Reviews: I also write about places I eat or buy food - mostly Melbourne, a few around Australia and some in Scotland/overseas. I have listed these as 'reviews' but please bear in mind that these posts are often based on one visit and are not intended to be comprehensive. However I try to keep my reflections limited to places I enjoy and would recommend, though there might be an occasional exception.
On this page:
REFLECTIONS:
About me | Awards/Memes | Blog events I've hosted | Blogging reflections | Children | Christmas | Collations | Colours | Cookbooks | Cookbook Reviews | Covid Pandemic | Craft | Easter | Esoteric/Miscellaneous | Kitchen/Home | In my kitchen posts | Music | My Monthly Chronicles: eating out, excursions and reflections | New Year Reflections | Open House Melbourne | Recipes | Street Art | Vegan | Vegetarian
EATING OUT MELBOURNE:
Melbourne City | Abbotsford | Ascot Vale | Brighton | Brunswick/East Brunswick | Carlton/North Carlton | Clifton Hill | Coburg | Collingwood | Eltham | Fairfield | Fitzroy/North Fitzroy | Footscray | Moonee Ponds | Mulgrave | North Melbourne | Northcote | Pascoe Vale | Prahran | Preston | Richmond | South Yarra | St Kilda | Thornbury | Yarraville | Various Melbourne Locations | Markets | Food Shopping and Other Excursions
EATING OUT AND TRAVELS - REST OF AUSTRALIA:
Victoria: South West of Victoria | Geelong | Lorne | Ocean Grove | Torquay | Port Fairy | West of Victoria | East of Victoria | North of Victoria | Australian Capital Territory | New South Wales | Northern Territory | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania
EATING OUT AND TRAVELS - OVERSEAS
Europe 2024 | Edinburgh, Scotland 2024 | Edinburgh, Scotland 2016 | Edinburgh, Scotland 2012 | Edinburgh, Scotland 2009 | London 2024 | Rome 2024 | Zurich 2024 | Yogyakarta, Indonesia 2023 | Paris, France 2016 | Dublin, Ireland 2012 | Auckland, New Zealand 2013
Reflections
About me:
- About Me page (updated regularly and includes links to yearly round ups)
- About Me Me Me Me (2008)
- About Me, Part 1 – mostly about Melbourne and food...(2008)
- About Me, Part 2 - mostly about travels (2008)
- Eight random facts about me and my day (2007)
- Index of Favourites
- The ABC of GGG (2012)
- Accolades and some random facts
- Awards, Food Gawker, Cassoulet and 21 Questions
- Awards and a kreativ meme
- Awards with substance (and quicklinks)
- A-Z bookish survey
- Gang of Four meme
- Kudos
- Liebster award - a meme of elevenses
- Memes are due. Thanks are due
- Random facts that speak of me
- 10 Things/Bloggers that Make Me Happy
- Two Liebster Awards
- A Neb at Nut Roast – round up
- A Neb at Nut Roast - an invitation and nut roast information
- A Neb at Nut Roast II - announcement
- A Neb at Nut Roast II - round up
- Breakfast Club #11 Vegetarian Savoury - the round up
- (Long) Pasta Please #9 - September 2013 round up
- We Should Cocoa #70 - Malt is the June 2016 Challenge
- We Should Cocoa #70 - 7 Chocolate and Malt recipes round up
Reflections on Blogging
- A-Z of old school blogging and ch-ch-changes
- How has blogging changed: reflections on my blog and fellow bloggers
- My ten rules for food blogging
- Planet of the Blogs (reflections and resources About Blogging)
- Shoots, Eats and Blogs (Top 10 List of what blogging means)
- Why do we need another food blog anyway?
Green Gourmet Giraffe blog reflections
- Blog housekeeping and some quicklinks
- Blogging: reflections and ch-ch-ch-changes
- FAQs - comments, recipes and promotions
- Google Reader is closing... and I am not sure I am upset
- Gremlins in the machine - an IT update
- Housekeeping
- Housekeeping: Facebook, Updates and the photos FoodGawker rejects
- IT Reflections: Apple Photos, Cake fails, Zomato, Blog updates and Quicklinks
- Ombre pink cake, IT challenges and a 9th blog anniversary
- The relentless tide of technology
- Seven Links Meme - notable links on my blog
Blog design
Photos
Search terms leading to this blog
- In search of . . . (search terms and blogging)
- In search of (2)...
