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Best’s Great Western – Grampians – Australia
Posted on June 10, 2015 Leave a Comment
Best’s Great Western Review Best’s Great Western Winery is one of Australia’s standout cellar doors. As one of Australia’s oldest wineries dating back to 1869 and with its first vines planted in 1867, it holds a tradition of great wine. Their cellar door is one of the best. It’s a true step back in time […]
Top 10 from 2013
Posted on December 31, 2013 1 Comment
2013 has been a fantastic year for food. I had the opportunity to eat at some incredible places throughout the world. Here are my Top 10 in no particular order. These chef’s and food enthusiast have succeeded in exciting, satisfying and doing a damn good job. We need more establishments like these – quality ingredients […]
Images from the Queen Victoria Night Market – Melbourne – Australia
Posted on December 24, 2013 Leave a Comment
The Queen Victoria Night Market runs every Wednesday night during the summer and they have lots of vendors offering a range of food and drink to suit all tastes. Below are images from when I attended. It can be a lot of fun and it’s definitely worth checking out. http://www.qvm.com.au/night-market/ Related articles Melbourne by Markets […]
Zagame’s Review – Ballarat – Australia
Posted on December 3, 2013 1 Comment
When I was in Ballarat for a sport competition with some friends we decided to go out one night for dinner. We were invited out to dine at one of the local ‘bistro’s’. When the word bistro is used, I usually get excited, as my previous experience with bistros has been overwhelmingly splendid. Gabrieau’s Bistro […]
Penny House Café Review – Richmond – Australia
Posted on November 23, 2013 3 Comments
The Penny House Café is one of the emerging café’s that are popping up all over Richmond, Australia. As one of Melbourne’s inner suburbs, Richmond is becoming host to a lot of respectable cafes and restaurants. It’s a good time to live in the area. My wife and I decided to head down to the […]
Wineseek Wine Tasting
Posted on November 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
On Wednesday, Nov 13th, I was invited to a wine tasting at the Menzies Foundation, Clarendon House, hosted by Michael Davey of http://www.wineseek.com.au. The tasting was located at a historic Melbourne venue that was perfect for such an event. We went over at the start of the event to try some wine from Rothschild, Mount […]
The Grand Hotel Review – Richmond – Australia
Posted on November 12, 2013 2 Comments
Last night we decided to celebrate because my wife finished her exams for law school, so we popped a bottle of Australian Bubbly – Seppelt NV from Victoria and got ready for dinner. I already had a bottle of home brew and a few glasses of wine by the time we got to the restaurant, […]
Free Tickets – Taste of Melbourne Festival
Posted on November 12, 2013 Leave a Comment
I sill have 2 tickets to give away for the Taste of Melbourne Festival happening this week. If you want them, email me at seasonedplate@gmail.com and tell me why for your chance to win! Entries close tonight at 7pm Melbourne time and the tickets will be in the post tomorrow morning. Good luck! […]
Comfort Inn Review, Sovereign Hill, Ballarat, Australia
Posted on October 28, 2013 1 Comment
Comfort Inn – Sovereign Hill – Ballarat Recently a few of us went to Ballarat to compete in some local sport competitions and we stayed at the Comfort Inn on Sovereign Hill. With our room breakfast was included. I am usually not a huge fan of hotel breakfasts that are included with your stay. Habitually […]
The Collection Review, Richmond, Australia
Posted on October 14, 2013 3 Comments
The Collection – Richmond The other weekend I was really craving ribs and our BBQ was out of propane, so I found a little place near where we live that specialises in Southern American Cooking. They feature a Cajun style menu serving up things like creole, buffalo wings, jambalaya, and of course – slow cooked […]
Seasoned Plate 