Nigella Lawson’s Sydney

Want to walk in Nigella Lawson’s footsteps? This is a Sydney stroll with plenty of stops for her favourite places.

Walking Bronte to Bondi (Doing the World Famous Walk Backwards)

Most people walk from Bondi to Bronte, but reverse the route for the reward of famous restaurants, gourmet picnics and lockers to stash your belongings, at the end.  Walking from Bondi Beach to Bronte Beach (Bondi to Bronte, as it’s known to Sydney locals) takes approximately an hour one way, over 2.5 kilometres or 1.55 […]

The Strangest Chinese Restaurants in the World

There are 500 Spice World restaurants around the world. They are famous for their robot staff, shared hotpot cooking at the table, Hello Kitty stock cubes – and Barbie dolls wearing beef ballgowns

Bills Famous Bondi Beach Breakfast

Bill Granger’s Bloody Mary, Scrambled Eggs, Ricotta Hotcakes and Sweetcorn Fritters for breakfast. Too much? Jennifer Johnson thinks not…

Australian Sake Festival

The Australian Sake Festival is now in its third year. For the last 2 years, in Melbourne it’s been held in winter at Victoria Markets and in Sydney it’s been held around World Sake Day – 1st October – at the Carraigeworks.

A Tento in Surry Hills, Sydney

We both had the Yakibuta Tantan Udon and ‘Magaki’ Pacific Oysters. The Udon’s tonkotsu (pork) stock was rich and delicious and the pork slices were thick, soft and slightly seared.

An Izakaya In Darlinghurst: Nomidokoro Indigo

The popular Darlinghurst restaurant, Nomidokoro Indigo name translates to “indigo drinking place”. Here friendly staff serve traditional Japanese izakaya (bar) food, sake and a favourite, Orion The Dark Okinawan beer on tap.

Ten of Sydney’s Best Al Fresco Dining Spots

Sydney boasts a mild to warm climate, so al fresco dining has been embraced, mastered and thankfully can be enjoyed all year round. Here are the top ten places to dine and drink al fresco in Sydney right now.

A New Era in Pet Sitting

Woman and dog by Jamie Street, Unsplash

New Yorkers led the fashion for professional pet-sitters a decade ago, and it’s now a way of life (and maybe a way to pay for your next holiday) if you try the new, sophisticated apps and websites which cater for you, dogs and cats and other household pets.