- in search of (3)
- In search of (4)
Miscellaneous about blogging
Children:
- Child-Friendly Almanac - recipes, eating out, play ideas
- Fussy eating, trying new food, and a child's dinner
- Lunchboxes - a reflection on a year of vegetarian school lunches (2014)
- Parenting wins: A bowl of marbles, a box of coco pops and a diary
- Raising a vegetarian child to be tolerant of meat eaters
- Ripple in still water
- Welcome little one! (Sylvia)
- Christmas day presents and pudding (2011)
- Bluey in Myer Christmas Windows 2023
- Christmas day food, presents and quicklinks (2013)
- Christmas day food and reflections (2015)
- Christmas day food, reflections and quicklinks (2016)
- Christmas day food, presents and random links (2017)
- Christmas eating 2019 (including Coburg Night Market)
- Christmas eating (2020)
- Christmas Day 2023: food and presents
- Christmas giftas: Edible Gift Ideas (2010)
- Christmas gifts: 10 Foodie Christmas Gift Ideas (2013)
- Christmas in Melbourne, Gifts in a Jar and Quicklinks (2011)
- Christmas in Melbourne: Gingerbread village and other gingerbread (2013)
- Christmas in Melbourne, salt dough decorations and quicklinks (2014)
- Christmas in Melbourne lights, trees, pancakes and local decorations (2015)
- Christmas in Melbourne: Myer windows, Gingerbread village, Lego tree etc (2015)
- Christmas in Melbourne nights and lights (2016)
- Christmas in Melbourne nights and lights 2017
- Christmas photos in Melbourne (2018)
- Christmas sights and lights - gingerbread village, trees and gumnut babies (2019)
- Christmas in Melbourne and Geelong 2021
- Christmas in Melbourne and Geelong 2022
- Christmas in Melbourne: trees, street art, lights 2023
- Christmas - cheesmas tree, food, presents and random thoughts (2018)
- How to serve (vegetarian) haggis
- Our favourite Christmas picture books for children
- Vegetarian Christmas Recipes - menu planning ideas (2011)
- 20 facon recipes for vegetarians and vegans in Bacon Week
- Australia Day recipes
- Blogging Catch Up - breads, raw brownies, cheezly pizza and more (2011)
- Catch up recipes from 2013, some good ideas, and craft carousel
- Halloween recipes, cakes and snacks
- More catch up recipes from 2013
- Nutella recipes and ideas
- Novelty Cakes from the Archives II
- Pizza ideas - bases and toppings
- Quicklinks from my archives
- Salad dressing ideas
- Savoury sandwich ideas
- 20 Vegemite recipes for the 100 year anniversary, plus reflections and products
- Green food for St Patrick's Day
- Green Home, Green Houses
- Index by colour for World Autism Day
- Moody Blues - the juice and the colour
- Purple Pleasures, Purple Dinner
- A Taste of Yellow
- Cookbook Challenge
- Favourite food books
- In Praise of Cookbooks
- My Cookbook List
- Show us your (shelves of) Cookbooks
- But I could never go vegan by Kristy Turner - a review
- Living Candida-Free by Ricki Heller - a review
- Culinary Quandries: A Vegan Dinner Party - e-book review
- Naturally Sweet and Gluten-Free - interview with Ricki Heller and a giveaway
- Isa Does It by Isa Chandra Moskowitz - a review
Covid Pandemic
- Covid19 lockdown reflections and signs (June 2020)
- Covid19 lockdown reflections and signs 2.0 (November 2020)
- Covid signs in Melbourne (and Sydney) after lockdown 2.0 (til April 2021)
- Covid19 lockdown reflections, sights and signs 4.0 (June 2021)
- Covid Tier 1 exposure, quarantine and testing - a Melbourne experience (October 2021)
- Covid Vaccination signs in Melbourne (October 2021)
- Covid19 lockdown 6 reflections and signs in Melbourne (October 2021)
- Photos from Covid Lockdown 6 in Melbourne - walking and biking (October 2021)
Craft
- A backyard mural: forest, fairies and fireworks
- Bath bombs
- Craft interlude: the dolls house and cardboard houses
- Halloween toilet paper roll and hot glue gun candles
- How to make a minion pinata
- How we made a paper fireplace out of a cardboard box
- Lockdown Crafts (for kids)
- Making playdough - either stovetop or microwave
- Salt dough Easter eggs
- Sock doughnuts and doughnut mania
- Easter links (2012)
- Easter egg pizza and Easter quicklinks (2013)
- Easter recipes - sweet, savoury and salt dough (2015)
- 5:2 diet - vegetarian meal plans, reflections and recipes
- A-Z of my international travel (places and stories)
- A-Z of my Australian travels
- Advice for Gluten Free beginners and kids
- Coles Little Shop Collectables: the evil genius of supermarket marketing
- Farewell Zinc
- Hospital food and mum’s cooking
- Plane food: a tale of two vegetarian meals
- Rainbow food - in pictures
- Travel in the 1990s - A-Z of changes
- TV Dinners series: favourite television shows, memories and food
- Why does food history matter?
