There are hundreds of different resorts in Bali and I’ve been lucky enough to stay at some amazing places there but it took A LOT of research* to settle on the Sofitel Nusa Dua as the base for our trip last month. The criteria was somewhere luxurious where I could laze around and drink cocktails
Friends are always asking me what the best new restaurants and cafes are to go to. I generally have my own personal list of new places I’ve heard have opened and eateries I’ve checked out myself so I thought it might be helpful to collate them here as a useful guide to what’s hot and
The biggest new restaurant opening in Bali this year is actually a pool club. Mrs Sippy has been built around a huge 800 square metre swimming pool complete with 5 metre diving tower. The water is aquamarine blue and surrounded by day beds and loungers to fit in up to 2,000 people for swimming, sun
I’ll admit to happily indulging in a fried chicken sandwich at Bedford Street. But I’ll also admit I only went there twice because I try to limit my fried chicken consumption. I mustn’t have been the only person with one eye on my likelihood of a future heart attack so the owners of Bedford Street
Kalimera Souvlaki Art takes its souvlaki seriously. As the name says, it’s not just a souvlaki, it’s art. Located slap bang in the middle of Melbourne’s Greek heartland Kalimera is next door to a traditional Greek christening store and just down the road from Eaton mall’s famous cake stores it’s a battle to score a
Melbourne’s got a brand new hotel which has just opened in the Docklands. Four Points by Sheraton is bringing a touch of luxury to the still mainly undeveloped far end of the Docklands and I was invited to check in for an overnight stay. Once you step inside the hotel impresses with soaring ceilings
Science nerds will know that AU79 is the chemical symbol for gold. I’ll admit the reference was lost on me but I’m still giving a gold for fitout to newly opened AU79 in Abbotsford. The cafe is just off Victoria street next to the Hive Shopping centre and provides something quite different to the
We have a fun little family tradition of taking Mum out for afternoon tea on Mother’s Day. Each year we try somewhere different and so have managed to work our way through quite a few of Melbourne’s top afternoon teas including The Langham, Bursaria at the Abbotsford Convent and Werribee Mansion. This year I decided
Having children is the perfect excuse to let loose with all your baking dreams. From Women’s Weekly birthday cakes to Hungry Caterpillar inspired creations I love nothing better than an excuse to get out the food colouring. For my baby boy’s first birthday I decided to take this one step further and attempt a rainbow
The old butcher’s shop in Clifton Hill has been standing empty for a few years now and crying out to be turned into a cafe. It’s on a sunny corner site with space for outdoor seating on the pavement and has even played a cameo role as a fake cafe and shop in a recent
