Sydney

Luke Benchmark Restaurant and Oyster Bar

“We are setting a new benchmark in casual fine dining.” says their website. I feel this is an oxymoron, as either a restaurant is casual (which doesn’t necessarily mean they do not serve great food) or it’s a fine dining establishment. Luke Benchmark is neither one of these things and […]

Delicado II

Amidst the leafy village-atmosphere of Blues Point Rd, Mc Mahons Point, lies a delightful tapas bar, Delicado. Having been privy to its earthly delights one sunny winter’s afternoon last year, I took my Mum there to celebrate her birthday. She loved it. I’m not going to give you a detailed […]

March into Merivale Launch

Justin Hemmes’ Merivale conglomerate is so expansive they now have their own food festival. March into Merivale is a festival in Feb-March that offers wining and dining specials and classes throughout the many Merivale precincts and restaurants. Tonight was the launch party and it, for lack of a better turn […]

Food Society

After our sleek cocktail experience at Eau de Vie, The American Oculist and I were off to dine at Food Society, where our gorgeous friend, Chef Ali Bahmad is the head chef. It was our first time dinning here and the excitement was palpable. At 7pm, we stroll into a […]

Eau de Vie

Eau de Vie possess such high accolades as Best Cocktail Bar 2011 (Australian Bar Awards), New Bar of the Year 2011 (Time Out Bar Awards) and World’s Best New Cocktail Bar (Spirited Awards). Having been on my radar for a while I was most excited to visit this lovely, little […]

Black Star Pastry

It was a gloriously sunny day yesterday; perfect weather to take Sesso Bici, my lovely new bike, on a little trip to Newtown. Half the fun of riding such a beautiful bike is the conversation it creates. If you do not want to talk to strangers, do not by such […]