- 5 changes that are making my life kinder to the environment
- About my oven (or why the nose is mightier than the timer)
- Basics - recipes, cake tins and conversions
- Fridge Door Confessions
- Garden update December 2013
- Garden update - June 2017
- Froothie Optimum 9400 Blender: review and recipes
- How does our garden grow
- Kitchen Notes, Ingredients and Substitutions
- New Kitchen, Old Stuff (2011 renovations)
- Mum's Kitchen
- A tale of three water bottles
- Teatowel Interlude
- Tea Towels of Scotland
- Tea Towels III
- Tea Towels IV
- What does home mean to you?
- 2012: May 2012, July 2012, August 2012 (with craft), September 2012, October 2012, November 2012, December (the Edinburgh edition)
- 2013: February 2013, March 2013, April 2013, May 2013, June 2013, July 2013, August 2013, September 2013, Vegan MoFo and new kitchen table, October 2013, November 2013, December 2013
- 2014: January 2014, February 2014 (lunchbox, heatwave and fun), March 2014, April 2014, May 2014, June 2014, July 2014, August 2014, September 2014 - Vegan MoFo edition, October 2014, November 2014, December 2014
- 2015: January 2015, February 2015, March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, July 2015, August 2015 (recipe testing and apple pie, September 2015, October 2015, November 2015, December 2015
- 2016: January 2016, February 2016, March 2016 with travel plans, April 2016: Edinburgh, Paris, Melbourne, May 2016, June 2016, July 2016, August 2016, September 2016, with a vegan reuben, October 2016, November 2016 (Vegan MoFo), December 2016
- 2017: January 2017, February 2017, March 2017, April 2017 , May 2017, June 2017, July 2017, August 2017, September 2017, October 2017, November 2017, December 2017
- 2018: January 2018, February 2018, March 2018, April 2018 - with an oven repair, May 2018, June 2018, July 2018, August 2018, September 2018 - the Vegan MoFo edition, October 2018, November 2018, December 2018
- 2019: January 2019, February 2019, March 2019, April 2019, May 2019, June 2019, July 2019, August 2019, September 2019, October 2019, November 2019, December 2019 and changes
- 2020: January 2020, February 2020, March 2020, April 2020, May 2020: lockdown comfort food, craft and garden, June 2020, July 2020, August 2020, September 2020, October 2020, November 2020, December 2020
- 2021: January 2021, February 2021, March 2021, April 2021, May 2021, June 2021, July 2021, August 2021, September 2021, October 2021, November 2021, December 2021
- 2022: Christmas In My Kitchen, February 2022, March 2022, April 2022, May 2022 (Easter), June 2022, July 2022, August 2022, September 2022, October 2022, November 2022, December 2022
- 2023: Christmas: January 2023, February 2023, March 2023, April 2023, May 2023, June 2023, July 2023, August 2023, September 2023, October 2023, November 2023, December 2023
- 2024: January 2024, In My Kitchen February 2024 and making fresh pasta, In My Kitchen: March 2024 - in holiday kitchens in Europe, March 2024, April 2024, May 2024,
- If music be the food... (food in song titles and band names)
- If music be the food ...(reprise)
- On the Stereo: the soundtrack to my life!
