Canberra / Coffee
on 10 December 2023 at 4:18 am ×
Bedst – Introduction Bedst is a relative newcomer on the canberra coffee scene which unashamedly promotes coffee beans roasted in Nordic countries such as Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Their reasoning is that these countries tend to produce roasted beans that lead to bright, light, vibrant cups of coffee rather […]
New South Wales
on 10 December 2023 at 1:48 am ×
Sunny’s Kiosk – Introduction It is just a short drive to the edge of Merimbula and to what the locals call the “Top Lake” where you find a local treasure called Sunny’s Kiosk sitting right on the water creating the perfect atmosphere for liesurely breakfast, long lunches and lazy dinners. […]
New South Wales
on 9 December 2023 at 11:58 pm ×
Merimbula – Introduction Merimbula is a coastal town not too far from the border between Victoria and New South Wales. We spent a couple of days there quite recently on a road trip from Melbourne to Sydney and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Our visit to Merimbula was made even more […]
Auvergne
on 9 December 2023 at 6:05 am ×
The A7 Highway – Introduction This is a story about a highway in France that we have come to treasure. Our experiences on this road have been varied from exciting to terrifying, but always interesting. Our wine business leads us to travel throughout France from Alsace in the far North-East […]
Sydney / Australia
on 24 November 2023 at 6:46 am ×
Sydney – Introduction There is no doubt that Sydney is one of the great places on this planet for great food, wine, coffee and sake experiences. In this story about Sydney we provide a summary of the places we head to when we pay a visit to this sprawling city. […]
Canberra
on 24 November 2023 at 1:23 am ×
Canberra – Introduction We recently returned to Canberra after a long break and were delighted with the food, wine and coffee scene there. For the past three decades we spent a lot of time in here for our IT projects and enjoyed the food scene in our national capital. On […]
Articles
on 23 November 2023 at 4:57 am ×
Foodtourist – An Introduction Welcome to Foodtourist where the stories are written by Sue Dyson and Roger McShane who have travelled the world for forty years discovering interesting dishes, exciting restaurants and enticing drinks. It is important for us to make clear what Foodtourist is about. First we will tell […]
Canberra
on 22 November 2023 at 7:17 am ×
Bar Rochford – Canberra Institution Bar Rochford has become an institution in the city of Canberra in the relatively short time it has been here. For many years in the 1990s and the 2000s we regularly flew to Canberra for our work in the IT trade when we were working […]
New South Wales
on 20 November 2023 at 8:03 am ×
Bar Superette – Introduction One of the most enjoyable things associated with importing natural wines into Australia relates to the people we meet and the places we visit as part of our work. Over the many years that we have been importing natural wines we have travelled the world looking […]
Coffee
on 17 October 2023 at 11:53 pm ×
Sant ‘Eustachio – Introduction Sant ‘Eustachio is THE place to head for both coffee and for people watching when you are in Rome. They are very serious about their coffee here with only the best Arabica varities on offer. They have been open continuously since 1938, so are heading towards […]