The thing that immediately hits you walking into the entrance of Matilda 159 is the heat and the smell. The kitchen is at the front of this sleek eatery and dominated by open flames and [Read more...]
The humble bolognese sauce recipe can be exceptionally complicated or pretty straightforward. Given we’ve tried a heap of them, we now lean towards the latter. We’ve done the slow food thing, simmering the sauce for [Read more...]
Greedy Girl got outed this week on national television in Australia, appearing on a quiz show and having a blast. So, how better to celebrate than a trip to an old stamping ground, The European, [Read more...]
One of our favourite things to do before flying home at the end of a holiday is a champagne brunch – easy to do in Asia on a Sunday, but Saturday is another matter. The [Read more...]
For our first visit to Cambodia we decided to take the luxe option when picking where to stay in Siem Reap. In Australia, we’ve avowed users of the Luxury Escapes deals and this was a [Read more...]
Having never tried Cambodian or Khmer cuisine before, we approached fine dining in Siem Reap with a completely open mind. Shortly after arriving at Embassy restaurant, our minds were completely blown. A beautifully presented restaurant, [Read more...]
Seeing as our beer crawl turned up a few gems in Paris, we decided to check out craft beer in Barcelona. The Catalan capital has a very laid back vibe, perfect for indulging in a [Read more...]
It’s just extraordinary how many restaurants in Paris serve traditional French food – and manage to survive. Still, you need to give people what they want and clearly there’s a huge appetite for the classics. [Read more...]
Coffee in Paris, historically, hasn’t been the greatest. On her early trips to the City of Lights when Greedy Girl routinely drank cappuccino, the cost of a cuppa was astronomical. In those days, cafes would [Read more...]
It was quite a few years ago, on our second visit to Paris, that we stumbled across a great local eatery on the left bank, a stone’s throw from the Eiffel Tower. Sadly, before we [Read more...]
The scene for craft beer in Paris has exploded. Not too many years ago, it was almost impossible for beer drinkers to get something out of the ordinary here. So, fuelled by gluttonous husband’s love [Read more...]