- 2024: March 2024, April 2024, May 2024,
- New Year's Eve 2007 - Reflections on my Blog
- Happy New Year for 2009
- Reflections on 2009
- Reflections on 2010
- Reflections on 2011
- Reflections on 2012
- Reflections on 2013
- Reflections on 2014
- Reflections on 2015
- Reflections on 2016
- Reflections on 2017
- Reflections on 2018
- Reflections on 2019
- Reflections on 2020
- Reflections on 2021
- Reflections on 2022
- Reflections on 2023
- 2023 - ABC Southbank Studio
- 2017 - Arlington Primary School Preshil, Mandeville Hall, Victorian Artists Society, Newman College and Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre
- 2016 - South Melbourne Town Hall, Australian Tapestry Workshop and Portable Iron Houses
- 2014 - Old Treasury Building
- 2013 - Hellenic Museum, Victoria Law School, Phillips Shirt Factory, St Patrick's Cathedral, East Melbourne Synagogue
- 2012 - Mission to Seafarers, Supreme Court of Victoria, Melbourne Town Hall
- 2012 - Hamer Hall, Queen Victoria Women's Centre, Myer Mural Hall, Tasma Terrace
- Recipe Index
- Recipe planning - latest ideas and jottings
- Recipes - favourites
- Recipe index - by ingredients
- Street Art in Melbourne #1 Croft Alley
- Street Art in Melbourne #2 Ann Street, East Brunswick
- Street Art in Melbourne #3 Fitzroy
- Street Art in Melbourne #4 She dreamt of running away
- Street Art in Melbourne #5 Brunswick alley
- Street Art in Melbourne #6 Aboriginal art for Sorry Day
- Street Art in Melbourne #7 Brunswick miscellaneous
- Street Art in Melbourne #8 miscellaneous
- Street Art in Melbourne #9 Hosier Lane June 2014
- Street Art in Melbourne #10 Coburg Street Art and MoreArt 2014
- Street Art in Brunswick, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Fitzroy
- Street Art in Abbotsford, Brunswick, CBD, Northcote
- Street Art in Melbourne: Chapel Street, Fitzroy and surrounds
- Street Art in Melbourne: Collingwood
- Street Art in Melbourne: Coburg II
- Street Art in Melbourne: Coburg III
- Street Art in Melbourne: Coburg IV
- Street Art in Melbourne: Coburg V
- Street Art in Melbourne: Coburg VI
- Street Art in Melbourne: Coburg VII
- Street Art in Melbourne: Coburg VIII
- Street Art in Melbourne: Aboriginal art (2) for NAIDOC Week
- Street Art in Melbourne: Aboriginal art (3) for NAIDOC Week
- Street Art in Melbourne: Aboriginal art (4) for NAIDOC Week
- Street Art in East Brunswick (OConnor St and Piera St)
- Street Art in Brunswick - Florence St (Sinch memorial)
- Street Art in Melbourne: Tinning Street, Brunswick
- Street Art in Melbourne: Brunswick 2017-2018
- Street Art in Melbourne: Brunswick 2020
- Street Art in Melbourne: Brunswick - Manallack and Saxon Streets
- Street Art in Melbourne: Brunswick 2021
- Street Art in Melbourne: Hosier Lane 2015
- Street Art in Melbourne: Hosier Lane 2018-2019
- Street Art in Melbourne: Hosier Lane 2021
- Street Art in Melbourne CBD: ACDC Lane and Duckboard Lane
- Street Art in Melbourne: Hosier Lane, AC/DC Lane and Duckboard Place
- Street Art in Melbourne city: (CDB) 2019
- Street Art in Melbourne: Caulfield, Hawthorn, Richmond 2023
- Street Art in Melbourne: Northcote 2023
- Street Art in Geelong: 2022
- Vegan eating out in Melbourne
- Vegan MoFo 2011
- Vegan MoFo 2012
- Vegan MoFo 2013
- Vegan Mofo 2014
- Vegan MoFo 2016
- Vegan MoFo 2018
- Vegan MoFo 2011 recipe quicklinks
- Vegan MoFo 2011 recipe quicklinks II
- Vegan MoFo 2012 quicklinks
- Vegan MoFo 2013 quicklinks
- Vegan MoFo 2013 quicklinks II
- Vegan MoFo 2014 quicklinks
- Reflections on Vegan MoFo 2013
- Sayonara Vegan MoFo 2014
- Vegan MoFo 2016 - reflections and quicklinks
- Vegan MoFo 2018 - reflections and quicklinks
- My Personal Vegetarian 100 List
- My Personal Vegetarian 100 List - the second list
- On being a vegetarian
- Raising a vegetarian child to be tolerant of meat eaters
- What vegetarian is that?
- Where have all the vegetarian salads gone?
