Keith AustinKeith Austin was born in London, England and started his working career in a pie, mash and eel sho. The 'highlight' of that job - which ended when he joined the local newspaper - was standing waist-deep in a vat full of eels wearing waders. Don't ask After a stint in local newspapers he made the move to Fleet Street and worked on The Sunday Times, The Times, The Sun and The Daily Mirror before moving to Beijing, China, to join the English language newspaper, China Daily. He came to Australia in 1995 and has worked at The Sydney Morning Herald even since in roles as diverse as Chief Sub Editor, Travel Editor and Senior Feature Writer. His restaurant review column for the Good Living section - in which he toured the restaurants the rest of us can afford with his dining companion Popsi Bubblehead - ran for six years.

Willie Simpson lives in a one-pub town in north-west Tasmania and commutes regularly to the Big Island, where he Read More Read Less