Jane Rocca

Melbourne

Sunday Life Magazine contributor - The Age/Sydney Sun-Herald, Columnist, Fashion & Features Domain Review, Domain Living, music The Age EG, Rolling Stone AUS.

Articles

The book that changed me: Hannah Kent, Sarah Wilson, Hilde Hinton and more

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Jane Rocca

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The book that changed me: Hannah Kent, Sarah Wilson, Hilde Hinton and more

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Jane Rocca

By Jane Rocca June 1, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This story is part of the June 1 edition of Sunday Life.See all 14 stories. For many of us, reading is a leisurely pursuit, a way to relax, challenge our views of the world and see things from a different perspective. But what if writing is your job?
Window to the past: Meet the unlikely home-history buff with a cult following

1 week ago | realestate.com.au | Jane Rocca |Matt Bell
Silvia Colloca’s favourite restaurants in Sydney, Melbourne and Milan

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Jane Rocca

Plus the restaurants, cafes and pub she counts as favourites in Sydney, Melbourne and Milan. , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.
The high street where Melbourne's gumboot queen found her feet

1 week ago | realcommercial.com.au | Jane Rocca

After growing up on a farm in Leongatha South Gippsland, fashionable gumboot guru and chief executive of Melbourne-based footwear brand Merry People Danielle Pearce got her first taste of the city on Swan Street, Richmond. “I started coming to metro Melbourne 20 years ago and Swan Street is an area I have come in and out of in my life since then,” says Danielle Pearce who launched Merry People 10 years ago.
MasterChef Australia judge Jean-Christophe Novelli on the women in his life

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Jane Rocca

By Jane Rocca May 25, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This story is part of the May 25 edition of Sunday Life.See all 14 stories. French chef and restaurateur Jean-Christophe Novelli is best known locally for being a judge on MasterChef Australia.
Martha Stewart: ‘I could have been Elle Macpherson’

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Jane Rocca

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This story is part of the May 25 edition of Sunday Life.See all 13 stories. Her name is synonymous with home-making, but Martha Stewart says before she became a domestic goddess, a different career beckoned. “I could have been Elle Macpherson,” says Stewart, deadpan.
At The Bar with Chocolate In A Bottle's Lisa and Andrew Brooke.

2 weeks ago | thewritedrop.com.au | Jane Rocca

Entrepreneurs Lisa and Andrew Brooke secured the rights to distribute ‘Chocolate in a Bottle’ in the Australian and New Zealand market. The duo spoke to The Write Drop for our At The Bar series – talking exceptional wines, memorable meals and what drinks ticks all the boxes. They will be showcasing Chocolate in a Bottle at the Good Food and Wine Show in Melbourne from May 30 to June 2 at MCEC. MY CITY We live in the northern suburbs of Wollongong – where the escarpment meets the sea.
At The Bar with Margaret River's Lenton Brae winemaker Vanessa Carson

2 weeks ago | thewritedrop.com.au | Jane Rocca

Winemaker Vanessa Carson of Lenton Brae Wines spent years traveling the world to work in Italy, France, Spain and Germany and now calls Bunbury, Western Australia home. Since joining the Lenton Brae Wine family, her focus is on creating wine diversity – championing newer varietals while also maintaining the hero wines that have built the brand. Vanessa Carson spoke to The Write Drop for our At the Bar series.
At The Bar with winemaker Ben Riggs - Ponting Wines

2 weeks ago | thewritedrop.com.au | Jane Rocca

Award-winning Australian winemaker Ben Riggs partnered with former Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting in 2019 to chase a new pursuit of celebrity wines with the launch of Ponting Wines. The collaboration is more than another celebrity-endorsed moment, sure it’s a chance to celebrate Ponting’s achievements on the field, but the final drop is perfectly captured via the excellence that comes with being a well-respected winemaker like Mr. Riggs.