ChillaxingI have a few things that make me insanely happy. One is kittens. One is cracking a beer after moving the lawn. The other is trashy, trashy magazines, full of pretty pictures and celebrity gossip. Usually I am forced to indulge this habit at the doctor’s office, or the library. But I&[...]
Archive for September, 2009
September 25th, 2009 - 1:45 pm § in QUICK BITES
Quick Bites: 25 September
“A Festivus for the rest of us!”It is festival fever at the moment. Do you feel it? Symptoms include wearing fluro clothing and running around the Botanical Gardens, drunk at 10am. Wait, I’m not talking about music festivals-I’m talking food, baby. Here’s the run-down o[...]
September 24th, 2009 - 3:12 pm § in RESTAURANT, TAKE-AWAY
Raun Thai Review
Sweet and Sour I’m usually a bit of a softie on here. Well. Things have changed. There are two things that make me angry. One is finding used bandaids in the shower. The other is bad Thai food. Normally, I’d focus on the very sweet and friendly service. Or the fact that the ambiance was [...]
September 21st, 2009 - 8:15 am § in DESSERT
Gelatissimo Review
Die Happy and Refreshed The duvet is getting kicked to the end of the bed every night. A chilled can of XXXX sounds like a really good idea at 10 in the morning. Sweat is getting into all sorts of crevices. Isn’t this weather fantastic? What better way to cool down than with sugar and dairy (w[...]
September 17th, 2009 - 9:52 pm § in QUICK BITES
Quick Bites: 18 September
Chocolate, chocolate, and a bunch of other stuff I have to get the first two items out of the way very quickly. You will see why soon. 1. 2009 Gluten Free Food Expo. Good for coeliacs/anyone curious about wheat-free food. The Queensland Coeliac Society holding it. More than 35 exhibitors. Food tasti[...]
Il Villagio Review
BakedThere are days when the leftover birthday cake in the office just isn’t going to cut it. Neither is Mr Cadbury and friends in the vending machine. And the pitiful little muffin you brought in from home, sweating in Glad Wrap? Forget about it. Sometimes you need a quality baked treat to hi[...]
September 11th, 2009 - 12:13 pm § in SPOTLIGHT
Area profile: Rosalie/Paddington/Bardon
I’m going to be totally selfish and kick off our new ‘Area profile’ section with my favourite suburb and its surrounds, Rosalie. You may have guessed from my posts that I have a bit of a crush on the fair Rosa. And why not? With food choices like these, it’s hard not to. Plus[...]
September 10th, 2009 - 7:54 am § in QUICK BITES
Quick Bites: 10 September
Burn, baby, burn: get fired up 1. Make your meat rare. Well, ‘blue’ steak isn’t to everyone’s liking, but luckily Blue September isn’t about that. It’s prostate cancer awareness month, so show your support by holding a BBQ. You can raise funds for the Prostate Ca[...]