Melbourne
on 20 February 2023 at 1:01 am ×
279 – Coffee and Japanese snacks 279 is situated slightly out of town at 279 Victoria Street just a few blocks along from Victoria Market. We seem to call in here for coffee or breakfast or a light lunch, or all three, every time we visit Melbourne (and sometimes more […]
Melbourne
on 19 February 2023 at 6:59 am ×
Hareruya Pantry – Introduction Hareruya Pantry is a wonderful addition to the food scene in Melbourne and is another venue for us to regularly visit along with 279 and Le Bajo which share the same owner (Kantaro Okada) along with Leonie Upstairs which shares the same address as Hareruya Pantry. […]
France
on 8 February 2023 at 3:04 am ×
La Cantine – Introduction In the many years that we have been visiting the city of Beaune in the middle of Burgundy we have narrrowed down the restaurants we visit to a very small number. The reason for this is that many of the places in the centre of the […]
France / Wine
on 22 January 2023 at 11:18 pm ×
Great Eating in France France is a very large country. It is not a good idea to randomly choose to drive around this diverse country. Rather it is better to choose some places where you definitely want to visit for the food and wine experiences and then decide whether you […]
France
on 20 January 2023 at 5:46 am ×
La Guinelle – Natural Vinegar and Stunning Landscape Whenever we are visiting our natural wine producers in France, we always take the opportunity to search out places that are serving natural wine and other natural products whether it be biodynamic vegetables, organically raised proteins (ranging from veal to chicken to […]
Melbourne / Australia
on 18 June 2022 at 3:58 am ×
Melbourne – Introduction Melbourne has a rich history of food and wine. It has reaped the rewards of the waves of migration that have enriched the food landscape making it a world leader in areas such as pasta, phở, souvlaki, gyros, laksa, coffee and wine. Melbourne also serves as one […]
Japan
on 20 May 2022 at 3:13 am ×
Tokyo – Introduction Tokyo wasn’t on our radar for the first twenty or so years that we travelled the world being foodtourists. However, let us give you a warning! If you go to Tokyo once you will get so entranced you will want to return time and time and time […]
London / United Kingdom
on 10 May 2022 at 7:37 am ×
London – Introduction London is a good place to find interesting food and there are some great places to eat and drink especially where they have embraced natural wine. There are restaurants in every quarter of the city of London but we usually stick to the eastern part of the […]
France / Paris
on 7 May 2022 at 8:18 am ×
Paris – Introduction The attraction of Paris never wanes for the food lover! The best places to eat classic dishes are always exciting to revisit. There are always new places to try. There are now places that are taking coffee seriously providing the opportunity for searching out beans that have […]
Cookbooks / France / Provence
on 8 January 2022 at 4:43 am ×
Provence – The Beautiful Cookbook – Introduction Provence – The Beautiful Cookbook by Richard Olney is a ‘coffee table’ book that looks good but also contains solid, well-structured recipes that capture the essence of Provence. We normally overlook ‘beautiful’ books because they often fail to deliver rigour and authenticity, however […]