by admin | Feb 8, 2015 | Bottle of the Week
The bouquet of this wine just leaps out of the glass at you. It is amazing and incredibly alluring; probably like nothing else you’ve ever tasted. I tasted this wine about four months ago and bought several bottles. Recently I tried one and was immediately...
by admin | Feb 5, 2015 | Indulgences
My friend George has developed a truffle obsession: ITOS – Irreversible Truffle Obsession Syndrome. He is a man who is a slave to the power of the truffle. He isn’t the first person to suffer from this condition and once smitten, those afflicted will go to...
by admin | Jan 28, 2015 | Long Lunches
What do you do when your favourite restaurant takes you for granted once too often? It mightn’t be the “best” restaurant you frequent. But it is the one that’s a convenient walk from where you live or where you go with your friends when you...
by admin | Jan 20, 2015 | Indulgences
Where do you find Sydney’s best ice cream? Last week I posted about a wonderful gelataria La Gelateria della Musica in Milan. Such an article naturally invites comparison to other ice cream makers, especially your local favourite, so as promised in the above mentioned...
by admin | Jan 8, 2015 | Indulgences
When I was a kid we had ice cream. Unless it was really hot in the middle of summer, then we had ice blocks – frozen water with flavourings, usually fruity. Very occasionally we would have what we were told was a great treat, gelato, which seemed about half way...
