Upon entering the grocery store I spot a large yellow advertisement. Mushrooms, on sale! A sucker for a bargain I hastily bagged a couple dozen of the little fellas, nary a thought in mind for what would become of them. Fast forward to today. I remember my haul which has now well and truly made … Read more →

I intend to write a poker update within the next few days. That can wait. What can’t wait is the telling of my tantalising tale of the last 24 hours. Naturally it’s all about food. It actually began many months ago. My good friend Will and I had both watched the episode of Anthony Bourdain’s … Read more →

I’ve had an itch to write lately and as I work on a strategy article I thought I might throw in a few short reviews of places I’ve been to recently. Three is a good number. Crown Metropol The newest hotel addition to the already massive Crown Complex in Melbourne. My latest trip to Melbourne … Read more →

It’s 5am here in Queenstown – as good a time as any to blog. The last 24 hours has been one great experience after another. Starting at 10:30am was the PokerStars Frisbee Golf Tournament – and despite the frighteningly early start to the event my newfound love for the sport ensured I wasn’t going to … Read more →

Est. of the Establishment building is fast becoming one of my favourite restaurants in Sydney. We went there for the second time on Friday night to celebrate Puneet’s birthday – and a hell of a celebration it sure was! I had the foresight to take photos throughout the meal as I was intending to blog … Read more →

It’s been a while since I’ve posted pics of my cooking so last night I whipped out the ole’ iPhone and snapped some shots as I cooked. I call these mum’s lamb chops as the recipe comes straight from her and all I’ve done is to attempt my best recreation. They still don’t compare to the real … Read more →

I thought long and hard before creating this post with the title that it has. It’s a big call, especially given how many great places I have travelled to. I thought of the obvious places like Rome, Paris, Sydney, San Diego, Vegas, Madrid and then some less obvious but still amazing places like Playa del … Read more →

That time of year has come and gone again where pros and recreational players from all around Australia (+ those game enough to travel from anywhere else in the world) came together for the Aussie Millions Poker Championship in Melbourne. It’s always a different experience for everyone who comes: some grind a tonne of cash, … Read more →

One of my blog goals for the years is to review more of the restaurants Puneet and I go to. It’s no secret that I love good food and with so many great options available both in Sydney and elsewhere these days it can be hard to keep track of what’s good and what isn’t. … Read more →

The topic of avocado as a key ingredient came up in The Lounge Food Blog on 2p2 recently (which then proceeded to descend into a heated debate over bacon vs avocado. Bacon won, of course). A recipe posted was for grilled mahi mahi with an avocado melon salsa and damn if it didn’t look scrumdiddlyumptious … Read more →