Month: June 2019

Rick Stein at Bannisters warm seafood plate

Seafood lunch @ Rick Stein at Bannisters (Mollymook)

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…

Gelato Messina Gelato Appreciation class tiramisu

Gelato Appreciation Class @ Gelato Messina Braddon

I was booked into Gelato Messinaโ€™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…

Beef and Barley Kingston Foreshore Burger High Tea

Burger High Tea @ Beef & Barley

I booked four of us into Beef & Barleyโ€™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…

Le Banneton Vientiane Laos pastries

Eating in Laos – Part 1 – French bakeries and breakfasts in Vientiane

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…