Eating Out - Melbourne
Melbourne City:
1000 Pound Bend- closed- ACMI Cafe
- Boatbuilders Yard (South Wharf)
- Café Issus
- Cat Cafe
- Cookie
- Degraves Espresso Bar
- Don Don
- Dymocks Bookstore Cafe
- Flora Indian Restaurant and Bar
- Gaijin Bistro
- Gaylords
- Gekkazan @ GPO - CLOSED
- Gopals
- Hotel Windsor - high tea
- Hotel Windsor - accommodation and breakfast
- Koko Black
- Lane's Edge Cafe and Bar
- Laneway Greens
- Laurent Bakery Cafe
- Lord of the Fries
- Mad Mex
- Maha
- Nila
- Pancake Parlour
- Paperboy Kitchen
- Purple Peanuts
- Queen Victoria Market - lunches
- Quik Wok
- Raw Trader
- ShanDong MaMa
- Shanghai Noodle House
Snag Stand- closed- St Collins Lane: 70 Grams, Burger Project,
Sake Jr. - Tazio
- Tea Salon -CLOSED
Abbotsford
Ascot Vale
Brighton
Brunswick / East Brunswick
- Acustico
- All Day Doughnuts / Juanita Peaches
- Bar Idda
- Baba
Café Bellino- closed- CERES Café
- Chooka's Cafe
- Code Black
- Cornish Arms
Crafternoon- closed- Crust Pizza
Court Jester Cafe- closedEach Peach- closedEast BrunswickClub - closed- East Elevation - closed
- Ge'ez Ethiopian Restaurant
- Green Refectory Café
Green Tambourine Cafe- closed- Handsome Her - closed
- Hellenic Republic - closed
Lentil as Anything- closed- Malabar Hut - closed
- A Minor Place
- Moroccan deli-cacy - closed
- PachaMama Wholefoods and Kitchen - closed
- Pope Joan
- Rays Cafe
- Rumi
- The Snug - closed
- Steam Junkies
- Sugardough Panificio and Patisserie
Thai Nee Cafe- closed- Three hands cafe
- Tom Phat
- Very Good Falafel
- Wide Open Road
Carlton / North Carlton
Black Ruby- closed- Brunetti
- Budapest Cafe
- Cafe Lua - closed
- Calle Bakery
- The Carlton Paragon Cafe - closed
- The Clyde Hotel
- Green Man's Arms
- Grill'd Burgers
- Hotel Lincoln
- Jimmy Watson's wine bar
- Naughty Boy
- Papa Gino's
Rathdowne Street Food Store- closed- Shakahari Vegetarian Restaurant
Teatime and tales- closed- Trotters - closed
- University of Melbourne buildings - arches, the quad and the new
- University of Melbourne - lunches
- University of Melbourne Farmers Market: Vegan Lunches
- University of Melbourne Meals, Buildings and Changes (with memories of Union House)
- University of Melbourne places to eat
Vina Bar- closed- Vincent the Dog
Caulfield
Clifton Hill
Coburg
Andre's Coffee House- closed- Boot Factory
Little Deer Tracks- closed- Glass Den
- Grounds of Eden
- Half Moon Cafe
- Post Office Hotel
- True North
- Vegan 365: Vietnamese cafe - closed
- Wang Wang Dumpling
- Wild Timor Cafe
- Zaatar
Collingwood
Eltham
Fairfield
Fitzroy / North Fitzroy
Bimbos- see Kewpie Bar- Django Django
The Green Grocer- closed- Grumpy's Green
- Kewpie Bar
- Lord of the Fries
- Moroccan Soup Bar
- Mr Natural Gourmet Vegetarian Pizza
- The Rainbow Hotel
- Smith and Daughters
- Smith and Daughters: the Italian Feast
- Smith and Deli
- Transformer
- Trippy Taco
- The Vegie Bar
- Yong Green Food
Footscray
Hawthorn
Moonee Ponds
Mulgrave
North Melbourne
Northcote
- Fish Rock Fish and Chippery
- Gypsy Hideout - closed
- For the Love of Pizza
- Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant
- Ruckers Hill Cafe
- TaxiBoat
Urban Alice- closed- Wesley Anne
- Yuni's Kitchen
Pascoe Vale
Prahran
Preston
Richmond
South Yarra
St Kilda
Thornbury
Yarraville
Various Melbourne Locations
- Unbloggable but not forgettable - eating places (2010)
- Blogging catch up - eating out (2011)
- Catch up eating out in 2013
- Eating out catch up 2012-2013
- Catch up eating out 2014-2015
- Catch up on eating out 2015-2016
- Catch up eating out 2017-2018, Melbourne's inner north
- Fish and chips (Brunswick, Collingwood, Thornbury)
- Nutella doughnuts in Coburg
- Vegan eating out in Melbourne
- Vegan lunches, Melbourne's inner north (2018)
Markets
- Batman Market (Coburg)
- Carlton Farmers Market
- Coburg Farmers Market
- Coburg Night Market 2013
- Coburg Night Market 2014
- Coburg Night Market 2016
- Coburg Night Market 2017
- Coburg Night Market 2023
- Collingwood children’s farm Farmers Market (Abbotsford)
- Flemington Farmers Market
