In the trendy suburb of Prahran, there is a cafe in a backstreet alleyway area, called Babble. The "building" it is in is actually an old weatherboard house which has been restored and turned into the cafe - Such a hipster Melbourne thing to do! When you enter the cafe it still has much of … Continue reading Restaurant Review: Babble Cafe Prahran
I have some big news: I am no longer a Canberran! I have moved to the lovely state of Victoria and now live in Melbourne! I have always loved coming to visit Melbourne, so when the opportunity arose for me to move to Melbourne, I was very happy to move. One we had set up … Continue reading The Brunswick Whey Cheese Shop in Melbourne
Some of my readers may have heard of Veganuary. For those who haven't it's a food challenge where you eat vegan foods for the whole month of January. So that's no products that come from an animal - including cutting out honey and even some wines! The purpose is to raise awareness of animal suffering, … Continue reading Veganuary Challenge 2017
Aubergine is a quiet little restaurant tucked away at the Griffith shops in Canberra. It has a small outdoor garden area and many tables for two inside facing alongside the floor to ceiling windows. Before December 2015, we had only been here once as a couple because it is a very popular fine dining restaurant … Continue reading Aubergine Restaurant
As many of my readers may have guessed, I love anything vintage and vintage inspired. My favourite decades are the 1920s, 1950s and 1980s. I particularly love how there are vintage inspired restaurants and cafes popping up everywhere at the moment. Little Brooklyn is a funky restaurant and bar in one of the restaurant suburbs … Continue reading Weekday Dinner at Little Brooklyn in Kingston
It seems that I have been treating myself to a sit down lunch at least once a fortnight, normally the day after pay day. While it is good to save money, I work pretty hard so it's nice to treat myself and properly get away from work for a hour. Recently I went for lunch … Continue reading Friday Lunch at Treehouse Bar Canberra
I've been to quite a few hens weekends. A lot of them have been in Sydney as well. I definitely had fun at the last one I attended, which including high tea at The Tea Salon. This is not your traditional high tea. It is set right in the centre of shops in the Pitt … Continue reading High Tea at The Tea Salon Sydney
I love taking my baked goods into work to share with everyone. I love trying out new recipes at home, but sometimes I don't want to eat the whole batch for myself. The alternative is to take the treats into work, which is always nice for my work colleagues. 🙂 I have been wanting to … Continue reading Rustic Rocky Road
It's been a while since I've been to a function at the Canberra National Convention Centre. I was lucky enough to be invited to the Aboriginal Hostels Limited NAIDOC Week luncheon. I was invited to go through the work organised tickets and went along with 5 other people from work. It was a terrible, cold … Continue reading NAIDOC Week Function at Canberra Convention Centre
I remember when Soju Girl opened a few years ago. It was considered a hip new place to go. I went when it was still in its early days with a small group of people. Back then I enjoyed quite a few cocktails as well as the share style meals. I was invited to go … Continue reading Friday Night Sharing Plates at Soju Girl
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