Australia / New South Wales
on 14 May 2024 at 1:28 am ×
Bar Heather – Introduction We have been following the career of Ollie Wong-Hee for some time now. Ollie cooked at various locations in Hobart and we also experienced food by he and Luke Burgess when they did a pop-up in Arles in southern France some years ago. Ollie has also […]
Australia / New South Wales
on 14 May 2024 at 1:24 am ×
Introduction to New South Wales dining Sydney in New South Wales is a great place to eat – there are just so many wonderful restaurants and bars and places to enjoy serious coffee. However, there are many places outside the Sydney metropolis where you can also enjoy great food and […]
Japan
on 12 May 2024 at 4:37 am ×
Rokurinsha – Introduction Rokurinsha at Tokyo Station has queues lining up prior to opening time for a reason – the tsukemen is some of the best in town. Beautiful, chewy noodles served with sliced pork, deeply-flavourful stock and a topping of bonito power makes for a very satisfying lunch. Get […]
Sydney
on 5 May 2024 at 2:41 am ×
Poly – Introduction Poly is an exciting spin-off from one of our all-time favourite restaurants, Ester. Situated on the edge of the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, this casual bar is a perfect place to drop in for a drink, a snack or a series of snacks that can be […]
France / Paris
on 1 May 2024 at 8:22 am ×
Clown Bar – Introduction The Clown Bar is both a bar à vins and a restaurant with a tiny kitchen in the 11th arrondissement in Paris. The food is stunningly good and the wine list beyond interesting with an excellent range of natural wines.To understand the Clown Bar it is […]
France / Paris
on 11 April 2024 at 5:21 am ×
Substance – Introduction Substance is a very good café and place to enjoy a serious coffee in Paris. Their coffee beans are sourced from a number of countries including Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama and Ethiopia (that we have seen on the menu). They also always seem to have the Geisha […]
France / Paris
on 11 April 2024 at 3:07 am ×
Le Doyenné – Introduction It is difficult to describe the delight we felt when we arrived at Le Doyenné restaurant for the first time. It was after the Covid lockdown was over, so there had been a long stretch since we had visited France. During that time we had followed […]
Coffee
on 25 March 2024 at 5:54 am ×
Tortoise Espresso – Introduction During a brief trip to the Victorian area around Castlemaine, Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, one of the biggest surprises was a tiny coffee “hole-in-the-wall” in Castlemaine where the selection of single origin coffee options was as good as anything we have seen in Sydney, Melbourne or […]
Victoria
on 5 March 2024 at 4:12 am ×
Eating country Victoria north of Melbourne – Summary This story is a summary of the places that we have visited recently in country Victoria immediately north of Melbourne. Each of these places can be visited for lunch enabling you to return to Melbourne, or there are many very nice places […]
Provence / France
on 9 February 2024 at 6:46 am ×
Prior to Le Saint Hubert We are not certain about when we will get a chance to drive around France again, but there are some things we do know will be on our list when we do. So, this story is about the events we are looking forward to and […]