This recipe provides an excellent alternative to your typical store-bought muesli bars, which often contain a multitude of nasty ingredients as well as cane sugar, vegetable oil and gluten. These bars provide long lasting energy, and the raw cacao powder and nibs (nature’s choc chips) are guaranteed to leave you buzzing with energy and enthusiasm […]

To me, Italian cuisine has always been somewhat of an emotional experience; the closeness of the chefs to the ingredients and the way they select and prepare them can’t be beat. Getting a quality pizza or spaghetti bolognese in Bondi certainly ain’t hard, but sometimes the standard gets a shot in the arm and the […]

Christmas is over and the year is new. It’s time for New Year’s resolutions, getting healthy and shedding those Christmas kilos that somehow appeared upon your once slender frame. Where did they come from? That’s anyone’s guess. How can you get rid of them? That’s the easy bit! A simple way to get back on […]

Sydney has some great parks, and eating in the park at this time of year is always a relaxing experience – the grass, the trees, the cool summer breeze. In October, the folks who operate Centennial Parklands Dining opened a new eatery with a more casual, laid back, family-friendly atmosphere, called the Queens Park Shed. […]

“Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!” goes the old song from Treasure Island, though Bondi Junction is probably the last place you’ll find a Dead Man’s Chest from 1883. However, the next best thing may be buried inside the Eastern Hotel in the form of a South American rum cantina called Chimmi’s, which opened in […]

During the holidays, many of us will want to treat ourselves to something a little more expensive, or something new. This guide might help. Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc Drinkers Many Margaret River SSBs land at $15ish. Splash out a bit and try Mantra ($20), Larry Cherubino (Pedestal – $25) and lots of other options. Consider the Shaw […]

As the weather gets hotter and hotter, I’m sure you could think of little worse than slaving away in a hot kitchen baking short-bread or Christmas mince pies – the kind of sweet baked treats we’re obliged to offer guests over the Christmas break. Apart from being notoriously messy and subject to failure (anything requiring […]

I’ve never quite understood why people buy wine purely for the label, but sometimes – just sometimes – a label can really grab my attention, like those of Between 5 Bells. The team at B5B have ties with Lethbridge Wines. Lethbridge is known for some pretty quirky marketing too – they call one of their […]