Henry Deane at Hotel Palisade, Sydney

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…

Rick Stein at Bannisters, Mollymook

A magnificent prospect welcomes you on arrival to Rick Stein at Bannisters. Sapphire blue waters and white sands of Mollymook, a slice of heaven, to be sure. The region is pristine seaside Australia at its very best and it’s so easy to become completely enraptured with the place. All within a very easy 3 hour…

Burger & Lobster, London

29 Clarges St London WIJ 7EF  www.burgerandlobster.com   I love a bit of crustacean action…except the time when I was aged 8. My mother brought home a seafood feast of blue swimmer crabs, prawns and lobster which we happily tucked into one afternoon, and a few hours later, I broke out in horrendous hives!!   Not too…

Sjomagasinet, Gothenburg City

Adolf Edelsvärdsgata 5 402 41 Gothenburg, Sweden http://www.sjomagasinet.se   When the idea of a girly weekend came up, Gothenburg City scored high on the radar; and not because we were hoping to track down Batman 😛 Cheap flights. Tick.    Gourmet food. Tick.    Gorgeous Vikings. Tick Göteborg, as it is locally known, is Sweden’s second largest…