Category Archives: Food & Wine

Café Culture

Posted on 5 November 2015 by sheg4184

So here I sit in my favourite coffee spot in Manila, contemplating my coffee cup as palm trees flutter and spotless azure skies belie the approaching winter. I am intensely grateful for the air-conditioning that is dispersing the cloying humidity … Continue reading →

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A Long and Winding Road to Foodie Heaven

Posted on 12 October 2015 by sheg4184

Adelaide, South Australia, where the Adelaide plains stretch like starched sheets north and south along the eastern edge of the Gulf of St Vincent. Fifteen kilometers inland they start to wrinkle into the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, which … Continue reading →

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Lunching in North Melbourne

Posted on 27 September 2015 by sheg4184

While Internet access has been intermittent these past couple of weeks, eating experiences have not. So where to start? Let’s begin at the beginning, in Melbourne… As a witty friend couldn’t resist commenting on Facebook, it’s amazing what you will … Continue reading →

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Pomelo, Prawns and Peppercorns

Posted on 10 September 2015 by sheg4184

I have adored Thai food since we landed in Bangkok in the early 90s. Fresh, flirty and brimming with flavour, it has long been a favoured Asian cuisine globally. People’s Palace has been our family’s favourite restaurant since we landed … Continue reading →

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Introducing Sicily

Posted on 31 August 2015 by sheg4184

This weekend we were invited to L’Opera, Paolo Nesi’s flagship restaurant in The Fort, to make a new acquaintance: Sicily. Now in its 21st year, L’Opera is a stalwart on the Manila restaurant scene, consistently serving up deliciously authentic Italian … Continue reading →

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Prego!

Posted on 13 August 2015 by sheg4184

The City of Dreams, the latest casino in Manila’s growing Armada, had a soft opening in Paranaque last December, amongst all the usual pre-Christmas chaos, and is now up, up and away. Spend money to make money seems to be … Continue reading →

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A Gastronomic Road Trip

Posted on 6 August 2015 by sheg4184

“If I just keep putting one foot in front of the other, it stands to reason that I’m going to get there. I’ve begun to think we sit far more than we’re supposed to.” He smiled. “Why else would we … Continue reading →

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Down the Dart: from Dartmoor to Dartmouth via a vineyard

Posted on 22 July 2015 by sheg4184

The Dart. A picturesque and tidal river that rises on Dartmoor and meanders down through voluptuous hills and green leafy valleys to Dartmouth on the South Devon coast. Here the estuary is guarded by a pair of stone forts, somewhat … Continue reading →

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Reconnecting with Nature

Posted on 12 July 2015 by sheg4184

The best thing I have discovered this week about the people of Devonshire is their huge pride in their beautiful, largely rural county. It has been a week of delightful discoveries. At the risk of sounding like a tourist brochure, it … Continue reading →

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A Birthday Surprise

Posted on 26 May 2015 by sheg4184

An unexpected shake-up of carefully choreographed plans found me spending my birthday, not in the south of France with a good friend, but in the country lanes of Hampshire with our older son, on the rim of the South Downs … Continue reading →

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