Wine of the Month – Pinot Noir
For a long time, Mrs Romance and I didn’t drink red wine. Crazy, isn’t it? These days we drink more red than white –…
Food & Drink
Gluten Free High Tea at the Park Hyatt Sydney
Whoever invented high tea was a genius. I love eating lots of tiny food. Being able to sample lots of tiny cakes and bites…
DIY Dishwasher Vodka
As you may know, we love our cocktails and high-end spirits. There’s nothing better than sampling an expensive champagne or sipping an XO cognac,…
How to Do a Perfect Tim Tam Slam
I come from a long line of biscuit dunkers. My father dunked and his father before him. But the Tim Tam Slam is the…
Hemingway’s Bar and Eatery, Manly, NSW
Hemingway was surely the first hipster. His was a lover of adventure, chivalry, and a non-mainstream life – and of course, later on, a…
Gusti di Frontiera international food festival, Gorizia, Italy
I once asked Mrs Romance if she could only eat one type of food for the rest of her life, which would it be?…
Zeta Bar’s Arabian Nights and cocktails
Zeta Bar at the top of the Hilton Sydney has always been a pretty damn fine bar. Its outlook over the beautiful Queen Victoria…
Where to find a good lunch in Essex – Tiptree Jam Factory
“Just enjoy your lunch, will you?” I couldn’t believe it. The lady on the table behind us clearly needed to have her opinion heard….
Where to eat in Sydney: Alpha Restaurant
I’ve had bad Greek food before. Even in Greece. I once had a moussaka in Rhodes that was so salty it was more like…
Wine of the month – rosé is the new white
Whenever I think of rosé wine, I immediately think of sickly sweet alcopop with lashings of hangover. I’ve always avoided this type of wine…