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A Taste of Elegance – Tokonoma Shochu Lounge & Bar

June 10, 2010

Dim lights of orange and yellow cast rays of warmth, drawing forth a sense of comfort on an otherwise frigid winter’s evening. Lights, that barely give form to sophisticated cocktails and diners a like, provide an intimate mood of romance, elegance & class. A party of five gathers around a small table, some of whom [...]

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Introspective Perspective on Blogging

May 6, 2010

From time to time, there are circumstances that arise in my life that make me sit back and look at the bigger picture. Being quite often a detail oriented person (to a fault at times), these moments tend to lend itself a significance that deserves some attention. Well, at least in my mind. In this [...]

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Between The Rocks & a Chard’ Case – Park Hyatt Chardonnay Dinner

April 16, 2010

The beautiful, formal place-setting of the Opera Harbour private dining room at the Park Hyatt hotel. What amounts to around a case of various Chardonnay wines to sample; a wine that I rarely enjoy drinking, and thereby rarely ever drink. The watchful gaze of mature, high society ladies that are in their element. The dim [...]

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Kid in a Candy Store – The Essential Ingredient VIP Launch Party

February 18, 2010

The Essential Ingredient recently held a VIP launch party to celebrate the relocation of their store to Rozelle. The Essential Ingredient, and stores like it, are something of a candy store for food enthusiasts such as myself. As with a child’s first experience in a candy store, there are a wonderous array of colours, textures [...]

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The Scoop – New Zealand Natural

February 13, 2010

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! New Zealand Natural has released a new flavour of ice cream, incorporating the uniquely New Zealand flavours of Manuka honey & golden kiwi fruit. However, that’s not the real scoop.

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Crown St Noir – Tokonoma Cocktail Bar & Lounge

January 8, 2010

It was a warm Summer’s evening when this whole episode began. A little too warm and a little too Summer for my tastes. I’d received word on the wire from a fixer that I know. A friend. She’d tipped me off to a function at a cocktail bar & lounge that had opened recently on [...]

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Eight’s a Nuff – Steel Bar & Grill

December 7, 2009

So, one day I start going through my grandfather’s magazine collection- No wait, wrong story. Back in September, Nuffnang Australia were courteous enough to invite eight food bloggers out to dine at Steel Bar & Grill. The purpose of this meal was to persuade fence sitting bloggers to sign up with Nuffnang, as well as [...]

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