Recently I had the dilemma of trying to find a BYO restaurant in Perth for a double date on a Saturday night. We wanted somewhere delicious where we could take decent wine at retail price. And to be honest it was a friggen hard task! I googled and googled BYO restaurants in Perth and only…
Okay, so it was more like 4 nights, rather than 1. However, when writing a blog post about my recent wine adventures in Bangkok, how could I not somehow include the ‘One Night In Bangkok’ song? It just had to be done. You may have seen on my social media channels, that I was recently…
It seems like everyone we ran into in Sydney recommended that we checked out Newtown. Newtown is a quirky suburb in Sydney central full of all sorts of delights from clothing boutiques to bars and exciting looking eating spots. One of those restaurants is La Favola. This authentic Italian eatery it literally oozing Italian charm –…
On our recent trip to Sydney for Wine Island, we knew it was going to be a weekend all good wine & food. I am so glad we made it to Loluk Bistro in Surry Hills as this authentic French restaurant hit the nail on the head for an absolutely delicious Saturday lunch. The lovely team…
Seriously, who doesn’t love a champagne or sparkling wine breakfast or brunch? It’s the best excuse to sip on the good stuff pre-noon! Typically we have a bubbly brekkie on special occasions like a birthday or Christmas morning (actually, we ALWAYS have a champagne breakfast at Christmas) and sometimes we just do it because we…
If you didn’t catch my social media posts on the weekend, you missed out!! Just kidding.. I will give you a full recap here on the blog! I finally made it to one of the Urban Wine Walks in Perth. They typically sell out in what seems like minutes, so thankfully one of my organised,…
Mr. Spittoon and I spent a year living in Bang Saen, Thailand. Which is probably why I looove my Thai food and I find wine matching very interesting with the various range of Thai dishes you can get. When Anja from Canny Grapes invited me along to the ‘Aromatics & Thai Wine Dinner’ at Itsara…
Mosmans Restaurant must have one of the best locations in Perth. It sits on a jetty on the banks of the Swan River and until last week, it was a gem I was yet to discover. Last Thursday night I was super excited to be invited to their recent ‘Travel Through Italy Wine Dinner’. I…
My winemaking is based on mouthfeel” – said winemaker Jonathan (Jono) Mettam at last nights Grace Farm Wines dinner. Between Jono and seasoned viticulturist Tim Quinlan of Grace Farm from the Margaret River, and of course the lovely Anja Lewis their sales rep – it was a fantastic night to get to know Grace Farm…