A Canberra foodie's adventures
While in Sydney, I booked myself into Koi for the ‘Just Desserts’ degustation ($65 for 5 courses). There was choice of a drinks pairing for an additional cost, but as I needed to find dinner later on, I was happy with dessert only. It was 5.30pm on a week night so the upstairs dining area […] Read more…
Located upstairs at the Hellenic Club in Woden, Ginseng offers yum cha every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The place is buzzing and busy by 11.30am (when yum cha commences) and I double check my watch to see how late I am. How are there so many people already eating? We are seated in the partitioned […] Read more…
On a trip to Wollongong, we drove the long way to make a few stops on the way. One of these stops was Mollymook as we got a last minute cancellation for a 2pm lunch reservation at Rick Stein at Bannisters. Located right on a cliff overlooking the ocean, the restaurant is known as a […] Read more…
I was booked into Gelato Messina’s Gelato Appreciation Class in May (as a Christmas gift) which started at 9.30am until 12.00 noon. I was looking forward to two and half hours of gelato-making and taste-testing. Some small tables had been set up inside and as I was there on my own, I was paired up […] Read more…
I booked four of us into Beef & Barley’s Burger High Tea a few weeks ago. There was a half-price deal available on Cudo (it might still be available) so I figured it was the perfect time to try it out. The burger high tea comes with one beer/wine/soft drink/milkshake per person. Two x three-tiered […] Read more…
In February 2019, we visited our friends living in Vientiane, the capital of Laos for a week. We had previously visited Laos in 2016, but had only stayed in Luang Prabang further up north. Laos is very much a developing country. There are still plenty of dirt roads, some with no names, but new concrete […] Read more…
Solita Pizza and Pasta Bar is a joint venture between Braddon’s Pasta’d and 10 inch Custom Pizzeria. The restaurant is located on the corner of East Row and London Circuit, right near the Civic bus interchange at Bailey’s Corner. We were told that the pizzas are now 12 inch rather than 10. My friends and […] Read more…
An Instagram find, Whisk Creamery in Subiaco (Perth WA) is a small shop serving multiple desserts and freshly made Italian gelato. What they are most famous for is the cronut sandwich – a cronut cut in half and filled with gelato, then topped with whipped cream, sauce and toppings. The caramel cronut sandwich seems like […] Read more…
La Baguette by R and M is a French bakery located in the School of Arts building at the Australian National University. It recently opened on Saturdays which is great news for the rest of Canberra that do not work near the ANU. French pastries, baguettes and tarts are baked on site every day. The […] Read more…
Raijin Japanese Cuisine opened up at the McKellar shops last year. I dined in for dinner with Mr FPJ, V and her hubby one weeknight and we were lucky enough to snag a table for four. The extensive menu covers classic Japanese entrees like gyoza and takoyaki, tempura goodies, salads, sashimi, sushi rolls, yaki udon, […] Read more…
