Gracing the harbour foreshore along the Hungry Mile, where shipmakers and stevedores made their craft along the wharfs in days gone by, the Barangaroo precinct in Sydney is a development in development. At the end of the precinct, adjunct to Walsh Bay & Millers Point, sits Hotel Palisades. Once an ugly duckling, this establishment has…
Category: Bistro
The Study, Singapore
I’d been referred to a little haunt for my Singapore layover en route to India, by my most excellent, local expat informant. Keong Saik Snacks was the hottest place in town, alongside the neighbouring bar, The Library. With exactly 5 hours to execute a whirlwind bar & dining experience & be ready to board a…
Casa Ciuccio, Fitzroy
The last day of Spring had sprung. In anticipation of a mammoth day of eating (and drinking), I started my day interval training by running up stairs. A quick flight to Melbourne from Sydney and my eating extravaganza began. Starting with a long, long lunch at Casa Ciuccio. Casa Ciuccio resides on Gertrude Street, in the…
Harrington’s Bar & Grill, Harrington Grove
The scenic hills in Sydney’s south-west, including Camden and its Macarthur surrounds, were once a sleepy hollow. A gentrified rural county and coincidently, the place of my birth. The last decade has seen a residential explosion, taking the country town of Camden and its villages towards a burgeoning, bustling municipality. It’s lost a little of…
Gourmet Belly 