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Scarlett: Dining at the Rocks.

Scarlett: Dining at the Rocks.

Coming off a successful Sydney Harbor Bridge climb (so fun – super touristy, but also an amazing way to see the city), I wanted to locate a restaurant that was close to the Langham (but also open — Sunday nights can be a bit tricky […]

Rice Paper Scissors: A (delicious) taste of Melbourne’s street food.

Rice Paper Scissors: A (delicious) taste of Melbourne’s street food.

When meeting up with former Dubai friends (this time in Melbourne), we decided on a relatively casual approach to our evening — which involved rooftop bars, two failed attempts at out of the way/secret/small capacity bars, a drink (or three) in Southbank, and dinner in […]

Riley St. Garage: A creative approach to dining.

Riley St. Garage: A creative approach to dining.

Meeting up with some friends from our early days in Dubai, I was more than happy to a) see them again and b) have someone else choose the restaurant.  With nearly 20 days of meals to choose in our tour across Australia, I was running […]

Fairmont Ajman: Unexpected luxury.

Fairmont Ajman: Unexpected luxury.

Even though I’m just back from what felt like a month of hotels that I still need to write about, sometimes we need a vacation from our holiday, do we not?  In this instance, a quick getaway to nearby Ajman fit the bill.  While I’ve […]

Weekend links.

Weekend links.

How have you been?  I’ve been busy!  Mainly I’ve been trying to finish a book I’m going to hopefully publish this month, but I also made it over to Ajman this week and am plotting out some other upcoming reviews. You had me at gourmet […]

The Lighthouse: Dubai Design District’s Does Right.

The Lighthouse: Dubai Design District’s Does Right.

Having been impressed by the interior at Molecule (but not too much else, unfortunately), I was ready to give one of the other d3 restaurants a try.  While I still had bad luck locating the venue (oh well, a few extra steps for the day […]

My Top Dishes of June 2017.

My Top Dishes of June 2017.

There was a lot of food this month, encompassing many chefs and kitchens, so, I had to really think hard about what I enjoyed the most in Australia — what I would travel long distances for and what I will remember when I think back […]

Nautilus: Port Douglas charms (with bonus bandicoots).

Nautilus: Port Douglas charms (with bonus bandicoots).

If you look up ‘oldie but a goodie’ I’m certain this restaurant will show up somewhere in the mix.  And if you haven’t specifically been to Port Douglas, I’m certain there is a similar restaurant in your favorite holiday town.  Although we’d had a long […]

Automata: My favorite Australian dining experience.

Automata: My favorite Australian dining experience.

I think it’s fairly clear by now there were a number of food highs and lows during my trip to Australia.  Restaurants I thought were going to be amazing but did not live up to the mark, and those I had literally no opinion of (or […]