Sir Charles – returns to his ‘burb February 25, 2015 Cafes, Eating Out, Restaurants Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy was the 10th Governor of New South Wales & later in 1853 Governor of Tasmania, South Australia & Victoria. But since his passing in 1858, Sir Charles has returned in restaurant form in the heart of his namesake...
The Vertue of the Coffee Drink in Carlton – for incredible coffee & food February 12, 2015 Cafes, Eating Out 2 Comments To distract our daughter from the vaccinations she'd scored as a result of reaching her first birthday milestone, we took her out to lunch at one of Carlton's newest cafes - The Vertue of the Coffee Drink. As we passed Lygon Street, peeling off...
L’Hotel Gitan in Prahran – Jacques Reymond’s latest restaurant December 16, 2014 Eating Out, Restaurants 4 Comments I still remember when I graduated in 2005. With my first few pay cheques I bought my mother a Louis Vuitton handbag, my father a Moran leather recliner, and shouted the whole family to a degustation at Jacques Reymond in Windsor to...
Green tea & red bean microwave mug cakes – for a speedy, evening indulgence March 2, 2015 Cakes, Cooking, Sweet I found out today that it's my Chinese birthday. Upon sharing the news with my 3.5 year old son, he declared my urgent need for a birthday cake - with a candle of course. Not keen on getting out the Kitchenaid mixer & making a...
Eat Drink Paleo Cookbook – an enlightening interview with Irena Macri February 9, 2015 Cooking, Savoury, Sweet Wondering where I've been? I've been focusing on wellness. In the coming months, you'll hear about the juice cleanse that I dragged my husband through alongside with me, and no doubt hear more about my latest obsession with healthy eating and...
Banana cupcakes stuffed with salted butter caramel – the perfect solution for a whole bunch of overripe bananas! January 4, 2015 Cooking, Cupcakes, Sweet I'm quite fond of bananas - so much so that I often get quite ahead myself and buy way too many of them! So with a dinner party to attend this evening, my son and I decided to choose the ripest ones we had and transform them into delicious cupcakes!...