Jacques Reymond – Melbourne
Ahhhh, Jacques….. What I can say. Jacques Reymond, the man and the restaurant, are Melbourne institutions. Located in the inner Eastern suburb of Prahran, the restaurant occupies an 1880 Victorian...
View ArticleWeekend in Bingara
Bingara? Where the bl**dy hell is Bingara I hear you ask. Well, Bingara is a small country town 150kms North of Tamworth, with a population of around 1300. J’s grandparents live in Bingara (Aboriginal...
View ArticleCutler & Co – Melbourne
Cutler and Co is Andrew McConnell’s restaurant and bar in Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. It can be hard to get a booking, which was one of the reasons J and I were there on a week night. We arrived half...
View ArticleSpice Temple – Melbourne
Spice Temple is Neil Perry’s Chinese restaurant in Crown Casino. He also has a restaurant by the same name in Sydney. Melbourne Spice Temple is next door to Rockpool Bar and Grill, another of Perry’s...
View ArticleMexicali Rose – Melbourne
Mexicali Rose is a Mexican restaurant in Swan Street, Richmond. My brother, The Mole, was in town and after meeting at a pub for a quick drink we headed to Mexicali Rose for dinner. We were greeted...
View ArticleWeekend in Darwin
After barely seeing J throughout July and August, I decided we needed a weekend away. I had originally thought we would just head into the city for a couple of nights, but J thought some sun would be...
View ArticleChar Restaurant – Darwin
Char restaurant is owned by restaurateur John Kilroy. He also owns Jellyfish in Brisbane. When Jellyfish had to close due to the Brisbane floods, the chefs moved to Darwin and cooked their fish...
View ArticleHanuman Restaurant – Darwin
Hanuman is a Darwin dining institution. First opening in 1992, it moved to its current location in the Holiday Inn Esplanade in 2007. Hanuman and its sister restaurants in Cairns and Alice Springs...
View ArticleShira Nui – Melbourne
Shira Nui is a Japanese restaurant in Glen Waverley, one of Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. J and I first spotted this unassuming restaurant when we walked past it on the way to another restaurant a few...
View ArticleA Week in Western Australia
J and I headed to Western Australia for a week’s holiday. It was a second visit to our largest state for both us, mine was when I was in primary school on a family holiday, and J’s first trip was a...
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