EAT > Le Train Bleu, Paris (13/20)

There are few restaurants that offer the grandeur of Le Train Blue located at the boarding end of the hall in the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris. The restaurant was originally built in 1900 as part of the Exposition Universelle (The World's Fair) and it features a series of connected dining rooms each…

ByCrispyNovember 15, 2023

GUIDE ME

ALMANAK GUIDE > Siracusa, Sicily

PDF Download | Order Printed Book | Download Google Map with Locations Each guide has practical tips of Where to Eat, Drink, Sleep, Swim, Shop and What to See and Do. The Google Maps integration means you have the information as well as the PDF in your hand where ever you…

ByCrispyNovember 14, 2023

INTERVIEW >

INTERVIEW > Remo Giuffré

Remo The Great Curator Remo Giuffré Remo Giuffré is a man who curates things, ideas and even people. For many Sydneysiders he is still best known for his eponymous REMO General Store which launched on the corner of Oxford Street and Crown Streets in Sydney in 1988. Curating Things It was a…

ByCrispyNovember 14, 2023

EAT EAT > PARIS

EAT > La Cantine du Troquet, Paris (15/20)

"That is the best food I have eaten in twelve weeks of being in France". I was looking for somewhere convenient in Paris to meet my friend Ken who was travelling on a lads trip for the Rugby World Cup, England had just been knocked out of the final by South Africa…

ByEd ItorNovember 10, 2023

EAT EAT > LONDON

EAT > The Loch & The Tyne, London (17/20)

If you are not a Windsor local there is a good chance you wont have found this delightful pub in Old Windsor, its not somewhere you would stumble over. About 25 miles out of central London (an hour in the car), it is not a usual place for travellers but as we found…

ByEd ItorNovember 10, 2023

EAT EAT > MELBOURNE

EAT > Atria, Melbourne (15/20)

I am going to admit it. I have this built in bias about restaurants that sit on the top of towers featuring 'an amazing view'. I this comes from visiting a number of revolving restaurants around the Australia - such as 'The Summit', now 'O Dining' (at the top of Australia…

ByEd ItorNovember 3, 2023

TRAVEL > USA

STAY > TWA Hotel

Still the coolest airport hotel in the world. The TWA hotel opened in 2019 to significant acclaim, the building had been sitting empty for decades. Recognised as a mid-century masterpiece by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen (who also designed the St Lous Gateway Arch) reclaiming its former glory and retaining all of the 1960's styling architects…

ByJames CampbellOctober 17, 2023

DRINK > WINE DRINK > WINE > Pinot Noir

WINE > Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 (97/100 points)

I have to admit a little bias, this wine is one of my absolute 'go to' favourites and has been for about the last 5 years. Giant Steps make a number of single vineyard pinot noir releases but for me it has always been the AppleJack Vineyard that delivered a perfect palate of fruit,…

ByCrispyOctober 16, 2023

DRINK > WINE DRINK > WINE > Pinot Noir

WINE > D.M.L Reserve Mornington Peninsula Noir 2021 (94/100 Points)

DML VIN is a relative newcomer to making Australian Pinot Noir with the first vintage released in 2019 but they are already creating some really special wine and it is no surprise that both critics and pinot fans are taking notice and buying. The back story to DML VIN is that AF Premiership player Jordon…

ByCrispyOctober 13, 2023

DRINK > WINE DRINK > WINE > Pinot Noir

WINE > Bass Phillip “Crown Prince” 2016 (95/100 points)

The "Crown Prince" is considered an entry level wine to the world of Bass Phillip Wines it is often poured by the glass at restaurants and some people don't like that it can be quite cloudy. But I love it and having just acquired some more of the 2016 release I thought it definitely…

ByCrispyOctober 13, 2023