The Lumo Sydney Tours (pt2) - the 'Donna Hay General Store'

Hello and welcome back to the 'Lumo Sydney Tours' - 

a little 'city guide privée' designed for one of my blog

friends in the 'land of the 1000 lakes' - aka Finland.

 via Finnair

  

Lumo is coming to Sydney in a few weeks and has asked

me to share some of my favourite spots so that she and her

huz can prepare & design a rewarding holiday in lovely Oz. 

The first part of this series was posted yesterday. To read

up on where the journey started, please click on this link.

We are following the pink dotted trail and are currently 

having a little coffee break at Queen Street.. 

So let's continue on, shall we...

 Photo by Charlotta Ward

No tour of 'Wonderful Woollahra' is complete without a

visit to the sleek and splendid Donna Hay General Store

that opened on Holdsworth Street back in April of 2009.

 Photo by Charlotta Ward

Before we head down lovely Holdsworth Street I'd like to 

give you a few words on the gal behind the global trademark.

via  Donna Hay

Ms Donna Hay is an Australian Icon - a fantastic food

entrepreneur who in my shy opinion made Aussie food

magazines, cooking classes, food editing & styling hip.
Her immaculate trademark style is well celebrated & is

as much a feast for the savvy mind as it is to the hungry eye.

via Donna Hay

Her great gastronomical journey began at the mere age of 8,

when according to her bio she picked up a mixing bowl &

just kept on running with it.. Metaphorically speaking.. :)

At 19 she started food styling & writing and soon landed 

a job as food editor for Marie Claire and later also the great

Marie Claire Lifestyle magazine. Soon she launched her first 

cook book and hosted amazing classes for aspiring foodies.

My huz actually attended one of these and is the proud owner

of a signed copy of one of Donnas very first cook books. :)

  Her books are available to buy at the 'General Store' and good book stores around the world.

Many fantastic cookbooks followed and eventually launched

her very own bi-monthly magazine in 2002. A title that sells

wildly all over the wold and is loved for its style as well as 

fantastic content. I have been a subscriber since the launch!

The latest issue is on sale now - buy it for yummy Autumn treats!

The 'Donna Hay General Store' opened in April 2009

and is a two story treasure trove for special gifts as well

as the occasional treat-for-self! I love this place not only

for its amazing merchandise and fantastic confectionery,

but also for the inspirational windows and shop styling.

(click on the images below to enlarge)

Photos by Charlotta Ward

So lovely Lumo-girl, I am hoping you will enjoy no 40

Holdsworth Street and urge you to pick up at least one

pack of her out-of-the-world-yummy DIY brownies kits.

Bring them to Queensland and knock the socks of the relies!

 Photos by Charlotta Ward

Before I guide you onwards to more of my Woollahra faves

I want you to take your time walking down this street, 

and marvel over the amazing town houses, including my

very favourite Woollahra mansion located at no 3! Oh la la,

this place sold for a hot AU$13 million last year!! Wow!

 Photo by Charlotta Ward

More to come in this series.. 

xx Charlotta

P.S. Across the street from the General Store is the wonderful 

'Holdsworth Community Centre' where I incidentally did my

very first commercial mural a few years ago. Pop into their 

reception / office and ask sweet Julie to show you where it is. xx