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Beef and Beer Stew

February 15, 2012 Recipes

Well, Adelaide’s cool weather appears to have disappeared for a while, but our friends in the northern hemisphere are freezing their little tootsies off, so at least some readers should have an immediate use for this recipe. The rest of us can save it up until the next cool snap. As you may have gathered, [...]

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How to Open a Bottle of Champagne

February 13, 2012 howto

Well, it’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow and I daresay that at least some of you will be celebrating with a bottle of bubbles. Remember – it’s only Champagne if it’s been made in the Champagne region of France (and a whole pile of other rules on top of that!) – otherwise it’s “sparkling wine”. A couple [...]

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The Kitchen Door at Penny’s Hill

February 10, 2012 Restaurant Reviews

The Cellar Door at Penny’s Hill, photo by Bentley Smith date of visit: Saturday 14 January 2012 A relatively late minute arrangement for a large(ish) family lunch saw eight of us (plus small person) congregate at Penny’s Hill’s Kitchen Door restaurant. Penny’s Hill is on the road between McLaren Vale and Willunga so you have [...]

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Promenade Restaurant, Glenelg

February 7, 2012 Restaurant Reviews

photo by Mike Lawton date of visit: Sunday 15 January 2012 Our overseas guests expressed a desire to have dinner overlooking the sea before leaving and my thoughts turned, naturally, to Glenelg. Which is a bit silly, as I could have also made a couple of reasonably sound choices in plenty of other places. Still, [...]

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Sammys on the Marina

February 2, 2012 Restaurant Reviews

Photo by Amanda Slater. Another guest review today, this time from contributor Fabio. Date of Visit: 7 December 2011 Although I like seafood, I have never really sought to visit specialty seafood restaurants. So when visiting friends from Hong Kong asked for some recommendations, I had to ask friends and work colleagues for some suggestions. [...]

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Nigella’s Chocolate Nut Bar

January 30, 2012 Recipes

Normally, when I go to a lunch or dinner at a friend’s house I take some chocolate brownies. But it has been so hot here in Adelaide that there was no way I was putting on the oven. No way at all. I don’t really do a lot of no-bake desserts so I was at [...]

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MP3 Cafe, Brighton

January 24, 2012 Restaurant Reviews

photo by eosdude date of visit: December 2011 Something I really, really hate to come across in anything pretending to be a restaurant is a laminated menu. Sure – it might be durable and easy to clean but for a start they get tatty really easily and secondly they show up just how unseasonal your [...]

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Victory Hotel, Sellicks Hill

January 23, 2012 Restaurant Reviews

    date of visit: Monday 2 January 2012 Here in South Australia the New Year started with something of a bang. A very hot bang with the temperature hovering around 40°C. There’s not a lot to do in that type of weather other than go out for lunch … My last visit to the [...]

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Windy Point Restaurant

January 20, 2012 Restaurant Reviews

photo by Sonti Malonti date of visit: Friday 30 December 2011 Windy Point (the restaurant) is somewhere we always take overseas guests. We go there for the view – it’s a great place to see the fairy lights of Adelaide and, of course, you can usually spot some local youths with their Commodores in the [...]

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Hyde Park Tavern

January 19, 2012 Restaurant Reviews

    date of visit:  Tuesdsay 17 January 2012 I’m one of these people who spends far too long thinking about where to eat which makes a simple lunch date a three hour exercise in research. After quite a bit of agonising I decided I was being ridiculous and I should just choose the venue [...]

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