Food & Drink
  • Babushka Bar/Restaurant in Hawthorn, Melbourne

    Babushka Bar/Restaurant in Hawthorn, Melbourne

    There’s a great new bar/restaurant called Babushka that has opened up in Hawthorn in Melbourne. This casual watering hole Babushka was created by David Christianson (Upfront Concepts), Grant Smilie (Ponyfish Island, 360 Agency) and Mark Douglass (Mark Douglass Design). The venue has a main room with a rich assortment of chairs, pews, stools and tables of [...]

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  • Zubrówka Pop-up Cinema at Browns Courtroom

    Zubrówka Pop-up Cinema at Browns Courtroom

    I am a huge fan of Zubrówka. I first experienced it at Na Zdrowie (now The Polish Bar) in Holborn while studying at university. Since then it’s become one of my favourite tipples so I was terribly excited to hear that the premium Polish vodka brand is opening  a Pop-Up Cinema at Browns Courtrooms in [...]

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  • KGB Restaurant Las Vegas

    KGB Restaurant Las Vegas

    I’ve got to say, Las Vegas is not really my kind of place. However, I was interested to recently read about the KGB gourmet burger and vodka bar at Harrah’s that opened last summer. Vision 360, a Dallas-based architecture and interior design firm, were the guys behind making celebrity chef, Kerry Simon’s vision a reality. Simon [...]

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  • Puklavec & Friends Sauvignon Blanc & Furmint 2009

    Puklavec & Friends Sauvignon Blanc & Furmint 2009

    I recently wrote about the Puklavec Sauvignon Blanc from Slovenia available in Waitrose. I’m a huge fan of the folks at Puklavec having met them at the International Wine Festival last year. It’s such a shame that the likes of Waitrose have only picked up one bottle from their impressive range. I tried out the [...]

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  • Recipe: Balkan Ćevapčići Served with Ajvar

    Recipe: Balkan Ćevapčići Served with Ajvar

    I can’t lie, ćevapčići is probably one of my favourite finds from Eastern Europe. The ground beef sausage shaped burgers are popular across Yugoslavia and are traditionally served with flat breads, kajmak and ajvar (more of my favourites!). The kind people at Cox & Kings recently sent me a jar of ajvar (an aubergine and red pepper [...]

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