My partner and I cracked open the first decent bottle of wine we ever bought together last night; A 2009 cab sauv from Tahbilk (Nagambie, Victoria). We were both in uni when we forked out over $60 for the bottle (we’d barely graduated from purchasing $13 goon for punch* so it was a big deal) It…
Tag: food
This is why hipsters can’t have nice things.
You walk in, and HIPSTER smacks you right in the face. I have never been surrounded my so many beards, beanies, checked shirts and artfully mismatched clothing in my life. Oh so trendy, and oh so Richmond. Thank god we were wearing beanies inside; a small token of rejecting conformity.
Bahari, Richmond – great food and great (looking) service
On Valentine’s Day Tom took me to a large renowned restaurant. The food was divine and the atmosphere was lovely, yet I’m not in a hurry to go back. You see, the waitresses were teenagers who had to run off to the kitchens every time I had a question about the menu, and couldn’t even…
The Public House, Richmond
I’m going to say the unthinkable. (A quick sideword to my brother Joel, if you’re reading – stop now. You don’t want to hear this.) I am so over parmas. Call me snobbish but the thought of a slab of deep fried chicken ozzing with cheap tomato paste and oily cheese doesn’t really turn me…
Defeated and covered in soy sauce… why I’m furious at health food.
The other day I felt like a hot lunch. But, while my heart was down on its knees begging for hot chips or pasta, I instead went in search of dumplings. I felt great about my decision though, and it was one of those days where I was in heels and a pencil skirt – lookin’…
Why sugar is the new fat… And 5 simple ways to lower your intake every day.
In the 90’s we were told fat is bad and everyone became scared of it. The clever marketers got wind of this and jumped on the bandwagon. In a short amount of time, formulations were changed in products to lower the fat content, and to make up for this decline in flavor… they added sugar….
Shiraz & Shenanigans 