A QUICK WORD OF WITH DEBORAH SAMS

The co-founder of iconic fashion brand Bassike on packing tips, morning chai and Friday night dinners.

- HANNAH-ROSE YEE

I grew up at Whale Beach. In my 20s and 30s I lived in the east [of Sydney] and in my early 30s I moved back to Avalon and have lived there ever since with my husband and my son. It's so beautiful, you have nature at your doorstep. We're beach people and we have water all around us.

There's some great little holes in the wall on the northern beaches. There's a place called Queen Ester Falafel, which opened recently. It's a really small menu of Israeli street food and it's just amazing.

I think Sydney has one of the best restaurant scenes in the world. I like honest, simple food, I don't like Michelin-starred dining - that's not my thing. Apollo would be my number one, and Fred's and Beppi's.

We are a breakfast family. In winter, the sun comes into the house and we sit and have breakfast. Then it's soccer and lunch. In the afternoon, we light a fire and chill. In summer, we get to the beach early and then hang out in the house.