France / Paris
on 15 April 2025 at 6:25 am ×
Aux Deux Amis – Introduction Aux Deux Amis is one of our favourite places in Paris, one that we visit every time we are passing through. It serves interesting, fresh produce that has been cleverly sourced and a range of many of our favourite natural wines. The décor at Aux […]
United Kingdom / London
on 7 April 2025 at 6:36 am ×
Quality Wines – Introduction On our most recent trip to France we caught flights that stopped in London on the way over before catching the train to Paris. We then flew out of London after six weeks touring around France. This gave us the opportunity to have a liesurely lunch […]
France / Provence
on 2 December 2024 at 6:14 am ×
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 […]
Sydney
on 5 May 2024 at 2:41 am ×
Poly – Introduction Poly is an exciting spin-off from one of our all-time favourite restaurants, Ester. Situated on the edge of the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, this casual bar is a perfect place to drop in for a drink, a snack or a series of snacks that can be […]
Provence / France
on 9 February 2024 at 6:46 am ×
Prior to Le Saint Hubert When we first wrote about Le Saint Hubert the first paragraph was about how much we were looking forward to returning to experience the wonderful food and the availability of natural wines. Well, in 2024 we managed to visit once again and our food and […]
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 […]
Melbourne
on 12 September 2023 at 11:56 pm ×
Lumen People – Introduction Lumen People is Emma Sheahan and Marichi Clarke’s bright, cheery venue in North Melbourne where you can drop in at any time of day for a coffee, a snack or a full meal. We have now tried a daytime snack, an evening meal and have just […]
Adelaide
on 9 September 2023 at 5:34 am ×
LOC Bottle Bar – Introduction LOC Bottle Bar in Adelaide is a wine bar, wine shop and cafe that is one of the most welcoming venues for hospitality staff and those seeking interesting natural wines and perfectly cooked food. It is only tiny with three small tables inside, but on […]