the divide. The result might just be the state's best ice-cream. Previous SlideNext Slide Roll up on Fridays or Saturdays and Wal Foster is in residence. He'll scoop Ooray plum pie ice-cream onto a miso cookie, top it with pepperberry meringue, blowtorch it, then finish it with an Atherton raspberry. He'll spoon orange jelly into a cup with Jersey-milk ice-cream and cap it with whipped cultured cream. He'll drizzle hot rice pudding with spiced brown butter and serve it with an orb of warming galangal ice-cream. A Pillar Valley boy, Foster apprenticed at Aria before embarking on a cooking career that took him to Melbourne and through Europe, where he opened Drangen restaurant in Sweden. The dessert work there shifted Foster's palate from savoury to sweet but he missed home, so after 6½ years away he moved back.
The Sun
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘How beautiful you are' – Stunning football presenter and Wag Diletta Leotta sizzles in barely-there bikini
DILETTA LEOTTA stunned her followers by posing in a skimpy bikini. The football presenter shared some snaps of her summer so far, including several of husband Loris Karius and their one-year-old daughter Aria. 20 20 20 20 20 The young family beamed in one photo Diletta shared on Instagram, with Aria also watching on from the sidelines as her dad took to the field for Schalke. Diletta posted several photos on Instagram but one stood out above the rest. She showed off in a peachy bikini that showed off her curves and left little to the imagination. The Italian flashed the camera a big smile and her followers loved it. One reacted saying: "You are so beautiful ❤️" Another added: "Too perfect." Diletta dazzled in a recent trip to New York wearing a glittery silver dress. Diletta, 33, shared a post on the social media platform of her recent stay in the US city. Glamorous sports presenter Diletta Leotta shocks in full see-through outfit as she leaves little to imagination The post shows her wearing a beautiful silver sequin dress without a bra. She posed for two pictures in front of the city's iconic skyline, along with Central Park. Diletta also shared snaps from street-level as she wore a tight-fitting polo shirt which read "nude project" along the front. A glimpse inside Diletta's glamorous life with partner Loris Karius... 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
New Straits Times
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
Student gamer Aria blazes trail for Malaysian women in eSports
KUALA LUMPUR: By day, she's a finance and marketing student in New Zealand. By night, she's Malaysia's gaming trailblazer. Sharifah Alia Husna Syed Fakrrurozi, better known in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) arena as Aria, has made history as the first Malaysian woman to reach the grand final of an international MLBB tournament. The 22-year-old, who joined North American side Gaimin Gladiators (GG), may have lost 4-0 to Indonesia's Team Vitality in the MLBB Women's Invitational (MWI) final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but the runner-up finish earned her team a cool US$90,000 (RM382,000) and a place in the record books. Aria, who hails from Selangor and is currently pursuing a degree at the University of Canterbury, said she hopes her breakthrough moment will encourage more Malaysian female gamers to aim beyond local borders. "I hope if players in Malaysia don't get a chance at home, they will try to go for the international stage," said the 2023 SEA Games bronze medallist. "For example, if you can't break into a top team like NAVI MY, consider joining a team abroad. "Despite falling at the final hurdle, Aria's dream run has already turned heads across the eSports community, particularly among aspiring female players. "Of course I'm incredibly happy. To be the first Malaysian woman to do this... I'm very proud of myself," she said. Balancing high-level gaming and university life is no easy feat, and Aria had a message for other women trying to juggle both worlds: "To the women who are studying but still competing in MLBB, congratulations on your ability to adapt. It's not easy, but I hope you can build on that momentum and go even further."
New Straits Times
19-07-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
No fairytale for Aria as Gaimin Gladiators stumble in Riyadh
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's hopes of seeing a female player lift an international Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) title were dashed after North American side Gaimin Gladiators (GG) were crushed 4-0 by Indonesia's Team Vitality in the MLBB Women's Invitational (MWI) Grand Final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. The Malaysian trio -- EXP Laner Sharifah Alia Husna "Aria" Syed Fakrrurozi, head coach Kelvin "Rexvinn" Unting, and analyst Farhan "SoraPayung" Ibrahim -- had been bidding to guide GG to North America's first-ever international MLBB crown. But Vitality, the two-time MWI champions, were simply too strong, sweeping the best-of-seven series in dominant fashion to underline their status as the queens of the game. Their victory earned them US$150,000 (RM636,600), while Aria and her GG teammates took home US$90,000 (RM381,960) as runners-up. GG had undergone a three-week bootcamp in Malaysia ahead of the tournament and put up a brave fight, banning Vitality's most dangerous heroes and trying to dictate team fights but were ultimately outclassed by a more experienced and cohesive outfit. Aria, a SEA Games bronze medallist in Phnom Penh in 2023, was heavily targeted in her lane, with Vitality giving her little breathing space throughout the contest. Despite the loss, Farhan praised the team for exceeding expectations. "They exceeded my expectations by reaching the grand final," he said. "I think they could have done better, but it came down to a lack of experience. Rome wasn't built in a day, and certainly not in three weeks. "You need time to build synergy, and that was what we lacked, especially against a team that's been together for five years. Still, I'm proud of them." All eyes now turn to the Mid Season Cup x Esports World Cup (MSCxEWC), where reigning champions Selangor Red Giants will look to defend their title The MSCxEWC group stage begins on July 23
