If you’ve ever been to Magill Estate Restaurant located at the home of Penfolds, you’ll know that it’s a pretty special experience. It’s one of only a handful of true fine dining establishments in South Australia. I’ve been lucky enough to dine here a few times, and it’s always been quality, but it was the most Read more
Ok, so you may have had your Weber Kettle or Weber Q barbecue for a while, but are you making the most of it? Well, whether you’re an old hand at barbecuing or a newbie like me, I guarantee that you’ll increase your Weber cooking repertoire once you attend one of the new hands-on Weber Grill Academy classes run Read more
When the question “Do you like Mexican food?” has been asked, I’ve always had the same reply – “I’m not really sure, I don’t think I’ve really ever had real Mexican food.” Yes, I’d been to some ‘Mexican’ restaurants in Australia in my time but I’ve never overly enjoyed the food, and I remember at one place Read more
I swear Adelaide winters have gotten colder since I moved here nine years ago – BRRRRR!!! But the guys at Golden Dragon Palace on Hutt Street have come up with the perfect solution to warm you up – it’s hot pot season and for the winter months they’re offering a couple of tasty hot pot Read more
Now here’s an excellent idea – premium quality, local food and produce including seafood, meats and handcrafted cheeses carefully selected, packed and delivered straight to your door. I like it! But that’s not all – there’s also sauces, relishes, pastas, olives and other Read more
If you happen to follow me on Facebook and/or Instagram you may be aware that on Saturday May 7th I finally fulfilled my long term quest and dined at my 100th and final Gourmet Traveller Top 100 restaurant on the 2016 list. So, I thought it was timely to pull together a list of my own favourites based on the ones I’ve dined at over the last two to three years Read more
One year ago today I published my very first blog post. I was so nervous! Would anyone even see it, let alone take the time to read it? Would anyone Read more
It would be remiss of me not to mention one of the great food events of 2015 – the Grand Truffle Luncheon. Put on by Truffle Adelaide at the Market, just the Read more
So I simply HAD to write a little something about the Gourmet Traveller National Restaurant Awards Dinner that I went to back in August. Simply, the highlight of my year!! Never in my wildest dreams did I ever expect I would get an invitation to such an event.
I was at work when I received the invitation Read more
After the fantabulous and glamorous ‘Asia in SA’ dinner in August this year, where I had one of the best nights EVER, last night I attended the ‘Sakai in SA’ charity black tie dinner brought to us by Ginza Miyako restaurant in Adelaide and held at Adelaide Casino. Opportunity International, who assist people to work their way out of poverty in the developing world, was the Read more
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