Archive for December, 2010

Kingsley’s Steak and Crabhouse, Civic, Canberra

On the Thursday of our trip to Canberra, I attended the second day of my conference and emerged at 6pm, still with my sore throat, tired but surprisingly hungry. After our not-so-great experience at the Shanghai Dumpling Cafe the night before, we were ready for something western for dinner. Kingsley’s Steak and Crabhouse was mentioned [&helli…

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Macarons, La Galette de France, Subiaco

I’m always on the look-out for places to get macarons in Perth. In the past year, I’ve become obsessed with macarons. Their many vibrant colours and flavours, some utterly sublime, some downright weird, are so appealing to my senses and imagination. Eating a macaron is a textural delight – I relish biting into the crisp […]

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Best ice cream ever

On the Thursday of our Canberra holiday, I woke up very early with a burning sore throat. It felt hot and scratchy and hollow and hurt like I’d swallowed razor blades. I’m sure you guys have all felt like that at one time or another, when it hurts to swallow. I felt dreadful. But I […]

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Shanghai Dumpling Cafe and That Pizza Place, Canberra

On the Wednesday of our Canberra trip, we ate breakfast at the hotel buffet. Our hotel stay included full buffet breakfast every morning; we ended up eating there three mornings. It was great – I’ll be writing about it in a separate post. After the buffet breakfast, I went to my conference, which was all […]

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