Our lovely friend Kendall moves back to Melbourne this week after a decade in Sydney. Kendall and I met at the Sydney Morning Herald when he was my editor on the paper's food and wine section Good Living. We spent our days giggling and hatching plans and our evenings sipping white wine. It was Kendall who got me writing again when he asked me to write the bar review column that I went on to do for 6 years and which really cemented my reputation at the paper. He was the editor of the SMH Cafe and Bar Guide and roped me in to write all the bar reviews for that too. More laughs and drinking. A few year's later, when he was the deputy editor of Good Weekend, the paper's highly regarded Saturday magazine, he once again got me the fantastic gig of writing the Modern Guru column which I have written ever since. These days Kendall is a freelance travel writer and is always off on some amazing trip or another. Kendall is also one of Scarlett's godfathers and has been fantastically attentive and loving to her and our family. We are going to miss his hilarious stories of his travels, his generosity and his fantastic cooking. And Rob will miss sponging fags off him at parties.
To farewell him, Brett organised a picnic today in the beautiful harbourside grounds of Strickland House. With the bridge and opera house in the distance we ate, drank and caught up with lots of old friends. Magic.
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Met Kendall and his Mum at Rob and Kate's home last Christmas Day whilst visiting Sydney. He was great company and even had a beautifully wrapped Christmas gift for myself and one for Roberta who was also present. Kendall was very energetic entertaining the children especially Scarlett. His contribution towards the entire happy occasion was great. It was lovely to met him....Kendalll, if you read this, Hi and all good wishes for the move to Victoria.
Margaret - Masterton, New Zealand
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