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Sage Dining Rooms: Checking out Canberra’s fine dining scene.

Sage Dining Rooms: Checking out Canberra’s fine dining scene.

Having a disappointing evening at Quay, I debated a number of properties the following night in Canberra (yes, we’re the weirdos who didn’t fly between Sydney and Melbourne) and finally came up with Sage.  The main reason?  Besides the fantastic reviews, it was located on […]

Attica: #32, World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

Attica: #32, World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

When we saw the Chef’s Table episode for Attica, I was impressed.  And the continued honors for the restaurant and Chef Ben Shewry have been many — as the current Australasia best restaurant (2017), I literally couldn’t wait to enjoy a meal at the venue. […]

Quay: #95 World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

Quay: #95 World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

Before even entering the restaurant, Quay comes with a bit of a reputation. I’ve had a number of foodie friends visit this iconic Sydney property — some have thoroughly enjoyed the experience (placing the meal in the upper echelons of remembered meals), and others have […]

Casa Angelina: Perfect Praiano.

Casa Angelina: Perfect Praiano.

In a toe-curling cliffside location (complete with a one of a kind driveway), just past Positano on the Amalfi Coast, Casa Angelina is a bastion of urban style done in chic, reflective white.  Service is highly attentive and begins prior to guests ever stepping foot […]

Weekend links.

Weekend links.

So, I might never come home…  That’s cool, right? Looking for food films? What your favorite writers drink.  (PS, this author loves bubbles of any kind). Merlot lollipops. Cheeky way of saving money by eating meal delivery kits (US). Grabby hands. We’re in Cairns and […]

Le Sirenuse Champagne & Oyster Bar: A tradition that lives up to the hype.

Le Sirenuse Champagne & Oyster Bar: A tradition that lives up to the hype.

The Amalfi Coast is a location synonymous with luxury and sophistication, and perhaps no property is more sought after than that of Le Sirenuse, the iconic hotel in picture perfect Positano.  While our original intention was to enjoy a pre-dinner drink at Franco’s Bar (technically a spill […]

Zass*: Michelin makes a mistake?

Zass*: Michelin makes a mistake?

Let it be said that my friends have impeccable taste in travel.  Thus, when the opportunity to attach on to an extended birthday trip to Italy for a friend of my sister that I’d only met a handful of times came up, what do you […]

Un Piano Nel Cielo, dinner by the sea.

Un Piano Nel Cielo, dinner by the sea.

While staying at Casa Angelina, it only made sense to dine at their fine dining restaurant, Un Piano Nel Cielo.  We booked the terrace on the top floor for a private dinner as the main meal of our ongoing birthday celebrations.  Friends, if you ever […]

Weekend links.

Weekend links.

Greetings from Melbourne — tonight we’re dining at Attica and I couldn’t be more excited! Relevant to my interests when I am home — more about the food section at TJ Maxx. Noma Mexico’s use of native ingredients. More thoughts on going to Noma’s Mexico pop […]