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!
Ever since we both read Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential, Mrs Romance and I always take our steaks either rare or medium-rare. From this book, we gleaned that well-done steaks tend to harbour a number of meat evils that kitchens – unsurprisingly – don’t tell us. A well-done steak is often an inferior piece of meat. … Read more
How good is Friday? Best day of the week, I reckon. And I have some very strong opinions on the days of the week (Tuesdays suck). It’s pretty much a rule in our house that, if it’s Friday afternoon, Mrs Romance needs a glass of champers in her hand. It’s not up for negotiation – … Read more
I love cooking curries – especially for Mrs Romance. Over the next few Wednesdays I’ll be telling you how I cook my favourite Indian dishes in our curry series. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do! When you think of Indian food, the first thought probably isn’t going to be cheese. I … Read more
Mexican food is still sweeping through Sydney like a great green white and red storm. Taco options are abound and high grade tequila has never been so popular. It’s becoming a very competitive market. **Sadly, Mr Moustache is no longer with us and has now closed.** The great thing about competition is that it drives … Read more
Over here in Sydney, we’re getting ready to turn our clocks back an hour, pull out our coats and bunker down for the winter. Granted, the coats are more just jackets and by ‘bunkering down’ I really mean not eating lunch in the park with your sunnies on. Be that as it may, the Starks … Read more
Three parts woman, one part gin. That’s how the Gin Queen Caroline Childerley describes herself. Pretty cool, isn’t it? It’s the Gin Queen who introduced us to some of the incredible domestic gin being produced by craft distillers in Australia. Mrs Romance and I attended Caroline’s inaugural gin masterclass in Melbourne recently. It inspired us … Read more
I love cooking curries – especially for Mrs Romance. Over the next few Wednesdays I’ll be telling you how I cook my favourite Indian dishes in our curry series. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do! When Mrs Romance came to England to live with me, I loved taking her to my … Read more
There’s something about discovering an incredible place to eat that’s so hidden you’d never find it if you were looking for it. We love this aspect of travelling, but it’s so funny when it happens on your own doorstep. It does though, and it’s starting to happen more and more in Sydney. The advent of … Read more
The first we heard of Australian-made gin was when our friend the lovely Caroline Childerley – officially The Gin Queen – told us about Four Pillars Gin coming for their first launch in Sydney. It was great to meet Cam and the guys from Four Pillars, and their gin really is exceptional. If you’ve had … Read more
I love cooking curries – especially for Mrs Romance. Over the next few Wednesdays I’ll be telling you how I cook my favourite Indian dishes in our curry series. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do! If you tell someone in the UK that you’re having a vindaloo for dinner, they’ll probably … Read more