Yip AU – Hand made noodles When we arrive in Perth, we always check to see which places are recommended by our former colleague from our restaurant reviewing days, Max Veenhuyzen whose opinions are always spot on. After our long flight from Melbourne we felt like a bowl of noodles […]
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Snack Man – Introduction On our first visit to Brisbane in a number of years, one of the highlights of our visit was discovering Snack Man in Fortitude Valley and the story of the people behind this exciting, busy venue. First the setting. You reach Snack Man from East Street […]
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Deep in Marseille – Introduction In our story about coffee called The Fascinating Story of Coffee we wrote about how France has been very slow to embrace premium coffee. We proposed a couple of reasons that included their colonial history where many of the countries they occupied grew the less […]
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Michel Bras – Introduction There are many reasons to visit Michel Bras. The first is to experience the food they prepare that is deeply rooted in the countryside of his birth between the rural villages of Laguoile and Aubrac. The second is because Michel Bras is one of the few […]
Etxebarri – Introduction Etxebarri is a haven for food lovers. It is a destination restaurant that serious lovers of perfect food will seek out. It is not easy to find nestled on a mountainside in the small village of Axpe up behind the town of Durango in north-west Spain. But […]
Flor @ Burleigh Heads Flor Wine & Grocer is a delightful venue in the thriving suburb of Burleigh Heads. On our most recent trip to Queensland we spent an enjoyable afternoon here providing a tasting for their customers of some of the natural wines we import from France. The venue […]
Moon Mart – Introduction Some of our favourite meals ever were long Sunday lunches on the 1st floor verandah at Redfern’s Moon Park. They became hazier as the afternoon wore on, thanks to a wine list with too many good choices, but never enough to forget how good the food […]
Manzé – Introduction Manzé is a particular favourite of ours. Set in a shopping strip in North Melbourne, there is nothing pretentious about this restaurant – however it has a very loyal following due to the food, the service and the beautiful wines that are all part of the experience […]
Natural wine shops by State We are often asked where to buy natural wines in Australia, so we are gradually compiling a list of venues where you can buy natural wines to take home with you. Let us know if you would like to be added to this list. Victoria […]
Teeter Bakery – Great Pastries in East Perth On arriving in Perth recently on a Friday afternoon we immediately caught up with a number of friends who unanimously recommended that we make as a high priority a visit to Teeter Bakery in East Perth. Their other recommendation was to visit […]
Eating in Perth – West Australia We have been travelling to Perth for many years to try the food in this interesting city, however the frequency of our visits increased with our discovery of the exciting Wines of While. This coincided with our decision to import natural wines from France […]
Le Bas Alpin – Forcalquier Forcalquier is a moderate sized town (population 5,212) in the départment of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence which extends from the western end of the Luberon to the Italian border. Forcalquier sits at the eastern end of this départment. We had driven here from Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt where we had enjoyed […]
Le Bonheur Suit Son Cours – Vaison-la-Romaine Le Bonheur Pouruit Son Cours in the pretty Romanesque village of Vaison-la-Romaine in Vaucluse serves interesting dishes that are not at all pretentious to accompany the very well-chosen selection of biodynamic and natural wines. We were once lucky enough to buy a house […]
