Pasta and wine at La Favola Newtown Sydney
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Wining & Dinning at La Favola – Newtown, Sydney

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 –…

Bubbles at The Nest, Sittella - Swan Valley
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The Nest @ Sittella – A Sparkling Wine Breakfast Done Right

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…

Betel Leaf Entree - Itsara Thai Restaurant Perth
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Aromatics & Thai Wine Dinner at Itsara Thai Restaurant Perth

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…

Pork Fillet & Jowl at Petite Mort
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Dinner with Grace Farm Wines at Petite Mort

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…