Margaritas, sunsets and mountains of food
The other day, Mrs Romance and I were on the road driving around the Daylesford region of country Victoria. It’s a lovely area of Australia, and if you ever get … Read more
Mr Romance
Wines of the Month: red blends
The first thing I do when I‘m in a restaurant is check the wine list. I usually go straight to the Shiraz section as it’s my favourite grape… but is … Read more
Where to eat in Sydney CBD – Customs House Bar
The hunt for a good pub feed in the heart of Sydney’s CBD used to be a fruitless exercise. But that’s not the case anymore. Venues everywhere are upping their … Read more
7 Tips for How to Survive a Long-Haul Flight
Everyone’s has a flying story. They’re a stand-up comic’s bread and butter. But a long-haul flight is no laughing matter. Here are our 7 neat tricks to help you survive … Read more
An LA hotel, a magic burger and San Diego Halloween
As we head south on our drive from Los Angeles to San Diego, we switch on the radio. Cold Play’s A Sky Full of Stars comes on. It’s a good … Read more
Halloween Cocktail: the Black Promise
Can you feel it in your bones? It’s Halloween, folks. Tonight, dark things stalk the land and evil is at large. The clink of a spectre’s chains, the slither of … Read more
Congratulations! The winner of our Spirit House restaurant cookbook giveaway is…
Our competition was to tell us your worst cooking nightmare. This competition topic idea was inspired by a friend of ours trying to make chicken satay for his now wife … Read more
Where to eat in Brisbane: a taste of the Middle East – Shouk Café, Paddington
For one reason or another, we haven’t made it to the Middle East… yet. But our fascination with this exotic part of the world hasn’t dimmed. We can’t wait for … Read more
Cocktails, cameras and suitcase cramming
It’s only until you start to pack for an overseas trip that’ll last more than two months that you realise how much stuff you really have! We fly to Los … Read more
Halloween Cocktails – For Your Eyes Only Martini series
As we draw ever closer to the spookiest night in the calendar, we thought we’d bring you a couple of soothing cocktails to help blank out anything that goes bump … Read more