- Gasworks farmers market (South Melbourne)
- Good Food Night Noodle Market, Melbourne 2013
- Kinglake Farmers Market
- Preston farmers market
- Queen Victoria Market (City)
- Queen Victoria Summer Night Market 2017
- St Andrews Market (St Andrews)
- St Kilda Farmers Market (Fitzroy Street)
- Slow Food City Marketplace 2008 (City)
- Urban Revival Market, Pentridge, Coburg
Food Shopping and Other Excursions
- A Miracle Constantly Repeated (Patricia Piccinini at the Flinders Street Ballroom) Rising Festival 2021
- Andy Warhol - Ai Weiwei and Studio Cats at the NGV
- Julian Opie at the NGV 2019
- Melbourne Now - art for the people at the NGV
- Time by Rone, Art installations
- Triennial at the NGV, Melbourne 2018
- Triennial NGV, 2021
Museums and Historic Houses
- Como House dolls house exhibition
- The Dressmaker Exhibition, Barwon Park, Winchelsea
- Science Gallery - "Mental: Head Inside" exhibition, University of Melbourne
- Scienceworks Museum (Spotswood)
- Wallace and Gromit and friends: the magic of Aardman, ACMI, 2017
Outdoor Art Exhibitions
- Gertrude St Projection Festival 2019
- Lightscape, Melbourne Botanic Gardens 2023
- UooUoo artwork for RCH 50th anniversary 2021
- White Night Geelong 2018
- White Night Melbourne 2015
- White Night Melbourne 2016
- White Night Melbourne 2018
- White Night Melbourne [Reimagined] 2019
- Donut Fest, Melbourne, August 2017
- SpudFest 2019 (Trentham)
- Sydney Road Street Festival 2011
- Taste of Melbourne 2010 (Carlton)
- Australia Day Poffertjes at Kings Domain 2011 (City)
- Green Renters Vegan Roast Masterclass 2014
- Lazy Leftover Lunch at Coburg Lake
- MCG lunch and reflections 2012
- Summer holidays - meals and outings (2023)
- Sydney Road – bakery tour and street party 2008 (Brunswick)
Miscellaneous other outings
- ArtVo - visual illusions in the Docklands
- The Geelong Show 2011
- Moonlight Cinema, Botanic Gardens (South Yarra)
- Pictures and Pages children's bookshop, Coburg
- The Royal Melbourne Show 2013
- The Royal Melbourne Show 2016
- The Royal Melbourne Show 2018
- Tempting Fete at Spensley Street Primary School 2012 (Clifton Hill)
- Wilson Avenue Launch, Brunswick 2015
South West of Victoria
- Camperdown bakery: Loaf and Lounge
- Portland: Isabella's Cafe
- Tower Hill, Koroit and Kangaroos
Winchelsea Larder- closed- Winchelsea Shire Hall Tea Rooms
South West of Victoria: Geelong
- East Geelong: Pizzas with attitude
- Geelong: The Backyard
- Geelong: GO café
- Geelong: Grovedale Hotel
- Geelong: Hog's Breath
- Geelong: Hungry Jacks
- Geelong: La Vista Restaurant and Bar
- Geelong: Little Creatures Brewery
- Geelong: Paddington Cafe
- Geelong: Wah Wah Gee, Asian Restaurant
- Geelong: Waterfront Kitchen, 2 Little Birds cafe and Zen Bakery
South West of Victoria: Lorne
- Lorne accommodation: Grand Pacific Hotel
- Lorne: beach, bush and eating out (2012)
- Lorne holiday and eating out (2019)
- Lorne cafe: Bottle of Milk
- Lorne cafe: HAH Lorne Beach
- Lorne cafe: Swing Bridge Cafe and Boathouse
South West of Victoria: Ocean Grove
- Ocean Grove beach house and what we ate (2013)
- Ocean Grove holiday and eating (2014)
- Ocean Grove holiday and eating (2018)
- Ocean Grove Hotel
- Ocean Grove: Kyosk
South West of Victoria: Torquay
- Torquay holiday and eating out (2016)
- Torquay: Kindness Co cafe
- Torquay: Cafe Moby
- Torquay: Uforic Food Cafe
South West of Victoria: Port Fairy
- Port Fairy holiday and eating out (2010)
- Port Fairy holiday and eating out (2013)
- Port Fairy holiday and eating out (2014)
- Port Fairy holiday, Rebecca's, Le Crepe Man, etc 2019
- Port Fairy: Clonmara Tearoom
- Port Fairy: Farmer's Wife Harvest Cafe
West of Victoria
- Ballarat: Sovereign Hill
- Castlemaine: Saff's Cafe
- Daylesford: Harvest Café
- Grampians: eating out and holidays 2023
- Grampians: Halls Gap Zoo
- Grampians: Australian bush, flora and fauna 2017
- Grampians: Halls Gap, holiday and eating 2017
- Melbourne to Grampians Roadtrip 2017
- Woodend: Maloa House
East of Victoria
- Gippsland Getaway: Yarram, Tarra Bulga National Park and Wilson's Prom.
