The Diva That Ate New York // Monthly archives

2004

February

  • Let ’em eat bagels

    Flourishing in the land of Oz, Jackie worked singing in bands, but she couldn’t keep her hands out of the kitchen. She opened the first café, book and music store in Melbourne and turned the locals on to bagels and wonderful American desserts.

    Posted by Jackie on Feb 29, 2004 – 3:47 PM
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  • The hunger down under

    Arriving in Australia, Jackie decided she’d come to a quasi-paradise.

    “I was frightened a bit in the early days. I originally arrived in Far North Queensland. Rain forests. The Great Barrier Reef. Visually stunning, but the ‘sticks’ food-wise.”

    Posted by Jackie on Feb 25, 2004 – 4:48 PM
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  • Soothing the savage beasts

    Pre-Guliani New York was rough and Jackie used singing as an anti-mugging strategy… “Family, friends, they were not allowed to hear me sing, but the scum of New York I could perform for.

    Posted by Jackie on Feb 20, 2004 – 3:47 PM
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  • Tips for trips

    Jackie did her “time” on the floor of some of New York’s better dining establishments. She’d never call it her finest hour, but it paid the bills.

    Posted by Jackie on Feb 5, 2004 – 3:47 PM
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