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Milli Vanilli

It’s 6:17 pm. Every table is taken and there are 12 people huddling by the door. Welcome to Friday evening at Millevini. It seems Sydney has been hankering for some wine bars of its own for a while. Sick of staring southward and envying Melbourne’s secret, sauvignon blanc soaked hideaways, we’ve finally got a couple […]

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Cook-tease

I have a secret to confess. For someone who loves to cook, it’s not something I’m doing a lot of lately. The cookbooks are there, but the cupboard is bare- except for the third drawer in the kitchen, which is starting to overflow with takeaway tupperware. I promised the Hungry One a black forest cake […]

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Buffet strategy

In the breakfast buffet queue you can always spot those on their first day of holiday. They’re the ones whose nose doesn’t look like craft paste that’s dried funny on a wrinkled piece of red paper. They’re the ones with suitcase creases still ghosting their brand new nautical striped shorts. They’re the ones who stand […]

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Sad good byes

If the lime green décor doesn’t draw you in, the smell of Campos coffee will. Tucked away in Commonwealth street Surry Hills, Kafa takes its caffeine seriously. Once you’ve found your way inside, it’s worth staying for the food. At breakfast; soy and linseed toast, or porridge crowned with sliced banana and brown sugar. Then […]

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Spanish segues

There are things I miss about Barcelona. I dont miss the pickpockets. I don’t miss the sweaty crowds gawping at costumed, out of work actors who are standing still on Las Ramblas. I don’t miss Gaudi’s Park Guell- in fact, to be honest, I could have missed the dusty hills even while we were there. […]