Good Days: Introduction Good Days is a relatively new small restaurant in Brunswick on Sydney Road. It turns out excellent bowls of Vietnamese food where every component has been treated with respect and the flavours are strong and integrated with each other. We have for decades been impressed by the […]
Trattoria da Gianni – Introduction Bologna is our sort of city. The locals are obsessed with food and especially the dishes that are the subject of this story. The architecture is amazing with beautiful buidlings and towers every way you look. We also like the fact that it is a […]
Autour de l’Âtre – Introduction On our 2024 trip to France we drove from the Savoie after visiting winemakers in that area to the Jura – which is always an interesting drive as the scenery is spectacular and the roads very good. However, on this occasion we diverted in the […]
Caves Madeleine – Introduction Caves Madeleine is a restaurant and wine shop in the wine town of Beaune in Burgundy. It serves comfort food of excellent quality using carefully selected produce from nearby and it has a wall of wine that you can select from and either consume in the […]
Bras – Le Suquet – Introduction There are many reasons to visit Le Suquet. The first is to experience the food they prepare at Le Suquet that is deeply rooted in the countryside of his birth between the rural villages of Laguoile and Aubrac. This includes the famous dish of […]
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 […]
