*** THIS VENUE HAS NOW CLOSED *** One of the things that I missed most when we were travelling in Europe were Asian flavours. After only 2 months in Birmingham, I was so desperate that we hunted out the very small Chinatown for some smoky Char Kway Teow and Salt & Pepper Calamari. In Berlin… Read more
To blog, or not to blog? That is the question. I wasn’t going to blog about this dinner because it’s not really a review of a restaurant or the wine is it? On the other hand, all my friends were there and we had a great time so I thought it would be nice for… Read more
Time for an Op Shop update. So many great goodies out there and so little space to fit it in my cupboards.To start with, these cute espresso cups. Originally a set of 8, sadly there were only 4 pairs plus the leftover saucers, that stayed behind. With a hint of 70’s and a whiff of… Read more
I’ve decided to start a new ‘theme’ of post, based on TIFFIN’S lunch time adventures. Here’s the first one.I spend most of my lunch breaks sitting at my desk, working my way through an endless pile of emails and something I’ve brought from home. Occasionally though, I get to throw off the shackles and one… Read more
With the weather starting to warm up, my mind and body has well and truly been set to salad mode. With a long summer ahead, I am keen to broaden my repertoire and enjoy salads with all sorts of grains and pulses tossed through to give some substance to the dish. I have written before… Read more
What Club, I hear you ask? The Club I seem to have spent most of my most time in. Not Mannequin’s Partyhouse at the old Treasury Hotel as you may think, but the Qantas Club. I travel a lot for work and consequently spend a lot of time in the QC. I know all of… Read more
*** THIS VENUE HAS NOW CLOSED *** My brother posted a comment that he had managed to make it into not one, but two recent blog posts. As he visited again from the big smoke last weekend, I have decided to make it a hat trick. I have been wanting to go to Egg Bistro… Read more



