Cool nights, clear air and peace. The Southern Highlands is such a great place to escape, just an hour and half from Sydney. I’m sitting here on a navy and …
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Bob Hawke’s Leisure Centre Serves Up Retro Vibes and Damn Good Chinese in Marrickville with a new menu
by Karen Lawsonby Karen LawsonWhen Bob Hawke’s Leisure Centre launched in March 2022, Marrickville’s dining scene got a whole lot more nostalgic with a brilliant mash-up of new old-school Chinese restaurant charm (Lucky Prawn) …
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Taco Me To Heaven – Taco Heaven Arrives in Newtown: Hecho en Mexico Brings Its Melbourne Mex Vibes North
by Karen Lawsonby Karen LawsonTaco Me To Heaven: Newtown Scores a Bold New Mexican in Hecho en Mexico! Newtown’s dining scene has gained a spicy new addition with the arrival of Hecho en Mexico, …
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Best Fine Dining in Sydney CBD? Mode Kitchen & Bar at the Four Seasons Sydney relaunches – Woodfire, Wine and WOW
by Karen Lawsonby Karen LawsonI can’t quite believe that in 2017 I walked into Mode for the first time. It was like dining inside a glass foodie spaceship inserted into the ground floor of …
Nautilus Estate Marlborough Brut NV RRP $45 This is an elegant NZ sparkling wine that punches above it’s weight (and price point). It is made in the champenoise style ie. …
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Pet Food Review – Living the Lyka Life: A dogs guide to Gourmet
by Karen Lawsonby Karen LawsonOur ‘Dog House’… Consists of Georgia, my pretty, anxious black girl, who has always been the picky eater, and Maggie – my confident super chatty grey who has opinions on …