There's something quite valuable about revisits to places I've eaten at before. First up, they help me to fill in any gaps in my understanding that might be missing from a previous visit, and secondly they also allow me to continue exploring the menu. A revisit may reconfirm any concerns that I may have had … Continue reading The Groove Train
Month: January 2018
Trader Jack’s
I love it when food dictates the story. Or evokes a lifestyle. Or tells a tale of harmony. For example "I left the cottage in the mists of early morning and went for a walk along the stream; Along the way I collected some mushrooms, some wild rocket and spinach leaves from along the fenceline, … Continue reading Trader Jack’s
Nutrition Station
Not often in life does one have the same experience in two cafes, let alone an (almost) exact mirror of another experience. Confused...? Read on... My Beloved and I woke this Sunday, got ready for church and headed out, grabbing a take away coffee along the way. After service had finished we were ready for … Continue reading Nutrition Station
Six Tanks Brewing Co.
Vegetables were the first superfoods I was ever introduced to back in the 1970s while still a little tacker. Mother would always tell me to eat them; it didn't seem to matter what they were but there was always a promise that they would do wonders for me - the secret to a long life... … Continue reading Six Tanks Brewing Co.
Groove Cafe
There's just something about the Groove Cafe that is rather irresistible. Located in (what is now the heart) of the Nightcliff shops precinct off Progress Drive, there is some wonderfully rich history here for students of town planning. As a child new to town, I grew up in this neighbourhood post-Cyclone Tracy - an event … Continue reading Groove Cafe
The Coffee Club – Gateway Shopping Centre
How many times have we gone into our favorite big chain food shop and ordered a meal, only to then start reciting in our mind Michael Douglas's monologue at Whammy Burger when our meal hits the table: 'Look at that... now look at this... can anybody tell me what's wrong with this picture?...'. I can't … Continue reading The Coffee Club – Gateway Shopping Centre
The Bell Bar & Bistro
You've got to love it when a restaurant or cafe's title is so plain and simple that you don't have to wonder what the place specialises in... Well, you can't get much simpler than today's review: The Bell Bar & Bistro. Mind you - having said that I will admit to being stumped as to … Continue reading The Bell Bar & Bistro
Ben and Sam’s Cafe and Bakehouse
Marco Pierre-White once said that it doesn't matter how you go about getting a result; as long as you get the result that you're going after. Who am I to argue with that. Consequentialism plays out in all forms of life, and when it comes to cooking where taste triumphs over appearances and method, it … Continue reading Ben and Sam’s Cafe and Bakehouse
Karma Cafe
Nestled behind a child minding centre, in the forgotten back corner of a recently completed unit complex development in Parap, if you can find it the Karma Cafe promises food, fitness, and prepared meals. Regular readers to these pages will recall me discussing those cafe's who try to appeal to the health-conscious lifestylers with their … Continue reading Karma Cafe
Fiddlers Green
In my mind 'theme pubs' seem to be a bit yesteryear. Not just 2017 yesteryear (which has just passed us by on this side of Earth), but more like the 'noughties time period. That was about the time when Darwin started experiencing the boom in themed pubs. Mainly Irish pubs they were; all decked out … Continue reading Fiddlers Green