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Food & Drink

We love eating and drinking, so don’t be surprised to find most of our stories on this page! From restaurants and cafes to home-cooked meals; from slick bars and underground drinking holes to that perfect martini at the bar of Casa de Romance – we talk about it all!

Friday Drinks: Eau de Vie, Darlinghurst, Sydney

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This week’s Friday Drinks is set in the dark recesses of Darlinghurst, Sydney. Embracing forgotten ways of good manners, great service and impeccable drinks, Eau de Vie embraces ‘20s style with a flourish. Dedicated to the bon vivant within us all, the prohibition hideaway tommy gun tone of this jazz-infused speakeasy tells you to kick back [...]

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Slow-cooked lamb, tahini sauce and quinoa salad

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Image by HotlySpiced.com This year Mother’s Day coincided with my birthday. Mother’s Day in Australia and North America falls on the second Sunday of May every year. In England, it’s in March, so I’ve never had to deal with such a clash before. This unhappy double-booking of the World’s two most important days only happens [...]

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Friday drinks: the Hotel Hollywood, Surry Hills, Sydney

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It’s Friday! That’s a relief, isn’t it? The weekend stretches before us like the far end of an Olympic swimming pool, threatening to drown us with its infinite possibilities. And so begins the first ordeal of our leisure time: where should we go for Friday drinks?

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Polenta chips – they’re gluten free, boredom free and potato free!

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Fed up with potato-based sauce-soakers for dinner? Chips, roast potatoes, baked spuds, mash… they can get a little bit dull; a bit run-of-the-mill. Well, here’s something that will change gears for you: polenta chips. Mrs Romance is very ‘meh’ when it comes to potato goods. I love the humble spud, so there’s always conflict here. [...]

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3 Bangkok Rooftop Bars You Can’t Miss

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The traffic, the markets, the street hawkers, the grime; the food carts, the temples, the madness, the crime… it’s what makes this iconic South-East Asian capital buzz. It’s what you think of when you hear the word ‘Bangkok’. But way above the steam and noise of Bangkok’s sprawling, festering street life, serenity can be found. [...]

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Our top ten dream rooftop bars around the world

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What is it about a rooftop bar? Perhaps it’s drinking champagne with the city at your feet. Maybe it’s the feeling of the stars above you with a cocktail in your hand. Or it could just be the glamour of fine wine with your fine wife. Of course, it could just be that being up [...]

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Friday Drinks: The Clock Hotel in Surry Hills, Sydney

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If you haven’t been to the Clock Hotel before, you are either under-age or you’re not interested in pubs. This one’s a belter and shouldn’t be missed. Obviously a classic Aussie pub at its heart, the Clock has undergone many incarnations. From the outside, it’s clear that it’s always been a pub, with its classic [...]

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Fine-dining in the Central Coast: Pearls on the Beach

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You know those occasional meals you have that, even as you’re eating them, you know you’ll remember them forever? That’s what happened to us in Pearl Beach recently. Pearl Beach is a little waterside town in the Central Coast of New South Wales, population 400 – give or take. These lucky few have on their [...]

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Friday drinks: the Harts Pub in The Rocks, Sydney

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Has anyone noticed how microbreweries have become really popular in Australia recently? Is anyone really that happy about it? If someone asked me those questions, the answer would be a very loud ‘YES!’ One of the pubs doing great things with all things beer is the Harts Pub on the outer rim of the Rocks [...]

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Where to eat in Sydney: Parma Cucina, Surry Hills

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Stuck for choices of where to eat? Can’t decide where you want to go? Well, Surry Hills is the worst for that – talk about culinary wood for the trees! This Sydney suburb has more eateries, restaurants and bars per square metre than any other area of Sydney. It was on a blogging friend’s recommendation [...]

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