- Healesville Harvest Cafe
- Kinglake: Aus 57 Pizza and Pasta Bar
- Mount Hotham holiday
- Mt Hotham: The Bird Cafe
- Philip Island holiday and eating out (2008)
- Philip Island, Penguins, Cape Woolamai, Cowes (2022)
- Point Nepean Quarantine Station tour
- Sassafras: Miss Marple’s Tea Room
- Shoreham: work retreat, eating, beach, Red Hill Market
North of Victoria
- Beechworth holiday and eating out
- Echuca holiday, accommodation and eating
- Echuca holiday and sightseeing
- Echuca: Wistaria Tea Rooms
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
- Jugiong: Sir George Pub
- Lake George: retreat near Canberra
- Orange - a visit (the town not the fruit)
- Orange roadtrip - a long long way from Melbourne
- Orange - surrounding areas: the vision splendid
- Roadtrip Melbourne to Lake George near Canberra
- Sydney: Aquarium, Harbour Bridge, Opera House etc 2018
- Sydney, Harbour, Aquarium, QVB etc 2019
- Sydney: Bourke Street Bakery, Surry Hills
- Sydney: Coogee Bay Hotel and work trip
- Sydney: Chinese Garden of Friendship and Tea House
- Sydney: a Gaytime and some lessons
- Sydney: Gigi's Pizzeria, Newtown
- Sydney: Grounds of Alexandria
- Sydney: Harrys Cafe de Wheels, Darling Harbour
- Sydney: Luna Park
- Sydney: Moo Gourmet Burgers and Manly Beach
- Sydney: Sappho Bookstore Cafe
- Sydney: The Tea Cosy tearooms, The Rocks
- Sydney: Vaucluse House
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Eating Out and Travels - Overseas
Europe 2024
- European holiday - souvenirs (and a list of posts from my trip)
- Planes: meals, views and reflections
- European Trains: food, views and reflections
- In My Kitchen: March 2024 - holiday kitchens in Europe
- For more see below: Scotland 2024, London 2024, Rome 2024, Zurich 2024
Scotland 2024
- Edinburgh dispatches: Kildonan Hotel, Longniddry and meals
- Edinburgh miscellaneous eating out (and our apartment)
- Edinburgh: shops and signs, including Harry Potter and Scots language
- Edinburgh: National Scottish Portrait Gallery and random buildings
- Edinburgh markets - Farmers, Grassmarket, Tron Kirk
- Edinburgh: Maison de Moggy cat cafe
- Edinburgh: Mimi's Bakehouse, City Art Centre
- Edinburgh: David Bann Vegetarian Restaurant
- Edinburgh: Makars Mash Bar
- Edinburgh: Fiddlers Arms pub
- Edinburgh fry ups: Holy Cow, Coffee Mill, Edinburgh Larder
- Glasgow: Kelvingrove galleries and Glaschu at the Western Club
Scotland 2016
Scotland 2012
Scotland 2009
London, UK 2024
- Edinburgh dispatches: jetlag, camera, ready meals etc
- Edinburgh dispatches: Longniddry, kitchens, buses
- Edinburgh accommodation: Kildonan Lodge Hotel
- Edinburgh legend: The Baked Potato Shop
- Edinburgh cafe: Mimi's Bakehouse
- Edinburgh cafe: Summerhall
- Edinburgh cafes: Southpour, Lovecrumbs, Forest, Scottish Storytelling Centre
- Souped Up (kiosk) on St Patrick's Day
- Edinburgh pub: The Beehive Inn
- Edinburgh pub: The Auld Hoose
- Edinburgh pubs: World's End, The Southern and Tiles
- Edinburgh restaurants: Kalpna, Vegetarian Indian
- Minions in Edinburgh
- Edinburgh sightseeing, Stockbridge Market, Peter's Yard, Botanic Gardens and Epic Chalk Day
- Edinburgh sightseeing: Cafe at the Palace (of Holyroodhouse)
- Edinburgh sightseeing: National Museum of Scotland and balcony cafe
- North Berwick: Steam Punk, Westgate Gallery, JPs, beach and more
- Glasgow day trip: Stereo, The Tenement House, Willow Tearooms
- Edinburgh miscellany - meals and shops
- Edinburgh reflections: daffodils, black bins, sightseeing, tv, plane food etc
Scotland 2012
- Edinburgh Castle views and the Deacon's Hoose
- Edinburgh Larder and the National Museum
- Edinburgh : Forest Cafe, Kings Theatre and St Gile...
