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HIGH WEST WHISKEY Hinchcliff House 5/7 Young St. Sydney Hinchcliff House is a gorgeous sandstone heritage listed former woolstore located in Sydney CBD. It has four levels with food and drinks spread across the entire building. The function for High West Whiskey at Hinchcliff House was the perfect setting. Who doesn’t like good food and good drinks all nicely paired! Our hosts were both both from High West Distillery. John Foster introduced Brendan Coyle who gave an informative and historical educational talk on High West Distillery and of course the pai ..read more

The Dining & Co Eastwood 51 Rowe Street Eastwood, Sydney This place is a chameleon. Up until 4pm each day The Dining & Co Eastwood is a bustling cafe. From 4.30pm it’s a Korean fried chicken restaurant. They are also licensed. You get the best of both worlds here. We were there in the morning, so we experienced the extensive cafe menu. The venue has a quirky decor with an Alice in Wonderland theme, and it even has an upside-down chess board. It’s a long place that seats 100 and also has an upstairs function room ..read more

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Surly’s American Tavern 182 Campbell St. Surry Hills, Sydney This American restaurant and tavern brings to Surrey Hills tasty food with those generous US style servings from Nashville. Their famous commercial fire-box smoker was flown in from Missouri and what a great ‘Smokin’ taste it makes. It really was worth bringing in! It’s a decent sized place here too with a big entry level area and a mezzanine level upstairs. It’s rustic and the walls are packed with memorabilia creating a great vibe. We sat upstairs in an atmospheric wood panelling area ..read more

Berenbell Vineyard Retreat 60 Mistletoe Ln. Pokolbin, Hunter Valley NSW This is an accomodation oasis nestled in the picturesque Hunter Valley. These cottages and lodges are so nice we just had to share this place. It’s a boutique set up with three cottages and two lodges with two bedrooms each so the place will never be crowded. They are all nicely spaced out too with plantings creating great privacy. It really is such idyllic place. The showpieces are the views and of course the wood fireplaces inside. Our cottage had everything we needed. The living area had a lovely couch ..read more

Tomi’s Kitchen The Concourse 5/409 Victoria Ave. Chatswood, Sydney We’re always hunting good Vietnamese restaurants. The food is so light and fragrant making it an easy meal for those times we don’t want something heavier. We spotted Tomi’s Kitchen in some our our browsing and decided to pay them a visit. It’s on The Concourse and in a prime position for theatre goers next door. We started with our obligatory cocktails. Sir had a Tomi’s Mito, made from mint, ginger, lemongrass, perilla leaves and rum and served in a jar. It was a very tasty variation of the classic ..read more

Mariners Restaurant Hamilton Island, QUEENSLAND Billed as the seafood restaurant of Hamilton Island, Mariners Restaurant sits in a prime location upstairs and across the road from the marina, with sweeping water views. We were lucky enough to get a window seat at sunset and it was magnificent. The obligatory starting cocktails beckoned us as we took in the views and marvelled at how beautiful it all was here on this calm clear evening. Sir had a tasty Carribean Sea made from Pampero blanco rum, peach schnapps, pineapple juice, lime juice and mint syrup while Mlady had a Whi ..read more

Spuntini Italian Restaurant 3/67 Frederick St Concord, Sydney Spuntini’s inspiration is taken from Italian bistro culture and dining. Their extensive menu certainly showcases this. This is a place in suburbia that is well worth visiting and matches the best around Sydney. To drink, Sirs ‘go to’ at the moment is a Negroni, so he eagerly started with this. It was a lovely mix of Campari, gin and Cinzano Rosso with a huge ice cube garnished with an orange peel swirl taking centre stage in the glass. Mlady is partial to a Spritz’s and often heads for ..read more