The Northshore Riverside Cafe is a bit of a hidden destination at the moment. You’d think the words ‘North, Shore & Cafe’ would be enough to provide a clue about its location but you’d really have to be looking. Situated near Portside at Hamilton, it’s a little further along the river bank, towards the Gateway… Read more
June 2013
Who doesn’t love visiting the supermarket when they’re travelling overseas? An opportunity to check out the local produce, smile at amusing names that are lost in translation and maybe a chance to buy some mystery items that weren’t what you were expecting.A few weeks ago I was able to go on one of these supermarket excursions without leaving… Read more
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Product Review
The first thing you need to know about Hartsyard is that it does not specialise in Harts/hearts or offal, though they may be on the menu at some time. I’m telling you this up front as when I told a few people I was going, for some reason that thought I’d be sampling some choice… Read more
Last week was a big one. We went to Darwin and ate. And ate. And ate. Four markets, one festival, a few restaurants and countless glasses of beer, cider, wine and mojitos left me in need of some lighter, simpler food to start this week. Dom from Belleau Kitchen has been a bit poorly of… Read more
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Soups, Salads, Snacks
Most people know of the Mindil Beach Markets in Darwin. On Thursday and Sunday nights, they’re a bit on an institution. But have you heard of the Rapid Creek Markets? Located in small non descript suburban ‘business village’ painted a suitably tropical aqua, it is Darwin’s oldest market, specialising in Asian fruit and vegetables, fresh… Read more
Readers are perhaps a little weary of my endless praise of the Vintage Festival in the Barossa Valley. Just to show you that it’s not all flashy lunches and endless drinking (though that does make up a considerable part of my itinerary), today I’m going to tell you about two very different markets in the… Read more
Everyone’s Gatsby mad at the moment. You can buy flapper headbands in Sportsgirl, visit Harvey Nichols for a Roaring 20’s themed afternoon tea, learn from Woman’s Day how to get Daisy’s look and, Tiffany in Sydney has a whole tribute to Jazz Age Glamour, just in case you’re looking to update your diamond collection. It’s all… Read more
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Food Experiences
I can’t make it less than 2 km to get to Flour & Chocolate Bakery at Morningside but I can make it 932 km to Woolloomooloo to visit Flour & Stone Bakery. Famous for their artisan bread and amazing bakery items, I had originally planned to do a breakfast. Always a risky proposition on a… Read more
Interrupting all programmes….With so much happening and far too many exciting adventures for me to ever fully catch up, I’ve dedicated this post to ‘announcements & updates’.International TIFFINThe eagle eyed amongst you may have spotted a new page on the blog. Click on the International TIFFIN tab at the top of the page to see… Read more
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Miscellaneous