- Edinburgh cafe - Hendersons @ St Johns
- Edinburgh cafe: Jenners Department Store
- Edinburgh cafe: lovecrumbs
- Edinburgh cafe: National Library of Scotland
- Edinburgh cafe: Scottish Storytelling Centre
- Edinburgh cafe: Spoon
- Edinburgh pub: The Kenilworth
- Edinburgh pub: The Last Drop
- Edinburgh pub: Sheep Heid Inn
- A trip to Cramond (The Cramond Inn and Cramond Gallery Bistro)
- Edinburgh restaurant: Stac Polly
- Edinburgh Farmers Market and a fete
- Edinburgh Christmas, Big Wheel and German Markets
- NCR Snow Snow Snow and Edinburgh Botanics
- A vegetarian Christmas dinner in Scotland
- In my kitchen: The Edinburgh edition
- North Berwick: Bunney's and the Scottish Seabird Centre
- Peebles, Snow and the Prince of India
- Edinburgh Reflections
Scotland 2009
- David Bann - Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Winter Wonderland/German Christmas Markets
- The Elephant House - King Goerge IV Bridge, Edinburgh
- The Last Drop, Grassmarket, Edinburgh
- Marks and Spencer Cafe, Princes St, Edinburgh
- Queen Anne Cafe - Edinburgh Castle
- Ramblers, Peebles
- The Scottish Cafe and Restaurant, National Gallery of Scotland
- Scottish storytelling centre cafe, Edinburgh
- Terrace Cafe, Royal Botantic Garden Edinburgh
- Tiffany's Tea Room - North Berwick
- The Witchery by the Castle - Edinburgh
- More Edinburgh Food - places and products
London, UK 2024
- London hotel: Holiday Inn High Street Kensington
- London Eastend: Vagina Museum, Museum of the Home and Hackney City Farm
- London: Shoryu Ramen, Kensington
- London: Camden market
- London: The Muffin Man tea room in Kensington
- London: Borough Market and The Mudlark pub Sunday roast
- London: Victoria and Albert Museum
- London: Covent Garden and West End
- London: Nopi, an Ottolenghi restaurant in SoHo
- London: Highgate Cemetery
- London: Whiskers and Cream cat cafe
- London: Mercato Mayfair food hall
- London: Westminster Abbey
- London: Wallace Collection private art collection
- London: London Eye, transport, shops and miscellaneous
Rome, Italy 2024
- Rome dispatches - our apartment, an aqueduct and buildings
- Rome miscellaneous: ancient buildings, fountains and food
- Rome: Molino bakery pizza cucina, San Giovanni
- Rome: Basilica Santa Croce, Aurelian walls, Giardini di via Carlo Felice
- Rome: San Giovanni Lateran Basilica and Scala Sancta
- Rome: Trevi Fountain, Amorina Gelato and al Picchio Restaurant
- Rome: Romeow Cat Bistrot
- Rome street art
- Rome: Alfredo Alla Scrofa restaurant, birthplace of Fettuccine Alfredo
- Rome: Babington's Tea Rooms and the Spanish Steps
- Rome: Campo de' Fiore Market, Forno and the Pantheon
- Rome: Colosseum visit with lunch and a touch of confusion
- Rome: Vatican Museum, Pastasciutta lunch and Cafe Vaticano gelato
Zurich, Switzerland 2024
Yogyakarta, Indonesia 2023
Paris, France 2016
Dublin, Ireland 2012
Auckland, New Zealand 2013
- Paris dispatches: Notre Dame, Nutella crepes and the evening baguette
- Paris: Pompidou Centre, Restaurant Georges and street food
- Paris vegan cafes: Le Grenier de Notre Dame, Brasserie Lola, Potager de Marais
- Notre Dame Towers, Cafe and Entrance, Paris
- Paris doors
- Paris street art
- Paris sightseeing: Catacombes, Eiffel Tower, The Louvre, The Marais etc
- Shakespeare and Company Bookstore, Paris
- Paris shops, cafes, and Marché des Enfants Rouges
- Paris: Rue des Rosiers apartment and airport transfers
Dublin, Ireland 2012
- Dublin sightseeing and other places
- Dublin cafe - Queen of Tarts
- Dublin cafe: Fallon and Byrne
- Dublin cafe - Bewley's in Grafton Street
- Dublin streets and miscellany
Auckland, New Zealand 2013
