A glass (or four) half full of…Austrian bubbles
Lunch at Hollmann Salon, a designer restaurant in a quiet cobble-stoned courtyard in Vienna’s 1st district, couldn’t go past today without a glass of bubbles. It…
A glass half full of…sake!
I’ve always considered sake to be one of those drinks that should be treated with extreme caution. Potentially lethal for the uninitiated. So I eye the…
A glass half full of…what?
There’s a double meaning behind my choice of blog name. Of course, the obvious one is that I’m an optimist at heart. I always tend to…
A plate of paua
Candice from Canada is totally intrigued. What is paua? What does it look like? She’s seen the shells, all iridescent blues and purples…but what is the…
Beer and pizza at the Regatta
Beer and pizza were served to celebrate the re-opening of the Front Bar of Brisbane’s historic Regatta Hotel last week. After a $10 million renovation, the Front…
A Glass Half Full 