When we were on the Sunshine Coast we arranged to meet Carl’s parents for lunch in Palmwoods. Palmwoods is a very small suburb in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast with a population of around 5,500. The majority of the local shops line either side of Margaret Street and this street seems to be the […]
Thai Nine, Mosman
June 11, 2014 By 24 Comments
Last week my sister, Lou, was out from Beijing for just five days. For those who might be getting a little confused about all the sisters, here’s how it works; there’s Millie, then me, then Em, then Katie and Lou is the youngest. For almost 10 years Lou has been living in Beijing so I […]
Paradox, Crows Nest
May 31, 2014 By 18 Comments
My very good friend, Karina, shares the same birthday as me. For many years we have tried to always go out for dinner for a joint celebration. Her husband, Christian, is very good at organising a different venue each year; it’s always somewhat local, always moderately priced, always BYO and each year we usually try […]
Let’s Eat, Neutral Bay
May 7, 2014 By 29 Comments
It was Carl’s birthday and being a work day, he could only find 40 minutes to celebrate. Rather than sit at his desk and count how many people on facebook had wished him a happy birthday, he rang me and said he had a 40-minute window where ‘we could do something if you like’. Poor […]
Malai Thawng Thai, Nelson Bay, NSW
March 22, 2014 By 21 Comments
When we arrived at Nelson Bay during a cyclone that caused the entire area to lose power resulting in every restaurant shutting its doors, I did wonder if we would have any luck finding somewhere to eat for the night. By a stroke of good fortune the power was returned to our part of the […]
Bathers’ Cafe, Balmoral Beach
February 28, 2014 By 36 Comments
My sister is out from LA for a one-week business trip and in between meetings we squeezed in lunch at Bathers’ Cafe. The iconic building has a lot of history. It was commissioned by Mosman Council in 1928 and was essentially built as a large changing shed known as Bathers’ Pavilion. It was opened in […]
The Oaks, Neutral Bay
February 26, 2014 By 33 Comments
The Oaks is an iconic pub in Sydney’s Neutral Bay. It opened its doors in 1885 and throughout its 120 year history, it has never failed to be a place that Sydney-siders will frequent time and time again. By a stroke of good fortune, Lorraine had an appointment at The Oaks and asked if, along […]
Cranky Fins Holidae Inn, Palm Beach
February 14, 2014 By 36 Comments
Ever since the fine-dining restaurant, Beach Road, closed its doors, I have been eagerly waiting to see what new establishment would open in its place. We were on our way to Palm Beach to have lunch with our good friends, Marcus and Lou. ‘Where are we going?’ they asked. ‘That new restaurant in Palm Beach’. […]
Nomad, Surry Hills
February 10, 2014 By 36 Comments
Towards the end of last year, Celia, Tania, Lorraine and I wanted to got together to celebrate making it through another year, the joy of the Christmas season with the exchanging of home-made gifts, and the treat of getting together over a meal. We decided to go to Nomad, a newly-opened restaurant in Surry Hills. […]
Beach Rock Cafe, Baie Des Citrons, Noumea
February 2, 2014 By 23 Comments
When Alfred dropped us back to the beautiful Baie Des Citrons (Lemon Bay) we certainly didn’t need lunch as we’d been to the patisserie and the milkshake shop and it seemed we’d been eating all day. However, across the road from the beach we saw a cafe in the very new retail complex, Le Mirage […]
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