Penfolds Grange Hermitage 1951 – the ultimate wine dilemma

Penfolds Grange Hermitage 1951 - the ultimate wine dilemma

Penfolds Grange Hermitage – or just straight ‘Grange’ to its friends – is roundly considered as one of the world’s greatest wines. It’s certainly one of the most expensive. So I was intrigued when I mate Jarrod texted me a picture of the oldest Grange vintage the other day. Here’s the story why. Jarrod is … Read more

5 Foodie Finds – good eggs, gluten-free bread, the best room service, bush tucker and pho

We love sharing good food and drink tips with our friends – it’s one of the things that really got us onto blogging from Mr & Mrs Romance. There’s nothing better than finding a great little secret lunch spot, a new cocktail or beer to try, or even a new product to cook at home. … Read more

A new book, a conference and Fraser Island

I am wrecked. Kaput. Cream crackered. We’re just coming out the other side of Mrs R’s new book coming out, the biggest weekend in the blogging calendar and more travel than we’ve done since we were in Europe and the States last year. It’s that good tired, but we’re tired nonetheless.  During this year’s conference, we’ve … Read more

He Said She Said: what have we got in our pockets? Our ProBlogger survival kits

Many years ago, the Swiss developed a single, multifunctional tool that gave their armed forces unique survival advantages. Much like their famed Swiss Army Knife, the range of things we’ll be toting at this year’s ProBlogger event will keep us going. We might even be able to help get a stone out of a horse’s … Read more

The perfect ploughman’s, bacon bourbon and a new site design

It’s been a horrible week weather wise here in Sydney. Rainy, gloomy, cold… it makes me quite homesick actually! The weather might have something to do with why this week’s Instagram Diary is so short. We just haven’t done much – the weather’s just been too shitty! The good news is from about Thursday next … Read more

Bacon bourbon by Experimental Spirits Co – cocktail series: part 1 – Maple Bacon Old Fashioned

For the first time ever I’m genuinely excited about tasting a bourbon. It’s this new bourbon by The Experimental Spirits Company. It’s made with bacon! That’s right, folks. I said made with bacon. 350g of the stuff in every bottle in fact. After a little digging around, I found that infusing bourbon with bacon has … Read more