My BFF was celebrating her birthday and rather than schlep into town, decided to organise dinner at a restaurant in her stamping ground of Runcorn. Located in a set of local shops on busy Mains Rd, our crowd of ten for a was easily accommodated in an otherwise very quiet restaurant. After pouring our BYO wine… Read more

….speaking of butchers…. Last week I wrote about my local butcher shop. Whilst it’s local to my house it’s not actually close to where I spend much of my time, which increasingly seems to be Canberra in the service of our great nation’s public. This makes it difficult to shop for meat and groceries. Luckily, Meatcart… Read more

A short while ago I went to the Australian Small Winemaker’s Show in Stanthorpe, Queensland. I am now sufficiently recovered to let you know what an amazing event this is. Amazing because it showcases over 1400 wines from small winemakers all over Australia and New Zealand. Amazing because it’s run by volunteers from the industry… Read more

*** THIS VENUE HAS NOW CLOSED *** Every Christmas you meet up with friends for a drink and dissect the year that was. At the end of the sprawling afternoon you say ‘We must meet up more often. Not leave it so long.’. Then, before you know if, it’s November and you’re looking for slots… Read more

Well today’s the day. The Good Burghers of Griffith* are out and about looking for the Good Burgers of Griffith. It’s election day in Griffith and on the way out of the polling booth, there’s an opportunity for local schools and community groups to add an unexpected by-election windfall to their coffers in the form… Read more

In My Kitchen is hosted on a monthly basis by Chook Whisperer, Celia from Fig Jam and Lime Cordial. It’s an opportunity for bloggers to talk about what’s happening in their kitchen and their lives and maybe include a few things that they haven’t had time to blog about. If you visit Celia’s blog, you can read… Read more