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23 May 2011 - A wedding @ Matteo's

A memorable wedding.   Post our Sydney Road tour and afternoon siesta we frocked and suited up before heading to Matteo’s Restaurant in North Fitzroy for a friend’s wedding.   After a beau ... Details


5 May 2011 - Sydney Road Brunswick

Saturday on Sydney Road. We had visitors from Qld staying with us for a friend’s wedding last weekend. Saturday turned out to be a terrific day as we took them on a walking, shopping, eating and drinking tour of our local area. And the day was topped that evening with out friends fa ... Details


21 May 2010 - Suckling pig in Brisbane

Before the reds came out we tasted a Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Hunter River Semillon 2002 still a pup but showing some development, definitely heading in the right direction unlike the 2000 Vat 1 we tried recently, which was still steely and acid - we would never have picked it as having 10 years on ... Details


17 May 2010 - Brisbane wining and dining, dinner day two

Our second evening found us out in the country N/W of Brisbane to stay with friends for the night. Dinner was a 10 kilo suckling pig we cooked on the bbq, it was delicious. We accompanied it with a stuffing/terrine of apple bread crumbs, sage and wine, watercress salad, heirloom tomato salad an ... Details


14 May 2010 - Brisbane wining and dining day two

Saturday morning it was off to market at Newfarm and it was great, some fantastic produce was available, although our QLD locals said it has waned a bit over the last few years, the artisan producers being pushed out by some large food wholesalers. We did however purchase some lovely produce to cook ... Details


7 May 2010 - Brisbane wining and dining

The ANZAC long weekend led us to Brisbane for a stay with relatives and friends.Our first stop off was with relatives, Aunt Betty, Liza and Fred. Fred and Liza are both in hospitality, Fred, a chef, works for Black Pearl Epicure, Brisbane’s foremost gourmet food wholesaler, (Black Pearl also have a ... Details