The occasion for our lunch was a farewell to Sydney for a lovely friend, moving to Melbourne. So we wanted to go somewhere appropriate. A place we could be Ladies who Lunch, frock up and delight in the very best that Sydney has to offer. World renowned for its beach, Bondi is a haven for…
Category: Italian
Sapore, St Kilda, Melbourne
Sapore 5 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda Melbourne Vic 3182 http://www.sapore.com.au My girlfriend Leah was in town for a Tuesday night, so we decided to keep it within walking distance and opted for a nice little Italian opposite the beautiful St Kilda Foreshore. Sapore Restaurant has kept its one chef hat for the last several years,…
Our favourite ELEVEN of 2011
2011 – What an indulgent year of eating!! Not only did one half of Gourmet Belly literally *pop* (Freya is her name), we really pushed the boat out this year in terms of fine dining, travelling across continents just to experience some of the San Pellegrino top restaurants of the world. We had an incredible 5 hour lunch at Noma in Copenhagen (ranked…
Top 10 of Twenty Ten
201o has been an exciting year for Gourmet Belly. We launched our blog in August this year as a hobby to share our love of eating, taking photos of what we are eating, and travelling the world…to eat! We’re delighted to say that we now have over 130 followers in this short space of time, and looking forward to…
On the truffle trail ~ Alba Italy
Alba, Piedmont Cuneo, Italy http://www.fieradeltartufo.org You know the excitement you get when you’re about to indulge in an amazing meal? Now imagine that excitement heightened even more by walking into a room with an intense wafting scent and being surrounded by foodies like yourself. All there for the same purpose…to find the perfect truffle. The daddy of truffles. The…
Allora ~ Pizza and Gelati, Rome
Alice Pizza a taglio Via delle Grazie, 7/9 00193 Roma, Italy San Crispino Via Panetteria, 42 00187 Roma, Italy www.ilgelatodisancrispino.it The weekend found Gourmet Belly “rome-ing” the streets of Roma in a very pleasant 25 degrees – Bellissimo! The main reason for this trip was to explore the depths of the Sistine Chapel which I…
Tipica Sarda ~ Lillicu, Cagliari
Via Sardegna, 78 01924 Cagliari, Italy http://www.lillicu.com Good food and lots of it. That’s what normally gets the Gourmet Belly excited. What’s even more exciting is when it involves seafood, a generous amount of alcohol, and all this at a very reasonable price. Located on one of the main pedestrian streets of Cagliari, Lillicu is permanently packed…
Zucca, London
184 Bermondsey Street London SE1 3TQ http://www.zuccalondon.com It has been a while since I’ve been to a good Italian restaurant in London, so how pleased was I to hear that one had opened up literally around the corner from my flat! Zucca, meaning ‘pumpkin’ in Italian is the brain child of Sam Harris, owner of Maltings Cafe,…
+39 Pizzeria & Degustation Bar, Melbourne
362 Little Bourke St, Melbourne Is this the best pizza in Melbourne? Apparently so, according to the sign on the blackboard next to the specials. And I have to say that the one we did have was very good. Definitely try the Tirolese pizza topped with shredded leek, mascarpone and speck. Served on a lovely…
Fill up with Gourmet Belly
Welcome to Gourmet Belly. Join us as we eat our way around the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Australia and beyond. We hope you can share our passion for food as we review some of our favourite culinary discoveries. Look out for our quest for the best Pork Belly, Yum Cha and Sushi amongst many others….
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