Ploy Thai has been part of the Eighth Avenue, Maylands scenery for a while now. It became a favourite of many locals as soon as the owners made the move from their previous home in Subiaco and have been pulling consistent crowds ever since. It’s a fairly inconspicuous restaurant, melding in with the other cafes, […]

I am partial to visiting urbanspoon before I head to a place to get a feel for other people’s experiences there. Sometimes this perhaps isn’t the best idea because it can potentially skew your opinion before you’ve even arrived. Such was the case when I lined up a catch up dinner with friends at Botanica […]

A nice easy recipe for a weekend lunch. I’m mad for fruit in salads these days and quite enjoy pink grapefruit because it’s not over the top sweet. Also there always seems to be young coconut in our house these days because of my current coconut water addiction 🙂 Plum and Chinese Five Spice Pork […]

Thought I’d mix things up and post a few more recipes this year. I had my mum around for dinner and cooked this….. also handy to crumb a few extra pieces of chicken and then freeze it so it’s ready for another dinner, another time 🙂 Planning ahead! Herb-crumbed Chicken Schnitzel on Lemon Pearl Cous […]

I recently went to a good friend’s BBQ and I was assigned starters. I quite like that arrangement. Not putting all the pressure on the person whose house it is to do it all and everyone does a little bit and by our powers combined it all just gets done. Like Captain Planet and his […]

Back in the day when GG and I first moved in together one of the places we used to visit often was a local Italian restaurant called Siderno Caffe & Ristorante. It’s on Main Street and has been there longer than we’ve been in the neighbourhood (which I realized in March this year will be […]

I really like websites like Bookarestaurant or Dimmi. They are so efficient. They make the whole reservation process a lot easier and swifter in the event you try and book somewhere and you can’t get in, then you have a whole list of other places to could try instead – all about efficiency. An added bonus on […]

Who doesn’t love juice in summer? Fruit is at its luscious prime, there’s an abundance of choice and a good, fresh juice can be so refreshing on a warm Perth day. I recently heard from a lovely Perth lady called Jac who has taken the bold step of starting her own business and is combining […]

I hadn’t been to the Brisbane hotel in ages. And I like the Brisbane. Ever since they did their big fit out, which was a fair few years ago now, it has been a lovely pub to visit. Plenty of seating options, all very open and with the lovely alfresco area with plenty of greenery. Plus on the few […]

Since my first visit to Lido in Northbridge last year I have been a massive fan. Such lovely Vietnamese food, always so fresh and full of flavour! I’m so grateful that on my first visit I was with Mrs M who introduced me to the wonder of Shaking Veal, which I’d say is the best […]